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Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins

  • Business
  • Literature
  • Women's Voices
  • Segregation & Community Building, 1890-1945
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Let the good work go on. Opposition is the life of an enterprise; criticism tells you that you are doing something. 
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Historic Event

Atlanta Washerwomen Strike

  • Business
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Biography

Roosje

  • Women's Voices
Black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett and another woman examining a large map of Africa hanging on the wall. Wearing a long sleeved white blouse with a brooch at the neckline and a grey straight skirt, Etta Moten Barnett stands to the side of the map and points to the country of Liberia with her right arm outstretched. The woman standing next to her wears a light grey dress with double breasted black button up the front and a black belt.
Biography

Etta Moten Barnett

  • Women's Voices