National Housewives' League of America photographs. 1940s-1980 (scattered dates)
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Fuqua, Christina.
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National Housewives' League of America.
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Organization established in 1933 to encourage African American housewives to patronize African American-owned businesses. The national organization was comprised of local groups, the most important of these being the Housewives' League of Detroit, which was founded in 1930 under the leadership of Fannie B. Peck. From the description of National Housewives' League of America photographs. 1940s-1980 (scattered dates) (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...
Housewives League of Detroit
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The Housewives League of Detroit, an organization of African American women, was founded in June 1930 by Mrs. Fannie B. Peck. The aim of this united action group was to strengthen the economic base of the black community by directing the spending habits of black families into businesses owned and operated by blacks. From 1941-1951 they advertised activities by publishing the Housewives League Bulletin, a bi-monthly newspaper, and the Trade Week Guide, a semi-annual consumers guide. This local or...
Peck, Fannie.
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