Ex-Teacher U.S. Leader For UNICEF
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Ex-Ann Arbor Woman Heads Drive For Funds
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A World Of Difference
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Gwendolyn Calvert-Baker, National Executive Director of YWCA, Speaking At Ann Arbor's Radisson Hotel, February 1990 Photographer: Rodney Curtis
Year:
1990
Ann Arbor News, February 11, 1990
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Gwendolyn Calvert-Baker was once denied a summer job at YWCA because of race.
Local Woman Once Barred, Now Breaks, Barriers Of Race
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AACHM Oral History: Barbara Meadows
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Barbara Meadows was born October 1, 1933, in Albion, Michigan, and spent her childhood in Inkster, Michigan, before moving to Ann Arbor in her youth. She attended Talladega College in Alabama, followed by Smith College, where she earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Ms. Meadows worked in the University of Michigan Neuropsychiatric Institute and worked for several years in the Ann Arbor Public Schools. She has been a leader or founder of several community-based organizations and served on numerous boards including the University Musical Society Board, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Washtenaw Community College, and the Peace Neighborhood Center. She was appointed to Ann Arbor’s Human Relations Committee in the 1960s.
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AACHM Oral History: Russell Calvert
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Russell Calvert is the Owner/Operator of Calvert’s Roll-Off Container, Inc. Calvert’s Roll-Off Container, Inc. has been in business since the early 1950s. Burgess Calvert, Russell’s father, started the company with one truck; Russell joined the company in 1976 and has greatly expanded the business to include government and commercial services. As the Owner & Operator, Russell oversees the daily operations, development, and implementation of all programs and operations.