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![Pemberton, Caroline H.](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Caroline H. Pemberton was elected to the School Board of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and served from 1897-1899. Pemberton was a wealthy Socialist, whose activism was in support of African-Americans, was mainly through her pen. She also served as volunteer superintendent of the Children's Aid Society.