Title

Montgomery, Rita

Description

Rita Montgomery received a law degree from Washington University in 1973. Her goal as an attorney was to be effective in bringing about social change within the St. Louis community. She was the Midwestern Regional Director of the National Conference of Black Lawyers and member of the Missouri Bar Association and the Mound City Bar Association. 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

Rita Montgomery

Washington University

Midwestern Regional Director of the National Conference of Black Lawyers

Missouri Bar Association

Mound City Bar Association

Black American Career Achievements

Divine Nine Sororities

St. Louis History

Rights

In copyright- rightholders unidentifiable

Date

1972

Format

.jpg

Identifier

S0101_08

Medium

Black and white 8x10 photographic print, safety film negative

Source

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