United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peoplestown, 33.72788, -84.3852Lewis, Boyd, 1944-1969/1989View of Ethel Matthews (right), the founder of the Atlanta Welfare Rights Organization, and other unidentified individuals at a community gathering at Emmaus House in the Peoplestown neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.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.image/jpegVIS 101.565.008ahc101565008.jpgMSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History CenterAfrican Americans--1970-1980Women--1970-1980Activists--Georgia--AtlantaWelfare rights movement--Georgia--AtlantaMeetings--Georgia--AtlantaClothing and dress--1970-1980Eating and drinking--Georgia--AtlantaAtlanta Welfare Rights OrganizationEpiscopal Church--Parish missionsMatthews, Ethel M., 1933-2005Emmaus House (Atlanta, Ga.)Emmaus House GatheringStillImage