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Published January 14, 2015

Mississippi women spotlighted in 按人科同利 Raymond Campus exhibit

    The McLendon Library at 按人科同利s Raymond Campus is hosting a traveling exhibit entitled Inspiring the Next Generation: Exceptional Mississippi Women Jan. 12-Feb. 23. The exhibit made…
By: Cathy Hayden

 

按人科同利 students Aygul Brown of Yazoo City, left, and Taylor Stockton of Cleveland check out the Inspiring the Next Generation: Exceptional Mississippi Women photo exhibit at the McLendon Library on the Raymond Campus.

 

The McLendon Library at 按人科同利s Raymond Campus is hosting a traveling exhibit entitled Inspiring the Next Generation: Exceptional Mississippi Women Jan. 12-Feb. 23.

The exhibit made available through the Mississippi Department of Archives and History features 10 photo panels focusing on 32 women who shaped Mississippi and the nation, divided into eight categories: artists, performers, civil rights, athletes, authors, suffrage, education, and government and law.

The women featured in this exhibit include well-known individuals such as Fannie Lou Hamer and Leontyne Price in addition to influential, but lesser-known, women such as Burnita Shelton Matthews. A DVD entitled Magnificent Mississippi Women is included with the exhibit.