Bertha Hirsch Baruch was a German-born American writer, social worker, and suffragist.
Baruch was born in the Province of Posen, Germany. She immigrated to New London, Connecticut, United States, with her father in 1876. [1] Baruch wrote poetry as an adolescent and had been encouraged by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop in her literary efforts. [1] Active in College Settlement and university extension work, she attended Pennsylvania University and Yale. [1] She later worked on the editorial staff for the Los Angeles Times . [1] In 1906 she lived at 1168 W. 36th St., Los Angeles, California. [1]
Baruch was active in the women's suffrage movement. She became the county president of the Los Angeles Suffrage Association in 1905 when two conventions were hosted:
- the Women's Parliament, October 10–11, and
- the county convention of the Equal Suffrage League October 12. [2]
In 1908 Baruch became the treasurer of the Los Angeles Jewish Women's Foreign Relief Association. She started a branch of the Optimist Club in Los Angeles and was the third woman to hold office in the organization. [3] Baruch was also the founder of the Los Angeles branch of the National Council of Jewish Women. [4]
She published Dress as a Social Factor in 1912. [5]
