Title

Calloway, DeVerne

Description

State Representative DeVerne Lee Calloway (1916-1993) was the first Black woman to serve in the Missouri State Legislature and served on numerous committees during her time in office between 1962 and 1980. She also was active in community boards and held membership in organizations such as the NAACP, League of Women Voters, Missouri Association for Social Welfare, and the National Council of Negro Women. This portrait is part of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Collection, which documents the exhibit ""Career Achievements Among Black Women in St. Louis, Missouri"" in 1974.

Creator

Unidentified

Subject

St. Louis Black American History

Black American Career Achievements

Divine Nine Sororities

State Representative DeVerne Lee Calloway

DeVerne Lee Calloway

Missouri State Legislature

St. Louis History

Rights

In copyright - rightholders unidentifiable

Date

1972

Format

.jpg

Identifier

S0101_01

Medium

Black and white 2.25x3.25 photographic print, 4x5 safety film negative

Source

State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis, Alpha Kappa Alpha: Career Achievements Among Black Women in St. Louis, Missouri collection