Thelma Dewitty
Thelma Dewitty was the first black teacher to be hired by the Seattle Public Schools.
Thelma Dewitty was the first black teacher to be hired by the Seattle Public Schools.
Member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
Member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
Member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
Willetta Esther Riddle Gayton was the first African American professional librarian in Seattle.
Company clerk in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during WWII
Member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in WWII
Violet Gordon served as an officer in the WAC’s 32nd Company, as well as with the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.
Staff Sergeant Essie Woods and her sisters, one older and one younger, all enlisted in the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps in 1943; member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
As a suffragist, clubwoman, and activist, Cass advocated for Boston’s most disadvantaged inhabitants.