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Episodes tagged "employment": 1 through 4 of 4

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  1. The Commodity of Self: A Tale from the Narrative of Elleanor Eldridge
    date March, 1794 to 1799map Kent, Rhode Islandtags Women, African American, Law, Freedom, employment, Female, Freed Slave, Liberty

    In 1815, at the very young age of ten, the heroine of our narrative, Elleanor Eldridge, lost her mother. Elleanor's life story was penned in her narrative, Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge. Elleanor was born into a very perculiar set of circumstances. Born in Rhode Island, she was the daughter of a free African-American Man and a female descendent from the Narrahganset tribe. The death of Elleanor’s...

  2. State Begins to Hire More Black Workers
    date October 2, 1968map Cumberland, North Carolinatags african americans, employment

    On October 2, 1968, the North Carolina Good Neighbor Council submitted a survey to Raleigh demonstrating that blacks were being hired for more positions within the state government. That rise came over the previous two years. There were still state agencies that are all white, but those agencies did not include education, health or hospitals. “The study showed that 38 percent of the blacks employed...

  3. Penders Advertisment
    date December 20, 1933map Wake, North Carolinatags African American Women, employment, African-Americans

    The Pender’s grocery advertisement from the Raleigh Observer depicted a wealthy and very happy white family enjoying a lovely Christmas dinner. The family is being served dinner by a maid, that also appeared to be in a good mood in the advertisement. This advertisement was an illustration of the menial work black women had to do in the 1930s. Domestic jobs were usually the most common types of work...

  4. Job Opportunities at the Seminole Hotel
    date 1886 to 1902map ORANGE, Floridatags employment, african americans

    In 1886 an impressive hotel was built on Lake Osceola called the Seminole Hotel. This hotel was a huge addition to the Winter Park community. It consisted of two hundred rooms and provided plenty of activities to entertain the guests, such as a bowling alley, croquet, tennis, and a billiard room. A bonus of being on the lake was that they were able to offer sailing, rowing, fishing, and two steam yachts....