Letter from Cardiss Collins to Thelma T. Gorham, May 15, 1978
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Title
Letter from Cardiss Collins to Thelma T. Gorham, May 15, 1978
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Type
Text
Creator
Collins, Cardiss 1931-2013 (Correspondent)
Gorham, Thelma Thurston, 1913-1991 (Correspondent)
Date
1978-05-15
Description
A letter from Congresswoman Cardiss Collins to Thelma T. Gorham in reply to a letter from Mrs. Gorham about her work in "'communications study...of Black Women in Public Address.'" Mrs. Cardiss states that she has attached copies of two speeches she gave while campaigning for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives (the speeches are not included here). Mrs. Cardiss was the fourth African American woman in Congress and the first to represent the Midwest.
Genre
Business correspondence
Language
English
Place
Washington (D.C.)
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Physical Description
1 page
Identifier
JGRCMA-MSS2004-1108-B008C-F057-I005
Topics
Gorham, Thelma Thurston
African American women educators
African American women journalists
Women in communication
Collins, Cardiss 1931-2013
African American women politicians
Physical Location
Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.