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Barbara-Rose Collins (née Richardson; April 13, 1939 – November 4, 2021) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and the first black woman from Michigan to be elected to Congress.
Helen Mary Gahagan was born in Boonton, New Jersey, [1] of Scotch-Irish descent. [2] She was the eldest daughter of Lillian Rose (Mussen) and Walter H. Gahagan, an engineer who owned a construction business in Brooklyn and a shipyard in Arverne, Queens; her mother had been a schoolteacher. [1]
1940s in fashion may refer to: 1930–45 in fashion; 1945–60 in fashion This page was last edited on 20 May 2022, at 13:56 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
From bold-colored scarves to the zoot suit in Harlem to the mass popularity of bold acrylic nails, Black culture in […]
10 Black fashion designers who carry the torch in modern fashion. Take a closer look at 10 of the most famous Black fashion designers, their work and how they made or are making Black fashion history.
This glamorized look came from women in the 1940s who wore headscarves over their victory rolls in order to make their simple clothes look dressed up. Draped turbans – sometimes fashioned from headscarves – also made an appearance in fashion, representing the working woman of the period. These were worn by women of all classes.This type of ...
In August 1935, Mary Ritter Beard, one of the co-founders of the World Center for Women's Archives, wrote to Dorothy B. Porter, librarian and curator at Howard University to solicit her help in gathering archival materials on African-American women for preservation. [1] Other black women Beard recruited to help with the project included Mary ...
In the fashion industry, Black designers are often overshadowed or don’t get the attention they deserve, and in recent years, the industry has strived to change that. ... Show A Little Leg: This ...