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Title	Welfare Rights Organization Gathering
Photographer	Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Description	View of Ethel Matthews (left), the founder of the Atlanta Welfare Rights Organization, and other unidentified women at a meeting of the organization at Emmaus House in the Peoplestown neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
Geographic Location	Atlanta (Ga.) Peoplestown (Atlanta, Ga.)
Subject	African Americans--1970-1980 Women--1970-1980 Activists--Georgia--Atlanta Welfare rights movement--Georgia--Atlanta Meetings--Georgia--Atlanta Interiors--Georgia--Atlanta
Personal Name	Matthews, Ethel M., 1933-2005
Corporate Name	Emmaus House (Atlanta, Ga.) Atlanta Welfare Rights Organization Episcopal Church--Parish missions
Date Original	undated
Date Digital	2009
Type	35 mm black and white negative
Format	Still picture
Digital Format	JPEG
Catalogue Number	VIS 101.565.002
Collection	Boyd Lewis Photographs
Related Collections	MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
Publisher	Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305
Rights	This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Notes	Ethel Mae Matthews was the founder and first president of the Atlanta Welfare Rights Organization and was a persistent advocate for the poor, the elderly, and children.
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Welfare Rights Organization Gathering

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