Freetown Village: seamstress, washerwoman, barber, rootwoman, 1998.

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Freetown Village: seamstress, washerwoman, barber, rootwoman, 1998.

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The collection consists of one project abstract and a forty-five page research paper authored by Lisa Lewis in 1998. The paper places the African American barber, washerwoman, seamstress, and rootwoman in a historical and cultural context. The project was funded by an Indiana Heritage Research Grant (no. 98-3047).

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Freetown Village (Organization: Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Lewis, Lisa, 1957-

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Freetown Village is a living history museum that explores the lives of African Americans in a mythical 1870 community in Indianapolis, Ind. The members of the museum company depict composite characters who lived during the post-Civil War era. These characters have included a barber, seamstress, washerwoman, and rootwoman. From the description of Freetown Village: seamstress, washerwoman, barber, rootwoman, 1998. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 50616557 ...