Activists
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Catherine Snow Collection
Southern Education Reporting Service
The Southern Education Reporting Service Papers, 1955-1957, consists of drafts, clippings, reports, and other organizational materials of school desegregation organization, Southern Education Reporting Service, 1954-1972.
Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC) Collection
Eugene TeSelle Papers
Molly H. Todd Papers
This collection contains the papers of Mary Hart "Molly" Todd, first president of the reconstituted League of Women Voters of Nashville. Todd was a strong advocate for voting rights, racial integration, and women's rights.
Victoria Webb Collection
This collection contains photographs taken by Victoria Webb as the result of her involvement with the women’s liberation movement in Nashville during the 1970s and with the publication titled Women’s Free Express.
Mary Jane Werthan Collection
The Mary Jane Werthan Collection, 1941-1998, consists of clippings, photographs, and other materials related to Nashville philanthropist Mary Jane Werthan, 1907-2000.
Women's Rights Collection
Harmon Wray Papers
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