Working Women (1983)
Folks
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1983-11-6
Duration: 00:26:35
Subjects: Women-owned business enterprises | African Americans | Women | Employment | Patrick, Jennie R., 1949-
Contributors:
- Hinton, Rob Host
- Stewart, Genevieve Host
- Edgar, Jackie Interviewee
- Jackson, Velma Interviewee
- Patrick, Jennie Interviewee
- Corrothers, Helen Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Folks” from November 6, 1983, focuses on African American women working in male-dominated professions. Rob Hinton and Genevieve Stewart interview: Jackie Edgar, the owner of a car dealership in Jeanerette, Louisiana; Dr. Velma Jackson of Baton Rouge, the first black female dentist in Louisiana; Dr. Jennie Patrick of Alabama, the first black woman in the United States to earn a doctoral degree in chemical engineering; and Helen Corrothers of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the only black female prison warden in the United States.