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mohistorymuseumSoccer City Audio Descriptive Tour - Experience TwoSoccer City Audio Descriptive Tour - Experience Two by mohistorymuseum2023-03-2415 min
mohistorymuseumSoccer City Audio Descriptive TourSoccer City at the Missouri History Museum
EXHIBIT DATES: 04/08/2023 - 02/25/2024
In 1875 the first recorded soccer-like game in St. Louis took place at the future site of Sportsman’s Park between teams named the Blondes and Brunettes. In 2019 the city was awarded a Major League Soccer team, the first majority female-owned club in MLS history.
In between these two dates are amateur and professional teams, victories and defeats, and periods of struggle and astounding upsets. Combined, they sealed the St. Louis region’s reputation as America’s first soccer capital. Unlike most cities, St. Louis cultivated a unique, homegrown soccer culture, with a...2022-12-0617 min
mohistorymuseumVietnam Audio Descriptive Tour The Thunder Rolls FilmEXHIBIT DATES: 11/11/2022 - 05/27/2024
Learn more: https://mohistory.org/exhibits/vietnam
The Vietnam War is a complex conflict that five decades later can still divide us or can offer lessons of reconciliation. It was a confrontation with no clear beginning or end. It was a war filled with victories and critical defeats. It was a battle of will in the field and in the political arena. Its impacts are still tangible today and the necessity of the sacrifice of millions is an enduring debate.
In Vietnam: At War and At Home at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, the story of the war’s...2022-10-2508 minmohistorymuseumVietnam Audio Descriptive Tour The Lighting Strikes FilmEXHIBIT DATES: 11/11/2022 - 05/27/2024
Learn more: https://mohistory.org/exhibits/vietnam
The Vietnam War is a complex conflict that five decades later can still divide us or can offer lessons of reconciliation. It was a confrontation with no clear beginning or end. It was a war filled with victories and critical defeats. It was a battle of will in the field and in the political arena. Its impacts are still tangible today and the necessity of the sacrifice of millions is an enduring debate.
In Vietnam: At War and At Home at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, the story of the war’s...2022-10-2508 min
mohistorymuseumVietnam AD Full TourEXHIBIT DATES: 11/11/2022 - 05/27/2024
Learn more: https://mohistory.org/exhibits/vietnam
This track represents the full audio descriptive tour.
The Vietnam War is a complex conflict that five decades later can still divide us or can offer lessons of reconciliation. It was a confrontation with no clear beginning or end. It was a war filled with victories and critical defeats. It was a battle of will in the field and in the political arena. Its impacts are still tangible today and the necessity of the sacrifice of millions is an enduring debate.
In Vietnam: At War and At Home at Soldiers...2022-07-1143 minmohistorymuseumVietnam Audio Descriptive Tour Kiosk 1EXHIBIT DATES: 11/11/2022 - 05/27/2024
Learn more: https://mohistory.org/exhibits/vietnam
The Vietnam War is a complex conflict that five decades later can still divide us or can offer lessons of reconciliation. It was a confrontation with no clear beginning or end. It was a war filled with victories and critical defeats. It was a battle of will in the field and in the political arena. Its impacts are still tangible today and the necessity of the sacrifice of millions is an enduring debate.
In Vietnam: At War and At Home at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, the story of the war’s...2022-07-1113 minmohistorymuseumVietnam Audio Descriptive Tour Kiosk 2EXHIBIT DATES: 11/11/2022 - 05/27/2024
Learn more: https://mohistory.org/exhibits/vietnam
The Vietnam War is a complex conflict that five decades later can still divide us or can offer lessons of reconciliation. It was a confrontation with no clear beginning or end. It was a war filled with victories and critical defeats. It was a battle of will in the field and in the political arena. Its impacts are still tangible today and the necessity of the sacrifice of millions is an enduring debate.
In Vietnam: At War and At Home at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, the story of the war’s...2022-07-1111 minmohistorymuseumVietnam Audio Descriptive Tour Kiosk 3EXHIBIT DATES: 11/11/2022 - 05/27/2024
Learn more: https://mohistory.org/exhibits/vietnam
The Vietnam War is a complex conflict that five decades later can still divide us or can offer lessons of reconciliation. It was a confrontation with no clear beginning or end. It was a war filled with victories and critical defeats. It was a battle of will in the field and in the political arena. Its impacts are still tangible today and the necessity of the sacrifice of millions is an enduring debate.
In Vietnam: At War and At Home at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, the story of the war’s...2022-07-1117 min
mohistorymuseumInterview with Roy Glasscock PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionRoy Glasscock (1936- ): Interviewed on 10 September 1993 -- Glasscock grew up in Maplewood and became a policeman with the St. Louis Police Department. He worked in the 5th, 6th, and 9th districts and recalls observations on race and how the department has changed.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and...2022-04-291h 05mohistorymuseumInterview with Wanda Penny, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionWanda Penny (1923-1994): Interviewed on 10 June 1993 -- Penny was born in Sparta, Illinois, and lived in Ohio and West Virginia before she and her brother came to St. Louis with their mother in 1932, she taught art in the St. Louis Public Schools and at Harris-Stowe College. They lived in Mill Creek and her mother was active with Jordan Chambers and his political organization. Penny recalled that Chambers helped people get jobs. After graduating from Vashon High School, Penny became active with CORE and recounted her experiences with the lunch counter sit ins and with CORE meetings and organization.
Vida “Sister” Prin...2022-04-291h 05mohistorymuseumInterview with Walter Lee Hayes PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionWalter Lee Hayes (1923-1998): Interviewed on 21 June 1993, 22 September 1994, 7 February 1995 -- Hayes was born in Arkansas and moved to St. Louis in 1940 to complete high school at Vashon. He joined the Marine Corps in 1942 and he attended college on the G.I. Bill. From 1948 to 1970, he was an active member of CORE.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and...2022-04-2944 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Walter Lee Hayes PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionWalter Lee Hayes (1923-1998): Interviewed on 21 June 1993, 22 September 1994, 7 February 1995 -- Hayes was born in Arkansas and moved to St. Louis in 1940 to complete high school at Vashon. He joined the Marine Corps in 1942 and he attended college on the G.I. Bill. From 1948 to 1970, he was an active member of CORE.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and...2022-04-291h 05mohistorymuseumInterview with Vivian Howard PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVivian Howard (1911- ): Interviewed on 1 July 1995 -- Howard came to St. Louis at age 11 in 1922. She worked at Stix, starting as an elevator starter and explains conditions working there and at other department stores. She recalls her childhood in St. Louis and her family. Howard explained that she was light-skinned and had red hair and unknowingly found herself passing as white on occasion.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jers...2022-04-2901 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Vivian Howard PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVivian Howard (1911- ): Interviewed on 1 July 1995 -- Howard came to St. Louis at age 11 in 1922. She worked at Stix, starting as an elevator starter and explains conditions working there and at other department stores. She recalls her childhood in St. Louis and her family. Howard explained that she was light-skinned and had red hair and unknowingly found herself passing as white on occasion.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jers...2022-04-291h 03mohistorymuseumInterview with Stella Bouie PART FOUR, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionStella Bouie (1928- ): Interviewed October 20, 1994 -- Bouie worked for Stix, Baer & Fuller from 1956 through the 1970s and discusses segregation by her employer and also her family and childhood experiences. She held several positions at Stix, including that of Display Maid.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the coup...2022-04-2909 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Stella Bouie PART THREE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionStella Bouie (1928- ): Interviewed October 20, 1994 -- Bouie worked for Stix, Baer & Fuller from 1956 through the 1970s and discusses segregation by her employer and also her family and childhood experiences. She held several positions at Stix, including that of Display Maid.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the coup...2022-04-291h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Stella Bouie PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionStella Bouie (1928- ): Interviewed October 20, 1994 -- Bouie worked for Stix, Baer & Fuller from 1956 through the 1970s and discusses segregation by her employer and also her family and childhood experiences. She held several positions at Stix, including that of Display Maid.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the coup...2022-04-291h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Stella Bouie PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionStella Bouie (1928- ): Interviewed October 20, 1994 -- Bouie worked for Stix, Baer & Fuller from 1956 through the 1970s and discusses segregation by her employer and also her family and childhood experiences. She held several positions at Stix, including that of Display Maid.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the coup...2022-04-291h 05mohistorymuseumInterview with Salimah Jones PART THREE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionSalimah Jones (1941- ): Interviewed on 5 May 1993, 26 May 1993, 21 July 1993 (see Jackson B2/f.19-20), 3 November 1994 (phone), and 22 June 1995 -- Jones grew up in Carr Square Village and on St. Louis Avenue and graduated from Soldan High School in 1960. She explains what she learned from the black community and her strict upbringing, her experiences in school, and in trips downtown as a child. Her father, Hubert Ballentine was nicknamed “Dickey” and was a co-founder of the Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club. Jones worked for 20 years as an investigator with the Civil Rights Enforcement Agency.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) a...2022-04-291h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Salimah Jones PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionSalimah Jones (1941- ): Interviewed on 5 May 1993, 26 May 1993, 21 July 1993 (see Jackson B2/f.19-20), 3 November 1994 (phone), and 22 June 1995 -- Jones grew up in Carr Square Village and on St. Louis Avenue and graduated from Soldan High School in 1960. She explains what she learned from the black community and her strict upbringing, her experiences in school, and in trips downtown as a child. Her father, Hubert Ballentine was nicknamed “Dickey” and was a co-founder of the Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club. Jones worked for 20 years as an investigator with the Civil Rights Enforcement Agency.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) a...2022-04-291h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Salimah Jones PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionSalimah Jones (1941- ): Interviewed on 5 May 1993, 26 May 1993, 21 July 1993 (see Jackson B2/f.19-20), 3 November 1994 (phone), and 22 June 1995 -- Jones grew up in Carr Square Village and on St. Louis Avenue and graduated from Soldan High School in 1960. She explains what she learned from the black community and her strict upbringing, her experiences in school, and in trips downtown as a child. Her father, Hubert Ballentine was nicknamed “Dickey” and was a co-founder of the Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club. Jones worked for 20 years as an investigator with the Civil Rights Enforcement Agency.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) a...2022-04-291h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Ruth Rothchild Bettman, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionRuth Rothchild Bettman (1910-2010): Interviewed April 26, 1994 -- Bettman was chairman of the St. Louis Child Welfare Advisory Committee, appointed to the board of Human Development Corporation, and several other social planning commissions and comittees. The city’s welfare office had an additional office in Pruitt Igoe and mentions the conditions. She recalls the consequences of segregation with luncheon meetings when it was necessary to find an establishment that allowed both blacks and women, e.g. when Thurgood Marshall spoke at a conference luncheon for the Missouri Association for Social Welfare.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and My...2022-04-2915 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Roy Glasscock PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionRoy Glasscock (1936- ): Interviewed on 10 September 1993 -- Glasscock grew up in Maplewood and became a policeman with the St. Louis Police Department. He worked in the 5th, 6th, and 9th districts and recalls observations on race and how the department has changed.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and...2022-04-2948 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Richard Martin PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionRichard Martin (1928-2008): Interviewed on 11 June 1993 -- Martin was a nephew of Josephine Baker, lived in Mill Creek, graduated from Washington Technical High School in 1943, and earned an Associate’s degree from Tucker Business College. He served in the Army from 1946 to 1949 in Japan. In 1985, Martin founded the Children’s Performing Arts Academy for talented, disadvantaged, low income children. He recalled his childhood as idyllic with an extended family in the Mill Creek neighborhood and how things changed after the development of the area.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduate...2022-04-2936 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Richard Martin PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionRichard Martin (1928-2008): Interviewed on 11 June 1993 -- Martin was a nephew of Josephine Baker, lived in Mill Creek, graduated from Washington Technical High School in 1943, and earned an Associate’s degree from Tucker Business College. He served in the Army from 1946 to 1949 in Japan. In 1985, Martin founded the Children’s Performing Arts Academy for talented, disadvantaged, low income children. He recalled his childhood as idyllic with an extended family in the Mill Creek neighborhood and how things changed after the development of the area.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduate...2022-04-291h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Pearl McFarland Shanks PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionPearl McFarland Shanks (1926-2000): Interviewed on 30 March 1993, Fall 1994 (phone), 28 July 1995 (no transcript), 15 August 1995 -- Shanks was born in St. Louis and grew up in Mill Creek. She and her brothers belonged to the Drum and Bugle Corps of the Tom Powell Post No. 77 of the American Legion. She recalled segregation in the departments stores, public transportation, and the Shapleigh Hardware Company. Shanks experienced Jim Crow policies on a visit to Virginia, compared that experience to St. Louis. She also explained feelings in the black community about those who could pass as white.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tuck...2022-04-291h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Pearl McFarland Shanks PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionPearl McFarland Shanks (1926-2000): Interviewed on 30 March 1993, Fall 1994 (phone), 28 July 1995 (no transcript), 15 August 1995 -- Shanks was born in St. Louis and grew up in Mill Creek. She and her brothers belonged to the Drum and Bugle Corps of the Tom Powell Post No. 77 of the American Legion. She recalled segregation in the departments stores, public transportation, and the Shapleigh Hardware Company. Shanks experienced Jim Crow policies on a visit to Virginia, compared that experience to St. Louis. She also explained feelings in the black community about those who could pass as white.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tuck...2022-04-291h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Pearl Shanks - Cookie Jordan, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her career with oral history in 1979 when she answered an advertisement for volunteers at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. She interviewed over 100 people in St. Louis touched by the holocaust. In 1986, Sister Prince began work...2022-04-2813 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Pearl McFarland Shanks PART THREE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionPearl McFarland Shanks (1926-2000): Interviewed on 30 March 1993, Fall 1994 (phone), 28 July 1995 (no transcript), 15 August 1995 -- Shanks was born in St. Louis and grew up in Mill Creek. She and her brothers belonged to the Drum and Bugle Corps of the Tom Powell Post No. 77 of the American Legion. She recalled segregation in the departments stores, public transportation, and the Shapleigh Hardware Company. Shanks experienced Jim Crow policies on a visit to Virginia, compared that experience to St. Louis. She also explained feelings in the black community about those who could pass as white.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tuck...2022-04-2819 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Mercedes Spiller PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her career with oral history in 1979 when she answered an advertisement for volunteers at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. She interviewed over 100 people in St. Louis touched by the holocaust. In 1986, Sister Prince began work...2022-04-2833 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Mercedes Spiller PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her career with oral history in 1979 when she answered an advertisement for volunteers at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. She interviewed over 100 people in St. Louis touched by the holocaust. In 1986, Sister Prince began work...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Melvin Hamilton PART THREE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionMelvin Hamilton (1912-1997): Interviewed on 27 October 1993, 10 November 1993, 27 August 1994, 30 April 1995, and 2 May 1995 -- Hamilton was born in East St. Louis and grew up in downtown St. Louis. He was a member of the first graduating class at Vashon High School in 1928. He earned a B.S. in mathematics at Ohio State and a master’s degree from Washington University. He taught math in the St. Louis Public Schools until his retirement in 1981.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Art...2022-04-2847 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Melvin Hamilton PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionMelvin Hamilton (1912-1997): Interviewed on 27 October 1993, 10 November 1993, 27 August 1994, 30 April 1995, and 2 May 1995 -- Hamilton was born in East St. Louis and grew up in downtown St. Louis. He was a member of the first graduating class at Vashon High School in 1928. He earned a B.S. in mathematics at Ohio State and a master’s degree from Washington University. He taught math in the St. Louis Public Schools until his retirement in 1981.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Art...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Melvin Hamilton PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionMelvin Hamilton (1912-1997): Interviewed on 27 October 1993, 10 November 1993, 27 August 1994, 30 April 1995, and 2 May 1995 -- Hamilton was born in East St. Louis and grew up in downtown St. Louis. He was a member of the first graduating class at Vashon High School in 1928. He earned a B.S. in mathematics at Ohio State and a master’s degree from Washington University. He taught math in the St. Louis Public Schools until his retirement in 1981.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Art...2022-04-281h 03mohistorymuseumInterview with Kimberly MacLean PART THREE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionKimberly MacLean (1962- ): Interviewed on 4 June 1993 -- MacLean is the daughter of Salimah Jones. She recalls her childhood and the violence that became prevalent in the St. Louis Public Schools in the late 1960s and 1970s. She describes her experiences at Crossroads in middle school and Mary Institute. MacLean explains her family ties and forays around St. Louis and downtown.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her...2022-04-2801 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Kimberly MacLean PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionKimberly MacLean (1962- ): Interviewed on 4 June 1993 -- MacLean is the daughter of Salimah Jones. She recalls her childhood and the violence that became prevalent in the St. Louis Public Schools in the late 1960s and 1970s. She describes her experiences at Crossroads in middle school and Mary Institute. MacLean explains her family ties and forays around St. Louis and downtown.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her...2022-04-281h 05mohistorymuseumInterview Kimberly MacLean PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionKimberly MacLean (1962- ): Interviewed on 4 June 1993 -- MacLean is the daughter of Salimah Jones. She recalls her childhood and the violence that became prevalent in the St. Louis Public Schools in the late 1960s and 1970s. She describes her experiences at Crossroads in middle school and Mary Institute. MacLean explains her family ties and forays around St. Louis and downtown.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Karen K Skender PART THREE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionKaren K. Skender (1941- ): Interviewed on 20 August 1993 and 8 Sept 1993 -- Skender was born in St. Louis, graduated from Southwest High School, and her father was a white small business owner in south St. Louis.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her...2022-04-2824 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Karen K Skender PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionKaren K. Skender (1941- ): Interviewed on 20 August 1993 and 8 Sept 1993 -- Skender was born in St. Louis, graduated from Southwest High School, and her father was a white small business owner in south St. Louis.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Karen K Skender PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionKaren K. Skender (1941- ): Interviewed on 20 August 1993 and 8 Sept 1993 -- Skender was born in St. Louis, graduated from Southwest High School, and her father was a white small business owner in south St. Louis.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her...2022-04-281h 05mohistorymuseumInterview with John W Lewis PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her career with oral history in 1979 when she answered an advertisement for volunteers at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. She interviewed over 100 people in St. Louis touched by the holocaust. In 1986, Sister Prince began work...2022-04-2829 minmohistorymuseumInterview with John W Lewis PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionJohn W. Lewis (1922-2006): Interviewed on 14 March 1994 -- Johnnie Lewis was born in Mount Vernon and grew up mostly in southwest Missouri and attended Lincoln University while working mostly in restaurants. In 1944, he got a job with the railroad and traveled to St. Louis to work out of the commissary at Union Station. He first worked in the dining car as a waiter and recounts his responsibilities and experiences on the rails. In 1953, Lewis left the railroad and started working at Westwood County Club in St. Louis County. Lewis was a boy scout in Springfield, and later a scoutmaster, and...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Jackson - Jones - McLean PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her career with oral history in 1979 when she answered an advertisement for volunteers at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. She interviewed over 100 people in St. Louis touched by the holocaust. In 1986, Sister Prince began work...2022-04-2847 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Jackson - Jones - McLean PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her career with oral history in 1979 when she answered an advertisement for volunteers at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. She interviewed over 100 people in St. Louis touched by the holocaust. In 1986, Sister Prince began work...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Isadore Millstone PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionIsadore Millstone (1907-2009): Interviewed on 6 and 7 September 1994 -- Millstone grew up in St. Louis, was a well-known philanthropist, and headed Millstone Constructions when it built the Pruitt-Igoe public housing project. He recalled what neighborhoods looked like when he was young, where different ethnic groups lived, and what Mill Creek was like before it was developed.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, Univ...2022-04-2826 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Isadore Millstone - Oldham, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionIsadore Millstone (1907-2009): Interviewed on 6 and 7 September 1994 -- Millstone grew up in St. Louis, was a well-known philanthropist, and headed Millstone Constructions when it built the Pruitt-Igoe public housing project. He recalled what neighborhoods looked like when he was young, where different ethnic groups lived, and what Mill Creek was like before it was developed.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, Univ...2022-04-281h 02mohistorymuseumInterview with Isadore Millstone - Bavar - Green, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionIsadore Millstone (1907-2009): Interviewed on 6 and 7 September 1994 -- Millstone grew up in St. Louis, was a well-known philanthropist, and headed Millstone Constructions when it built the Pruitt-Igoe public housing project. He recalled what neighborhoods looked like when he was young, where different ethnic groups lived, and what Mill Creek was like before it was developed.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, Univ...2022-04-281h 06mohistorymuseumInterview with Geroge J Elliott Jr PART THREE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionGeorge J. Elliott, Jr. (1920-2009): Interviewed on 24 June 1993, 30 August 1994, 13 March 1995, 7 August 1995, and 9 November 1995 -- Elliott was born in St Louis and grew up in the Elleardsville neighborhood. He attended the Cottage Avenue School, portable buildings near Sumner High School, from kindergarten through 4th grade. He was active with the YMCA and attended summer camps for many years. He became an educator and retired from Webster Groves High School.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from...2022-04-2838 minmohistorymuseumInterview with George J Elliott Jr PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionGeorge J. Elliott, Jr. (1920-2009): Interviewed on 24 June 1993, 30 August 1994, 13 March 1995, 7 August 1995, and 9 November 1995 -- Elliott was born in St Louis and grew up in the Elleardsville neighborhood. He attended the Cottage Avenue School, portable buildings near Sumner High School, from kindergarten through 4th grade. He was active with the YMCA and attended summer camps for many years. He became an educator and retired from Webster Groves High School.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from...2022-04-281h 03mohistorymuseumInterview with George J Elliott Jr PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionGeorge J. Elliott, Jr. (1920-2009): Interviewed on 24 June 1993, 30 August 1994, 13 March 1995, 7 August 1995, and 9 November 1995 -- Elliott was born in St Louis and grew up in the Elleardsville neighborhood. He attended the Cottage Avenue School, portable buildings near Sumner High School, from kindergarten through 4th grade. He was active with the YMCA and attended summer camps for many years. He became an educator and retired from Webster Groves High School.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from...2022-04-281h 05mohistorymuseumInterview with Gail Faris PART THREE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her career with oral history in 1979 when she answered an advertisement for volunteers at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. She interviewed over 100 people in St. Louis touched by the holocaust. In 1986, Sister Prince began work...2022-04-2803 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Gail Faris PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her career with oral history in 1979 when she answered an advertisement for volunteers at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. She interviewed over 100 people in St. Louis touched by the holocaust. In 1986, Sister Prince began work...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Gail Faris PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her career with oral history in 1979 when she answered an advertisement for volunteers at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. She interviewed over 100 people in St. Louis touched by the holocaust. In 1986, Sister Prince began work...2022-04-281h 03mohistorymuseumInterview with Gabrielle Jacquet Wilson PART THREE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionGabrielle Jacquet Wilson (1944- ): Interviewed on 12 July 1994, 22 July 1994, 17 August 1994 -- Wilson was born in St. Louis, lived in the Central West End, and graduated from Rosati Kain High School. She recalled being able to go places that other members of her family could not go due to her light skin, a trait shared with her mother’s family. Wilson explained that she was mostly unaware of segregation. Her grandfather, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Tyler was the first black doctor to practice in St. Charles.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She gradua...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Gabrielle Jacquet Wilson PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionGabrielle Jacquet Wilson (1944- ): Interviewed on 12 July 1994, 22 July 1994, 17 August 1994 -- Wilson was born in St. Louis, lived in the Central West End, and graduated from Rosati Kain High School. She recalled being able to go places that other members of her family could not go due to her light skin, a trait shared with her mother’s family. Wilson explained that she was mostly unaware of segregation. Her grandfather, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Tyler was the first black doctor to practice in St. Charles.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She gradua...2022-04-281h 05mohistorymuseumInterview with Gabrielle Jacquet Wilson PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionGabrielle Jacquet Wilson (1944- ): Interviewed on 12 July 1994, 22 July 1994, 17 August 1994 -- Wilson was born in St. Louis, lived in the Central West End, and graduated from Rosati Kain High School. She recalled being able to go places that other members of her family could not go due to her light skin, a trait shared with her mother’s family. Wilson explained that she was mostly unaware of segregation. Her grandfather, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Tyler was the first black doctor to practice in St. Charles.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She gradua...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Eula Flowers PART THREE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionEula Flowers (c.1925- ): Interviewed on 5 May 1994, 11 January 1995, and 31 May 1995 -- Flowers was born in Louisiana, her family moved to St. Louis in the early 1930s, grew up in The Ville neighborhood. She graduated from Stowe Teachers College and earned a master’s degree from St. Louis University. She taught for the St. Louis Public Schools and served as principal of two elementary schools.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Je...2022-04-2818 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Eula Flowers PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionEula Flowers (c.1925- ): Interviewed on 5 May 1994, 11 January 1995, and 31 May 1995 -- Flowers was born in Louisiana, her family moved to St. Louis in the early 1930s, grew up in The Ville neighborhood. She graduated from Stowe Teachers College and earned a master’s degree from St. Louis University. She taught for the St. Louis Public Schools and served as principal of two elementary schools.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Je...2022-04-281h 03mohistorymuseumInterview with Eula Flowers PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionEula Flowers (c.1925- ): Interviewed on 5 May 1994, 11 January 1995, and 31 May 1995 -- Flowers was born in Louisiana, her family moved to St. Louis in the early 1930s, grew up in The Ville neighborhood. She graduated from Stowe Teachers College and earned a master’s degree from St. Louis University. She taught for the St. Louis Public Schools and served as principal of two elementary schools.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Je...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Eugene Z Lewis PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionEugene Z. Lewis (1902-1994): Interviewed on 17 April 1993 and 28 April 1993 -- Lewis was born in St. Louis, his mother was black and his father was white. He recalls his relationship with his father and his family. Lewis also remembers what is was like in St. Louis during the East St. Louis race riot. He worked for a streetcar company, later a bus company, for 48 years.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New...2022-04-281h 05mohistorymuseumInterview with Eugene Z Lewis PART THREE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionEugene Z. Lewis (1902-1994): Interviewed on 17 April 1993 and 28 April 1993 -- Lewis was born in St. Louis, his mother was black and his father was white. He recalls his relationship with his father and his family. Lewis also remembers what is was like in St. Louis during the East St. Louis race riot. He worked for a streetcar company, later a bus company, for 48 years.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New...2022-04-2857 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Eugene Z Lewis PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionEugene Z. Lewis (1902-1994): Interviewed on 17 April 1993 and 28 April 1993 -- Lewis was born in St. Louis, his mother was black and his father was white. He recalls his relationship with his father and his family. Lewis also remembers what is was like in St. Louis during the East St. Louis race riot. He worked for a streetcar company, later a bus company, for 48 years.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Ernestine Newman PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionErnestine Newman (1928-2011): Interviewed on 2 December 1993 -- Newman grew up in Mill Creek, graduated from Vashon High Schol, and graduated from Harri-Stowe in 1964 after her marriage. She recalls her own childhood and school days and also those of her daughters, who attended an integrated school. Newman felt she hadn’t experienced racism until her children encountered it at Scullin School.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her ed...2022-04-2849 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Ernestine Newman PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionErnestine Newman (1928-2011): Interviewed on 2 December 1993 -- Newman grew up in Mill Creek, graduated from Vashon High Schol, and graduated from Harri-Stowe in 1964 after her marriage. She recalls her own childhood and school days and also those of her daughters, who attended an integrated school. Newman felt she hadn’t experienced racism until her children encountered it at Scullin School.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her ed...2022-04-281h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Emma Bradford PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionEmma Bradford (1902-1996): Interviewed on May 12, 1993 -- Bradford’s family moved to East St. Louis in February 1917 and recalled that the women and children were gathered together in houses during the July race riot. She left her family in East St. Louis shortly after the riot and began in domestic service in St. Louis.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Mis...2022-04-281h 00mohistorymuseumInterview with Emma Bradford PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionEmma Bradford (1902-1996): Interviewed on May 12, 1993 -- Bradford’s family moved to East St. Louis in February 1917 and recalled that the women and children were gathered together in houses during the July race riot. She left her family in East St. Louis shortly after the riot and began in domestic service in St. Louis.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Mis...2022-04-281h 03mohistorymuseumInterview with Ellawee Phillips PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionEllawee Phillips (1913-2007): Interviewed on 18 April 1994 -- Phillips was born in St. Louis and lived at 2715 Papin Street in south St Louis. She always lived in integrated neighborhoods and played with white children but she recalled segregation at school, church, and at businesses.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-201...2022-04-2708 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Ellawee Phillips PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionEllawee Phillips (1913-2007): Interviewed on 18 April 1994 -- Phillips was born in St. Louis and lived at 2715 Papin Street in south St Louis. She always lived in integrated neighborhoods and played with white children but she recalled segregation at school, church, and at businesses.
Vida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-201...2022-04-271h 04mohistorymuseumInterview with Elizabeth R Williamson PART TWO, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionVida “Sister” Prince was born in 1933 to Vida Tucker (1906-1981) and Myron S. Goldman (1905-1936). She graduated from John Burroughs High School in St. Louis and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary Junior College (New Jersey). Prince augmented her education at Fontbonne College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University. She married Ronald S. Prince (1931-2016) and the couple had three children.
Prince began her career with oral history in 1979 when she answered an advertisement for volunteers at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. She interviewed over 100 people in St. Louis touched by the holocaust. In 1986, Sister Prince began work...2022-04-2713 minmohistorymuseumInterview with Elizabeth R Williamson PART ONE, Vida "Sister" Prince Oral History CollectionElizabeth R. Williamson (1918-1998): Interviewed on 26 January 1994 -- Williamson was born and raised in Yonkers, New York, earned her bachelor’s degree at Hunters College and her master’s degree in social work at Smith College. She recalled her childhood in New York, her college experiences including field work in Chicago, and her daughter’s experience at Wellesley College. She came to St. Louis in 1941 and worked with Family and Children ‘s Services to set up an office in Kinloch. Her husband worked for black newspapers in St. Louis and they sent their sons to the Thomas Jefferson School.
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Saint Louis In TuneBeyond the Ballot: 100th Anniversary of the 19th AmendmentThe 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States gave women the right to vote in all elections. What role did St. Louis play in the women's suffrage movement and who were the key individuals? Katie Moon, exhibits manager for the Missouri History Museum, discusses the exhibit Beyond the Ballot which helps to answer those and many more questions.https://mohistory.org/exhibits/beyond-the-ballothttps://www.facebook.com/mohistorymuseum/2020-08-1822 min