Martha moore biography

Martha Gallison Moore-Avery was an American socialist who later converted to Catholicism and became an anti-Socialism activist.
Martha Gallison Moore-Avery (April 6, 1851 – August 8, 1929) was an American socialist who later converted to Catholicism and became an anti-Socialism.
Martha Moore was born in Bayonne, New Jersey and a student at the New York Art Students League between 1943 and 1945.

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Biographical Sketch of Martha W. Moore

Biographical Database of Militant Woman Suffragists, 1913-1920 Biography of Martha W. Moore, 1880-? __________________

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By Katrina Cassiere, undergraduate, Louisiana State University

Martha W. Moore, an only child, was born in July 1880 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania to Daniel and Martha E. Moore. Moore attended Swarthmore College and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1909. From Swarthmore, she knew or knew of Mabel Vernon (Swarthmore 1907) and/or Alice Paul (1905).

Unmarried, educated, and independent, Moore became a social worker and, as a devout Quaker, was dedicated to philanthropy and good works through her Quaker community, the Philadelphia Religious Society of Friends. She was a member of the Committee on Philanthropic Labor and also the Chairman of the Sectional Committee of the Philadelphia Young Friends Association.

It is no wonder that Moore was a champion of women’s rights and worked earnestly with other like-minded women to help acquire the franchise for women. She was even a

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Martha Gilchrist Moore

Chief Economist & Managing Director, Economics & Statistics, American Chemistry Council

Martha Gilchrist Moore is the Chief Economist and Managing Director for Economics and Statistics at the American Chemistry Council. Ms. Moore analyzes the impact of various policy initiatives and energy trends on the chemical industry. In addition, she produces forecasts for the economy and chemical industry. She also directs the Council's research on the direct and indirect economic contributions of the business of chemistry and the benefits to consumers. Ms. Moore has worked on chemical industry issues for more than 25 years and is an authority on the market dynamics for the chemical industry and its end-use customer industries. Ms. Moore holds a master's degree in economics from Indiana University and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a member of the National Association for Business Economics and the US Association for Energy Economics (USAEE) and serves on the board of the National Capital Area Chap

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Martha Gallison Moore Avery

Catholic labor leader and former socialist

Martha Gallison Moore-Avery (April 6, 1851 – August 8, 1929) was an American socialist who later converted to Catholicism and became an anti-Socialism activist. After her conversion, she became the founder of the Catholic labor organization Common Cause Society and of the Catholic Truth Guild, which became the most extensive lay apostolate of the Catholic Church in America.

Early years

Avery was born in Steuben, Maine, in 1851, one of eight children of Albion King Paris Moore and Katherine Leighton Moore. After the death of her mother when she was 13, she moved to live with her grandfather, Samuel Moore, who was a member of the Maine Senate. Later, in Ellsworth, Maine, she started a millinery business and became actively involved in religious life, joining the local Unitarian church. In 1880, she married another member of her church, Millard Fillmore Avery, and shortly later moved to Boston, Massachusetts.

Boston and socialism

Boston exposed her to a much wider range of relig