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Alfreda Duster (Alfreda Barnett) was born on 3 September, 1904 in Chicago, Illinois, is an A 20th-century african american woman. Discover Alfreda Duster's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

Popular As Alfreda Barnett
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Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 3 September, 1904
Birthday 3 September
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois
Date of death 2 April, 1983
Died Place Billings Hospital, Chicago
Nationality United States

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Who Is Alfreda Duster's Husband?

Her husband is Benjamin C. Duster Jr.

Family
Parents Ida B. Wells Ferdinand L. Barnett
Husband Benjamin C. Duster Jr.
Sibling Not Available
Children 5 (including Troy Duster)

Alfreda Duster Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1790

Schultz, Rima Lunin and Adele Hast, "Women Building Chicago 1790-1990: A Biographical Dictionary", Indiana University Press, 2001.

1904

Alfreda M. Duster (née Barnett; September 3, 1904 – April 2, 1983) was an American social worker and civic leader in Chicago.

Alfreda Barnett was born in 1904, the youngest daughter of civil rights activists Ida B. Wells and Ferdinand L. Barnett.

1924

She graduated from the University of Chicago in 1924 with a bachelor of philosophy degree.

She married Benjamin C. Duster Jr., who was a clerk in her father's law firm, and worked as a homemaker and mother to her five children until she was widowed at the age of 40 and went back to school for social work.

Duster served as a juvenile delinquency prevention coordinator for the state of Illinois and the administrator of the girls' program for underprivileged city children at Camp Illini.

She was also secretary to Democrat Charles Jenkins, a black member of the Illinois legislature.

1950

She was awarded "Mother of the Year" in 1950 and 1970; the Bootstrap Award from the Opportunity Centers of Chicago; Citation for Public Service from the University of Chicago Alumni Association; and honorary doctorate of humane letters from Chicago State University.

1970

She is best known as the youngest daughter of civil rights activist Ida B. Wells and as the editor of her mother's posthumously published autobiography, Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells (1970).

Duster edited and in 1970 published Ida B. Wells' autobiography, Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells, which she worked on for 25 years after her mother's death.

For this book, Duster won the National Council of Negro Women Award for Literary Excellence and Outstanding Humanitarian Contributions.

The Alfreda Barnett Duster Apartments, public housing in Chicago, Illinois, are named after Duster.

1983

Alfreda Duster died from a brain hemorrhage at the age of 78, on April 2, 1983.