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African
American Studies: Women
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| Title |
Description |
Call
Number |
Separate
Records Available? |
| Mary
McLeod Bethune papers: the Bethune Foundation collection |
Mary McLeod Bethune was one of
the most powerful African Americans in the United
States for more than a quarter of a century. She
earned national prominence as an organizer, administrator,
educator, fund-raiser, advocate, spokesperson, orator,
and activist. In addition to serving as president
of Bethune-Cookman College, Bethune was president
of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs
and founder and president of the National Council
of Negro Women. In Washington, as a member of the
National Youth Administration and founder of the
Federal Council on Negro Affairs (the so-called
"black cabinet"), she played a key role
in ensuring that the New Deal was cognizant of the
needs of the black community. Digital
guide. |
MICFILM 3423 |
No |
| The
papers of Mary Church Terrell |
Mary Eliza Church Terrell was
a social activist and early feminist who advocated
for women's suffrage and civil rights for African
Americans. She is best known as the co-founder and
first president of the National Association of Colored
Women. The first black woman appointed by the Washington
D.C. Board of Education, Terrell also served on
the Executive Committee of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). As
an active member of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, she was very involved in striving
for women's rights, of particular concern to her
were the rights of black women. |
MICFILM 3706 |
No |
| Records
of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs,
1895-1992 |
The National Association
of Colored Women's Clubs was an umbrella group for
women's organizations at the state and local levels.
It operated through a series of departments and
a strong executive cabinet. Its official organ,
National Notes, served as an instrument to unite
the women and to educate them in the science and
techniques of reform. Convention proceedings provide
the most comprehensive accounting of the organization's
administrative structure. Digital
guide. |
MICFILM 3191 |
No |
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