Title

WASHINGTON VOCATIONAL SCHOOL: COSMETOLOGY.

Description

Washington Vocational School in Mill Creek Valley taught technical education to all African Americans in the area. The classes for women centered around domestic work like laundry, cooking, and hair care. St. Louis was the birthplace of hair empires from Annie Malone and Madame CJ Walker.

Subject

St. Louis History

Black and African American History

Mill Creek Valley Neighborhood

Neighborhood History

Labor History

Washington Vocational School

Technical Education

African American and Black Women's Education

Annie Malone

Madame C.J. Walker

Source

https://mohistory.org/collections/item/P0900-20556-01-4n