Oral history interview with Mary Wood, 1997
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Oral history interview with Mary Wood, 1997
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Description
Mary Elizabeth Wood grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, with five sisters and three brothers. Her father worked as a miner, and her mother and grandmother worked as domestic servants.
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Mary graduated from East High School and attended Drake University, where she was the only African-American student in her class. Mary used her education and experience to work with youths at YWCAs across the United States, focusing on the YWCA's mission to fight racism.
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Mary won many awards for her community involvement. She was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1996, and died in 1998 at age 96.
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Mary graduated from East High School and attended Drake University, where she was the only African-American student in her class. Mary used her education and experience to work with youths at YWCAs across the United States, focusing on the YWCA's mission to fight racism.
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Mary won many awards for her community involvement. She was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1996, and died in 1998 at age 96.
Creator
Wood, Mary Elizabeth, 1902-1998
Publisher
University of Iowa Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives
University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives
Date
1997-05-22
2006-11
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution of this digital object is not permitted without written permission of the Iowa Women's Archives.
Relation
Historic Iowa Children's Diaries
Mary Elizabeth Wood papers, 1920-1998
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?IWA0262
http://www.uiowa.edu/~oldcap/discovery.shtml
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Type
Text
Oral histories (Document genres)
Identifier
IWA0262
166351812
https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/