Wright, Sophie B., Mrs.
Person
Biography
The first president of the Local Council of Women of New Orleans, Ms. Sophie B. Wright, carried a long tradition of social and women's activism throughout New Orleans. The founder of the Home Institute, a free night school for the city's day laborers, Wright served as an influential and able executive to head the Council.
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Local Council of Women of New Orleans records
Collection
Identifier: SC-183-MS
Scope and Contents
The collection of papers of the Local Council of the Women of New Orleans illustrates the wide involvement of local women's organizations in the community. Documentation of the Council includes the minutes of meetings, correspondence between members and from outside relations, reports on committee work, publicity, and the revisions of the Council charter.
Dates:
1898-1901
Found in:
Special Collections