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[[File:jackiemabley.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jackie 'Moms' Mabley]]

==Country==

United States

==Birth - Death==

1894 - 1975

==Occupation==

Entertainment

==Description==

Stand up comedian, known as Jackie 'Moms' Mabley, who was the first female comic to earn a living as a stand-up comedian.  Born Loretta Mary Aiken.  Recorded more than 20 ablums of comedy routines.  Appeared in movies and television shows.  Subject of a documentary called 'Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin’ to Tell You' which aired in Autumn 2013 on HBO television network.

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/current-issue/2013/11/06/op-ed-moms-us-all
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLg1QzdAdLo
* http://www.biography.com/people/moms-mabley-38691

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