Jane Edna Hunter Papers 1930-1969

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Jane Edna Hunter Papers 1930-1969

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Jane Edna Hunter (1882-1971) was the founder and director of the Phillis Wheatley Association, a residential and training center for African American women in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, speeches, printed items, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous writings, relating to Mrs. Hunter and the Phillis Wheatley Association.

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Hunter, Jane Edna, 1882-1971

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Jane Edna Hunter was an African American social worker who founded the Working Girls Home Association in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1911, as a self-help organization designed to help young black women adjust to city life. The Working Girls Home Association was later renamed The Phyllis Wheatley Association. From the description of Jane Edna Hunter letter to Mrs. Carter, 1926 December 26. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 780300651 Founder and director of the Phill...