Bessie Boehm Moore

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Bessie Moore c. 1980

Bessie Grace Boehm Moore (August 2, 1902 – October 24, 1995)[1] was an American educator from Arkansas. She was a lifelong advocate to increase funding and support for libraries and served on the Arkansas Library Commission for 38 years. In 1999, American Libraries named her one of the "100 Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century".[2]

  1. ^ Ashcraft, Carolyn (9 November 2012). "Bessie Grace Boehm Moore (1902–1995)". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  2. ^ Leonard Kniffel, Peggy Sullivan, Edith McCormick, "100 of the Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century," American Libraries 30, no. 11 (December 1999): 43.