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How a league of Black housewives changed the Detroit workforce in the 1930s

AALEC • December 20, 2024

The Detroit Housewives League (DHL), founded in 1930 by Fannie B. Peck, was a pioneering organization that played a crucial role in promoting economic empowerment within Detroit’s African American community

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