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NOLA4Women: The Contributions of Women Artists in New Orleans Bounce & Hip Hop Music

For more than three decades, hip hop and bounce music traditions in New Orleans have been central outlets for creativity, celebration,...

Lillian B. Landry

Last week, I wondered where time went because it finally sunk in that I was facing my own ten year high school reunion. Then I came...

NOLA4Women: Valena C. Jones’ Legacy in Two Cities

When the former Miro School in New Orleans was renamed the Valena C. Jones Normal School in 1918, it was in recognition of Jones’...

NOLA4Women: The Grassroots Activism of Dorothy Mae Taylor

Dorothy Mae (Delavallade) Taylor was an authoritative political figure in New Orleans and Louisiana, whose fiery rhetoric shook the old...

NOLA4Women: Oretha Castle Haley and Doris Jean Castle: Sisters Dedicated to the Movement

The social activism of sisters Oretha Castle Haley and Doris Jean Castle began when they were still young women. They came from a working...

NOLA4Women: The Women’s Auxiliary of Flint-Goodridge Hospital

There are few records available documenting the contributions of the Women’s Auxiliary of Flint-Goodridge Hospital, but what is known...

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