Black Women Oral History Project transcripts 1976-1981

Jones, Virginia Lacy, 1912-1984

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Virginia Lacy Jones (b. 1912 - d. 1984) was a librarian, educator, author, and – among library educators – known as "the Dean of Deans." She dedicated almost fifty years of her life to the library profession, thirty-six of which she spent as Dean of the School of Library Service at Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University). Her career began at Atlanta University in 1939 as Catalog Librarian in Trevor Arnett Library. Dr. Rufus Clement, President of Atlanta University invited her to join t...

Kemp, Maida Springer, 1910-2005

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Maida Springer Kemp (1910 – 2005) was an American labor organizer who worked extensively in the garment industry for a lot of labor standards at the time for men and women in America through the Local Union 22. She was also known for her extensive work in Africa for the AFL–CIO. Nicknamed "Mama Maida", she advised fledgling labor unions, set up education and training programs, and liaised between American and African labor leaders. In 1945, traveling to England on a labor-exchange trip, as well ...

Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell, 1898-1989

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Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (January 2, 1898 – November 1, 1989) was an American lawyer who was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in economics in the United States (1921), and the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She was the first African-American woman to practice law in Pennsylvania, following in her father's footsteps. She was the first national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, serving from 1919 to 1923. In 1946 she ...

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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The Schlesinger Library had its origins in the gift of the Woman's Rights Collection (WRC) by Maud Wood Park '98 to Radcliffe College in 1943. Organized as the Women's Archives in 1948, it was renamed the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America in 1967 in recognition of the Schlesingers' strong support of the Library and the College. The WRC was originally housed in Longfellow Hall and the Women's Archives in Byerly Hall and moved in 1967 to the old Radcliffe...

Lewis, Catherine Cardozo

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Businesswoman. From the description of Reminiscences of Catherine Cardozo Lewis : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122565457 ...

Holmes, Margaret, 1898-

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Cosmetologist. From the description of Reminiscences of Margaret Cardozo Holmes and Elizabeth Cardozo Barker : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147585 ...

Harrison, Pleasant, 1915-

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Civil servant. From the description of Reminiscences of Pleasant Harrison : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513406 ...

Tanneyhill, Ann

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Civil rights worker. From the description of Reminiscences of Ann Tanneyhill : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86100429 ...

Chinn, May Edward, 1896-

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Physician. From the description of Reminiscences of May Edwards Chinn :koral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122362006 Physician. May Chinn was the first African-American woman graduate of Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and the first African-American woman doctor in Harlem. From the guide to the May Edward Chinn collection, 1926-1980, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture...

Edwards-Madison, Lena Frances

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Medical doctor, activist; interviewee b. 1900. From the description of Reminiscences of Lena Frances Edwards-Madison : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309730315 African American obstetrician-gynecologist; b. 1900; d. 1986. From the description of Papers, 1905-1985; (bulk 1960-1985). (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941124 ...

West, Dorothy, 1909-

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Adair, Christia, 1893-

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Civil rights activist; interviewee married Elbert H. Adair. From the description of Reminiscences of Christia V. Adair : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122564830 ...

Black Women Oral History Project.

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Under the auspices of the Schlesinger Library, the Black Women Oral History Project interviewed 72 African-American women between 1976 and 1981. The project sought a cross section of women who had made significant contributions to American society in the first half of the twentieth century. Many interviewees had professional careers in such fields as education, government, the arts, business, medicine, law, and social work. Others combined care for their families with volunteer work at the local...

Thompson, Era Bell

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Editor, EBONY MAGAZINE. Chicago, Illinois. From the description of Letter, February 6, 1972. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17998699 ...

Stokes, Olivia Pearl, 1916-

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Educator, lecturer, author and administrator, Dr. Stokes is an ordained minister in the American Baptist Churches and is well known as a religious educator. From the description of Olivia Pearl Stokes papers : additions, 1972-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122466732 Educator, minister. From the description of Reminiscences of Olivia Pearl Stokes : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122574364 ...

Height, Dorothy I. (Dorothy Irene), 1912-2010

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Social worker. From the description of Reminiscences of Dorothy I. Height : oral history, 1976. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309740864 Civil rights activist; YWCA worker From the description of Dorothy Irene Height papers, 1937-2005 (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 463485177 Dorothy Irene Height was born March 24, 1912 in Richmond, Virginia to Fannie Burroughs and James Height. Both of Height's paren...

Thomas, Constance, 1917-

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Hill, May Edwards

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Social worker. From the description of Reminiscences of May Edwards Hill : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527669 ...

George, Zelma Watson, 1903-

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Albrier, Frances Mary, 1898-1987

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Trade-unionist. From the description of Oral history interview with Frances Albrier. 1968. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321497 Community leader. From the description of Reminiscences of Frances Albrier : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122308222 ...

Snowden, Muriel S. (Muriel Sutherland), 1916-

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Social reformer. From the description of Reminiscences of Muriel S. Snowden: oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86131836 Muriel S. and Otto P. Snowden were the founders and co-directors of Freedom House, a center for neighborhood improvement and community activism in the racially mixed neighborhood of Roxbury, Massachusetts. From 1949 until their retirement in 1984, the Snowdens were influential lea...

Walker, Margaret, 1915-1998

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Teacher, writer. From the description of Reminiscences of Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122526993 ...

Duster, Alfreda, 1904-

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Community activist. From the description of Reminiscences of Alfreda Barnett Duster : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122440993 ...

Jones, Susie, 1892-

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Grant, Frances O. (Frances Olivia), 1895-

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Hunter, Clementine

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Artist. From the description of Reminiscences of Clementine Hunter : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597977 African American folk artist; Natichitoches, La.; b. 1885; d. 1988. From the description of Documentary on Clementine Hunter, 1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476826 From the description of Video on Clementine Hunter, 1985 [videorecording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83475525 ...

Eberhardt, Mae Massie, 1915-

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Union activist and official. Interviewed by Marcia M. Greenlee. From the description of Reminiscences of Mae Massie Eberhardt : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513058 ...

Waddles, Charleszetta, 1912-2001.

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Pentecostal minister and founder of the Perpetual Mission for Saving Souls of All Nations in Detroit, Michigan. From the description of Charleszetta Waddles autobiography, [ca. 1975]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422276 Pentecostal minister; interviewee married Payton Waddles. From the description of Reminiscences of Charleszetta Campbell Waddles : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122343161 ...

Jones, Lois Mailou

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Halyard, Ardie Clark

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Businesswoman, community leader. From the description of Reminiscences of Ardie Clark Halyard : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527562 ...

Moore, Audley, 1898-

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Audley (Queen Mother) Moore, an African American black nationalist and communist, was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, in 1898. In 1919 she joined Marcus Garvey's black nationalist movement, and in the 1920s, moved to New York City to work in Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association. In 1936 she joined the Communist Party, was active in its Harlem section, becoming its secretary in 1941, and in 1942, secretary of the New York State Party organization. In the late 1940s she began to assert ...

Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004

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An internationally acclaimed concert and musical theater singer, social activist and philanthropist, Etta Moten Barnett's career began in the 1930s and continued past her 100th birthday. She starred in Broadway musicals and in films. Her husband was Claude Barnett, founder and president of the Associated Negro Press. She was active in the Chicago chapter of The Links, Inc. Her papers include correspondence, speech texts, clippings, programs, photographs and memorabilia. From the desc...

Kittrell, Flemmie P. (Flemmie Pansy), 1904-1980

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Home economist. From the description of Reminiscences of Flemmie P. Kittrell : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122376740 African American and Cherokee home economist and professor, of Hampton, Va., and Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1924-1980. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70953367 ...