International Women's Day: Madame C.J. Walker, program brochures and photographs
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Maltsby, Portia
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
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content: 1989 March 4-5
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content: Box 18, Folder 12
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: In celebration of International Women's Day, the National Museum of American History presented the Historical Legacy of Madame C. J. Walker, a public program related to the exhibition "Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration, 1915-1940", on Saturday, March 4, in the Carmichael Auditorium, and on Sunday, March 5, 1989, in the Palm Court. Saturday consisted of presentations, a film, a panel, a tour of the exhibition led by docent Annetta Williams, and AfroAmerican hair-styling demonstrations given by Julia Butler and Nat Mathis. The program participants included A'Leila Bundles, Alex Haley, Stanley Nelson, and Gwedonlyn Keita Robinson. On Sunday, the Jazz in the Palm Court series presented Mary Lou Williams: "First Lady of Jazz Piano". Program number AC408.60.