E. Alice Taylor

E. Alice Taylor (1892–January 1, 1986, age 94) was an African-American entrepreneur, teacher, and community organizer who was an officer and board member of the Boston, Massachusetts NAACP for 50 years.[1] In 1927 she founded a branch of Annie Malone's Poro School and Beauty Shoppe, which she ran for 15 years, until it was closed at the start of World War II.[1] The school had grown to become one of New England's largest minority-owned businesses, with a staff of 15 teaching 150 students each year. She was a member of numerous community service organizations.[1]

E. Alice Taylor
Born	1892 (1892) Alexander, Arkansas
Died	January 1, 1986 (aged 94) Boston, Massachusetts
Alma mater	Arkansas Baptist College (1913)
Organization	NAACP, Boston Branch (Vice President, board member ) Poro College branch (founder, owner) Professional Hairdressers Association of Massachusetts (founder, President) More Ebenezer Baptist Church of Boston Massachusetts State Union of Women's Clubs Boston Federation of Women's Clubs League of Women for Community Service South End Neighborhood Action Program Charitable Health Association of Massachusetts Claremont Neighborhood Association Howard University Mothers and Wives club Massachusetts Human Relations Committee
Spouse(s)	Frank Taylor
Children	6

References

1. "E. Alice Taylor, 94; NAACP Officer, South End Resource Half A Century [obituary]", Boston Globe, p. 41, January 3, 1986

Sources

• Deutsch, Sarah (September 15, 2002), Women and the City: Gender, Space, and Power in Boston, 1870-1940, Oxford University Press, p. 275
• Hayden, Robert C. (January 3, 1986), African-Americans in Boston : more than 350 years, Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, p. 41
• Leslie, LaVonne (November 30, 2012), The History of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc.: A Legacy of Service, Xlibris, p. 268