Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Victoria Earle Matthews is remembered by Historians as “a Salvation Army field officer, a College Settlement worker, a missionary, a teacher, a preacher and a Sister of Mercy, all in one” (Luker, 1984, p. 104). Similar to most Negros born during the Progressive Era, Mrs. Matthews was born a slave. Wade-Gayles (1981) stated that Mrs. Matthews was one of the most disadvantaged women leaders during the Progressive Era. Born, Victoria Earle, in a cottage on May 27, 1861 in Fort Valley, Georgia, she came from humble beginnings (Brown, 1988). Shortly after she was born her mother, Caroline Smith, ran away from her slave owner, leaving Victoria and her sister at the mercy of a cruel slave master. Her mother ended up in New York where she planned to stay until she earned enough money to purchase her freedom (Wade-Gayles, 1981). In 1896, Ms. Smith came back to recover her two daughters and was the first black woman to be recognized in Georgia's court system. After regaining custody, Ms. Smith moved her two daughters to New York City (Kramer, 2006).

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