Claim: Formerly enslaved, Victoria Earle Matthews was a prominent social reformer and Matthews organized a dedicated group who shared her commitment, including educator and activist, Maritcha Remond Lyons and poet and activist, Alice Moore Dunbar Nelson (July 19, 1875 – September 18, 1935).
Evidence: Victoria Earle Matthews (née Ella Victoria Smith, May 27, 1861 – March 10, 1907) was an American author, essayist, newspaperwoman, settlement worker, and activist. Alice Dunbar Nelson (July 19, 1875 – September 18, 1935) was an American poet, journalist, and political activist. Alice Ruth Moore
(1875-07-19)July 19, 1875
New Orleans, Louisiana, US September 18, 1935(1935-09-18) (aged 60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Maritcha Remond Lyons (May 23, 1848 – January 28, 1929) was an American educator, civic leader, suffragist, and public speaker in New York City and Brooklyn, New York.