Sara Weeks Roberts (January 29, 1865 St. Albans, Vermont – May 6, 1932 in Queens, New York City, New York[1]) was an American social reformer and activist. She succeeded Thomas Nelson Page as president of the National Library for the Blind.[2]
Sara Weeks Roberts | |
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| Born | January 29, 1865 St. Albans, Vermont |
| Died | May 6, 1932 (aged 67) New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Emerson College of Oratory |
| Occupation(s) | Social Activist, Suffragist |
| Spouse |
Ernest W. Roberts (m. 1898) |
Early years and education
editSara Weeks was born in St. Albans, Vermont, January 29, 1865. She was the daughter of Hiram Bellows and Sarah M. (Burgess) Weeks. She was educated in the public schools of that city before attending Emerson College of Oratory, Boston,[3] where she was a student in the regular and post-graduate courses.[4]
Career
editShe married Ernest W. Roberts, a lawyer and a member of Congress, from Chelsea, Massachusetts, on February 2, 1898.[3][4] Their children were Ernest Weeks (born 1898); Sara Dean (born 1899); John Page (born 1901); and Hiram Weeks (born 1907).[4]
Roberts was the president of the National Library for the Blind; vice-president, Board of Lady Managers, National Homeopathic Hospital, Washington, D.C.; hon. vice president, Consumers' League. Washington, D.C.; member Massachusetts Suffrage Association; and president, Chelsea Woman's, Congressional, of Washington, D.C. She was a member of the Universalist church;[4] and had homes in Chelsea, Washington, D.C., and Rockport, Massachusetts.[3]
References
edit- ^ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949". FamilySearch. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Swiggett 1916, p. 45.
- ^ a b c Marquis 1915, p. 912.
- ^ a b c d Leonard 1914, p. 692-93.
Bibliography
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Leonard, John W. (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915 (Public domain ed.). American commonwealth Company.- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Marquis, Albert Nelson (1915). Who's who in New England: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men and Women of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut (Public domain ed.). A.N. Marquis & Company.
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Swiggett, Mrs. Glen Levin (1916). Report on the Women's Auxiliary Conference: Held in the City of Washington, U.S.A., in Connection with the Second Pan American Scientific Congress, December 28, 1915-January 7, 1916 (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office.
