Alice Graham Baker

The couple resided in Houston, where they grew into a family with four sons and two daughters: Frank, Alice, James Jr., Walter, Ruth, and Malcolm.

[1] Baker started her civic engagement in 1893 at a meeting held at the Shearn Methodist Church in support of the Kezia DePelchin Faith Home.

In the next meeting, the charter members tapped Baker to serve as the first president of the Houston Settlement Association, a post she held until 1918.

Based on Jane Addams and the Hull House model, volunteers resided in buildings in disadvantaged areas to help immigrants assimilate.

[4] Baker and her husband worked together to advocate for urban playgrounds, securing some donated land on Louisiana Street from the Rice Institute.