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Black Women in the Workplace

Sat, 06/08/2024 - 6:51pm

In this video complied from dozens of interviews from the Living Oral History Project, Black women speak about their experiences working in Washtenaw County, including the various obstacles they had to face in hiring and on the job.

The Living Oral History Project is a partnership between the African American Cultural & Historical Museum of Washtenaw County and the Ann Arbor District Library, providing a permanent home for 50+ interviews with Black community members collected over the past decade. The collection continues to grow with interviews added each year.

Betty Lu Is Named Pioneer High School's Homecoming Queen, October 1968

Year:
1968

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 26, 1968
Caption:
Homecoming, Pioneer Style: Ann Arbor Pioneer High School's 1968 Homecoming queen, Betty Lu (center), a senior, smiles prettily on being announced winner of the annual queen contest at last night's football game between Pioneer High and Battle Creek Central. Members of her court at left are (left to right) Nan Hutchings, a senior; Sandy Harris (partly hidden from view), a junior; and Barbara Watkins, a sophomore. At right (left to right) are blond Fran Durner, a senior, Jill Steinman, a junior; and Kathy Kitchenmaster, a sophomore. A Homecoming parade preceded the queen crowning.

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Pioneer High School Homecoming Queen Candidates, October 1968

Year:
1968

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 20, 1968
Caption:
Homecoming Lasses: The members of the Pioneer High School 1968 Homecoming Court pose prettily for our photographer. They are (back row, from left) juniors Sandy Harris and Jill Steinman, sophomores Kathy Kitchenmaster and Barbara Watkins and (front row, from left) seniors Nan Hutchings, Fran Durner and Betty Lu. Misses Hutchings and Lu were named to last year's Homecoming Court. The queen will be selected and crowned during the halftime ceremonies of Saturday's football game against Battle Creek Central High School. Festivities start at 6 p.m. Friday with a Homecoming Parade.