Emilie Bigelow Hapgood
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Born1868
Chicago, United States
DiedFebruary 15, 1930 (aged 61–62)
Rome, Italy
KnownforCircle For Negro War Relief
Spouse
Emilie Bigelow Hapgood | |
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 Emilie Bigelow Hapgood | |
| Born | 1868 Chicago, United States |
| Died | February 15, 1930 (aged 61–62) Rome, Italy |
| Known for | Circle For Negro War Relief |
| Spouse | |
Emilie Bigelow Hapgood (1868 in Chicago[1]-February 15, 1930, in Rome)[2] was a theatrical producer in New York City, and was at one time the president of the Stage Society.[3][4] She founded the Circle For Negro War Relief in November 1917 during World War I, and led it for some time.[3][4] She herself was white.[5] She married Norman Hapgood in 1896; they were divorced in 1915.[4] Georgia Douglas Johnson wrote a poem titled "TO EMILIE BIGELOW HAPGOOD - PHILANTHROPIST", which Johnson included in Bronze: A Book of Verse, published in 1922.[6][7]