This scrapbook was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter's efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
Frances M. Albrier (1898-1987) was a civil and equal rights activist and leader. The granddaughter of a former slave, Frances Albrier moved from Alabama to California as a young woman in 1920 and began nearly six decades of civil rights activism from her Berkeley home. She worked as a nurse, maid and union organizer on Pullman trains. In 1939, Albrier ran for City Council as Berkeley's first African American woman candidate. In 1940, she formed the Citizens Employment Council to fight for jobs and fair employment practices for African Americans. During WWII, Albrier was the first black welder at the Richmond shipyards and integrated Berkeley's league of Women Voters and the Red Cross. She taught Red Cross first aid classes to local youth for many years. In the 1950s, she created the first Negro History Week displays in Oakland which were displayed in a dept. store window. She was prominent in the National Council of Negro Women and in the Citizenship Education Project, which focused on voter registration. In later life, she was a peace and disarmament activist and also a pioneer of rights for seniors and disabled people.
Frances M. Albrier (1898-1987) was a civil and equal rights activist and leader. The granddaughter of a former slave, Frances Albrier moved from Alabama to California as a young woman in 1920 and began nearly six decades of civil rights activism from her Berkeley home. She worked as a nurse, maid and union organizer on Pullman trains. In 1939, Albrier ran for City Council as Berkeley's first African American woman candidate. In 1940, she formed the Citizens Employment Council to fight for jobs and fair employment practices for African Americans. During WWII, Albrier was the first black welder at the Richmond shipyards and integrated Berkeley's league of Women Voters and the Red Cross. She taught Red Cross first aid classes to local youth for many years. In the 1950s, she created the first Negro History Week displays in Oakland which were displayed in a dept. store window. She was prominent in the National Council of Negro Women and in the Citizenship Education Project, which focused on voter registration. In later life, she was a peace and disarmament activist and also a pioneer of rights for seniors and disabled people.