African Americans; African American politicians; African American businesspeople; African American business enterprises; Women politicians; Civil rights; Louisville (Ky.)--Politics and government; Politicians; Integration; Discrimination in housing
Oral history interview conducted with Louise Reynolds on June 13, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Louise Reynolds was the first African American woman elected alderman in the city of Louisville. Ms. Reynolds discusses her work with the Republican Party,...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Women; Government officials; Librarians
Portrait of Ethel Gist (Mrs. J. Campbell) Cantrill of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair short and a beaded dress. Photograph has been painted on. Stamped on back of image: August 8, 1932. Handwritten on back: State Librarian, 1927, National...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Women; Government officials
Mrs. Sam Conner of Bardstown, Kentucky wearing her hair short, in finger curls, and dress with a sailor collar. Crop marks frame her face, and photograph bears small, visible blemishes. Handwritten on back of image: Bardstown, Democratic National...