Rosa Lee Gibson and Helen Grissett Make Soap
Item
Title
Rosa Lee Gibson and Helen Grissett Make Soap
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Type
Text
Creator
Tallahassee Democrat (Creator)
Date
1974-11-24
Description
Newspaper clipping featuring Rosa Lee Gibson, longtime Tallahassee resident and the daughter of an enslaved person, and Helen Grissett, director of the Tallahassee Museum. The two women explain soap making and how they learned it. Gibson explains that her mother, who was born during slavery, taught her the craft. The two women mention plans to display the practice during a Farm Day at the museum.
Genre
Newspapers
Language
English
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Publisher
Gannett Media Corp
Physical Description
1 item
Identifier
JGRCMA-FC-B042B-F011-I001
Topics
Soap
Community Interactions
African American Social Interaction
Physical Location
Families Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.