Women
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 174 Collections and/or Records:
Mary Staton interview, 2022-11-28
Item
Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2022_003.wav
Abstract
In this oral history interview, Ms. Mary Staton, a longtime D.C. area resident, discusses her life and experiences moving from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to the Washington, D.C. area. She recounts her upbringing in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and how her family’s emphasis on the importance of education coexisted with the responsibilities of growing tobacco, corn, cotton, and more on their farm. She discusses her experiences with segregation and her involvement protesting in the Civil...
Dates:
2022-11-28
Mamie Himmelwright McIlwee Papers
Collection
Identifier: 161
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, legal documents, photographs, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Mamie H. McIlwee’s work advocating for resources for Petworth public schools and libraries.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1932 - 1952
Mei interview, 2019-09-21
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc017_03
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Mei discusses her family's move from Hong Kong to Washington, D.C., her relationships with other Chinatown kids, the Chinatown program at Calvary Baptist Church, and attended Wilson High School. Mei also recalls helping out at her grandfather's laundry, celebrating Chinese holidays, and her regret that her parents worked so much during her childhood. She concludes by speculating about the future of Chinatown in D.C., and how she believes that another Chinatown can spring...
Dates:
2019-09-21
Mia 'Mimi' Evans interview, 2020-12-06
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc026_05.wav
Abstract
This is an individual interview of Mimi Evans in which she discusses being a Black mixologist, mother, and small business owner in the D.C. metropolitan area, and the effects of gentrification, the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 protests on her personal and professional life
Dates:
2020-12-06
Michelle Hamilton interview, 2019-06-28
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc019
Scope and Contents
Michelle Hamilton describes her early life, schooling, education, career, family and her experience as a resident of the Barry Farm Housing project.
Dates:
2019-06-28
Mary E.A. Mitchell Collection
Collection
Identifier: P015
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 86 packages of strip negatives. Some packages contained multiple negatives bringing the total number of strip negatives to 97. The strip negatives contain between one and seven images, with 372 total images in the collection. All images were taken by Mary Mitchell and are of locations throughout D.C. including the U.S. Capitol building, Chinatown, Dupont Circle, National Mall, and Lafayette Square. It appears that this collection includes 85 or more images that...
Dates:
1960-1975
Monica Canarte interview, 2019-10-04
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc019
Scope and Contents
Monica Canarte describes her early life, schooling, education, career, family and her experience as a resident of the Barry Farm Housing project.
Dates:
2019-10-04
Muriel Tillinghast interview, 2021-12-13
Item
Identifier: dcpl_220_007.mp4
Abstract
In this interview, Muriel discusses her childhood and her years as a young woman. Muriel discusses her experiences navigating her K-12 schools. Most notably, Muriel discusses her experience of racism and racial integration at Roosevelt High School. Muriel draws from her experiences and the observations she made of her classmates. Muriel discusses her higher education experiences at Howard University. During this time and after graduating from Roosevelt, Muriel was able to travel for social...
Dates:
Other: 2021-12-13
Nadine Seiler interview, 2021-02-05
Item
Identifier: dcpl_231_blmoh_memorialfence_001.mov
Abstract
This is an individual interview of Nadine J. Seiler (1965-) for which she responds to a series of questions asking about the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence in Washington, D.C. Seiler describes her burgeoning awareness of the Black Lives Matter social movement, her political demonstration activity, and her ultimate roles and responsibilities of caretaker and curator of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence. She describes the preservation and curatorial skills that developed during the...
Dates:
2021-02-05
National Council of Jewish Women, Washington, D.C. Section Collection
Collection
Identifier: 111
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of yearbooks and programs.
Dates:
1904-1942