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Phyllis Wheatley Home Association pamphlet, c. 1915

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Phyllis Wheatley Home Association pamphlet, c. 1915

Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, a prominent activist who advocated for Black women, cofounded the Phyllis Wheatley Home settlement house on Chicago’s South Side to support young African American women who were new to the city. People could take a variety of educational and job training courses there.

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