Alice Moore Hubbard

Alice Moore Hubbard (June 7, 1861 – May 7, 1915) was a noted American feminist, writer, and, with her husband, Elbert Hubbard was a leading figure in the Roycroft movement – a branch of the Arts and Crafts Movement in England with which it was contemporary. Moore Hubbard served as the general manager for the collective, along with managing the Roycraft Inn.[1] She was also the principal of Roycroft School for Boys.[2]

Alice Moore Hubbard
Born
Alice Luann Moore

(1861-06-07)June 7, 1861
Wales, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 7, 1915(1915-05-07) (aged 53)
RMS Lusitania, Atlantic Ocean
Spouse(s)Elbert Hubbard (1904 – May 7, 1915) (their deaths)
ChildrenMiriam Elberta Hubbard

Born Alice Luann Moore in Wales, New York to Welcome Moore and Melinda Bush1, she was a schoolteacher before meeting her future husband, the married soap salesman and philosopher Elbert Hubbard whom she married in 1904 after a controversial affair in which she bore an illegitimate child, Miriam Elberta Hubbard (1894–1985).

On March 3, 1913, Hubbard marched in the first Washington, D.C. suffragist parade.[3]

The couple perished in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania during the First World War while on a voyage to Europe to cover the war and ultimately interview Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.

Selected works
  • Justinian and Theodora, 1906; with Elbert Hubbard
  • Woman's Work, 1908
  • Life Lessons, 1909
  • The Basis of Marriage, 1910, includes an interview with Hubbard by Sophie Irene Loeb

See also

References
  1. "Opposing Viewpoints in Context - Document". link.galegroup.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  2. "Revolt, They Said". www.andreageyer.info. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  3. "March 8 is International Women's Day". Roycroft Campus Corporation. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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