Rowena Moore (September 10, 1910 – December 15, 1998)[1] was an African-American union and civic activist, and founder of the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation in Omaha, Nebraska.
She led the effort to have the Malcolm X House Site recognized for its association with the life of the national civil-rights leader.
[3] Their goals were to promote war bonds and food rationing, child care for working mothers, and securing jobs for black women.
Moore worked in the meatpacking industry for twenty years, managing to retain her position after veterans returned from the war.
Inspired by listening to Malcolm X’s speeches, Moore decided to start an organization to benefit African-Americans.
[9] In addition to her work in meatpacking and her public life, Moore owned a grocery store in the 1950s, managed several musical[10] quartets and produced a movie, "The Sacred Beauty," which starred another Omaha woman.