- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Ethel Mathews
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1969/1989
- Subject:
- Welfare rights movement--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--1970-1980
Women--1970-1980
Activists--Georgia--Atlanta
Eyeglasses
Clothing and dress--1980-1990
Jewelry--1970-1980
Atlanta Welfare Rights Organization
National Welfare Rights Organization (U.S.)
Matthews, Ethel M., 1933-2005 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Ethel Matthews, the founder of the Atlanta Welfare Rights Organization, at Atlanta City Hall in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, for a meeting with the mayor.
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. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.564.004
ahc101564004.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/2583
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:2583/manifest.json
- Rights Holder:
- 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.
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
