Martha
Gruening
Born in New Jersey, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Emil Gruening M. D.
and Phebe (Fridenberg) Gruening
Sister of
Rose Bertha Gruening, Clara H (Gruening) Stillman, Mary Louise Gruening and Ernest Henry Gruening
[children unknown]
Died
at age 48
in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Mar 2023
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Biography
Martha Gruening is Notable.
Martha Gruening was an American-Jewish journalist, poet, suffragette, and civil rights activist, born in Philadelphia. Gruening was an early advocate for the intersectionality of gender, race, and class. Her writings and research for the NAACP led to the advancement of the civil rights movement and worked to include women of color in the fight for women's suffrage.
Martha was born in 1889. She was the daughter of Emil Gruening and Phebe Fridenberg. She passed away in 1937 as a result of a brain aneurysm.
Martha adopted a young African-American boy named David Butt. He was the son of two African-American theatre performers from South Carolina. She raised him as a single mother. David passed away at the age of 25.
Sources
- Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1111; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0691; FHL microfilm: 1241111.
- Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 19, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1043; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1165; FHL microfilm: 1375056.
- Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
- Ancestry.com. U.S., College Student Lists, 1763-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (New York University Law School)
- Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
See Also
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Gruening
- https://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/10/24/martha-gruening/ (Great Bio)
- https://tbhpp.org/gruening.html
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122164325/
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122164731/
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