"Wednesdays in Mississippi" papers of Marguerite Cassell, 1965-2001.

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"Wednesdays in Mississippi" papers of Marguerite Cassell, 1965-2001.

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Papers of the "Wednesdays in Mississippi" retained by Marguerite Cassell, member of the organization. The collection consists of correspondence, newsletters, registration forms, publications, membership lists, general background material, newsclippings, and papers concerning a 2001 reunion of surviving members.

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National Council of Negro Women

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The National Council of Negro Women (NANW) was founded December 5, 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune. It grew out of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW). Bethune was an educator and the daughter of former slaves. She branched off the ideas of the NACW and began the start of the NCNW to help African American women and their families. Women on the council fought more towards political and economic successes of black women to uplift them in society. NCNW fulfills this mission through researc...

Cassell, Marguerite.

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