Phillis Wheatley Association Records 1911-1960

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Phillis Wheatley Association Records 1911-1960

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The Phillis Wheatley Association is a Cleveland, Ohio, self-help organization designed to help young African American women adjust to city life. It was organized in 1911 by Jane Edna Hunter and originally called the Working Girls Home Association. Services included a boarding house, homemaking classes, and recreational, literary and social activities. The collection consists of financial and committee reports, minutes, financial statements, insurance policies, newspaper clippings, printed brochures, speeches, and correspondence.

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The Working Girls Home Association, later renamed The Phillis Wheatley Association, was organized by Jane Edna Hunter in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1911. In the first years the Association concentrated its efforts on housing and employment for young African American women. With a budget of $1,500, the Association maintained a boarding home for twenty-two girls. As the demand for housing expanded, by 1917 it was necessary to purchase a larger building to accommodate an increasing number of ...