Black Women Oral History Project 1976-1985

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Black Women Oral History Project 1976-1985

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Tanscripts of oral history interviews of fifty-nine African American women who had made significant contibutions through professional or voluntary work. The interviews were conducted from 1976 to 1985 for the Schlesinger Library (Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass.)

2 boxes; (2 linear ft.)

eng,

Sophia Smith Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6322982

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

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