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[[caption]] Beatrice Shuck Bailey, supvsr., Science and industry Room, St. Paul Library. A St. Paulite, she is a U. of Minn. grad and was a librarian for three Negro colleges.  Amer. Assoc., Univ. Women; Minn. Library Assoc.; Alpha Kappa Alpha; Unity Church; Coll. of St. Thomas Women's Auxillary. [[/caption]] 

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[[caption]] Willie Mae Wilson, 1st women exec. dir., St. Paul Urban League; admin, deputy, '72-'74. Course work completed, M.A. Degree, Public Affairs, U. of Minn.; B.A., Knoxville Coll.; Knowledgeable about minority economy and housing trends. Active voice, St. Paul issues, she is first black and woman chirprsn., Brd. of Commsnrs., HRA. Co-chairprsn., SECAC-Sec. School Desegregation; pres., 75-member Council, United Way Exec. Dirs.; vice pres., St. Paul Ramsey Arts and Science. Board, Community Devlpmnt. Corp.; Citizen's League; Minn. Women's Polit. Caucus; Iota Phi Lambda; Delta Sigma Theta, among others. Married with two children. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] Lillian Parks Thomas, a proj. dir., Ramsey Action Prog., St. Paul Pres., Internat'l Continentals; moved from Kansas to St. Paul with her brother, Gordon Parks (famed photog. and film producer). She is on many boards and committees: St. Paul Urban Coalition; Mayor's Mnpwr. Comm.; "400" Committee, Bethune Memorial, D.C.; and past pres., Nat'l. Urban League Guilds, St. Paul League Guild; Natl. Council., Negro Women; Cameos; Eastern Star; St. Philip's Episcopal Church. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] Psychiatric social worker, Jo Anna Williams-Brown, is employed by the Veteran's Admn. From Los Angeles; has a M.S. Degree, Boston U. Sch. Social work; B.S. Degree Mt. St. Mary College (Cal.). With the V.A. since '71, she has worked in Mass., Mo., Md., and Pa. She is married to William L. Brown. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] Toni Hughes is a WTCN-TV weather reporter and news analyst. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] World traveler, Earlene R. Johnson, has visited six continents. Northwest Airlines personnel for seven yrs.; Continuing Educ., U. of Minn., nutrition. She writes about food and travel, Summit-Univ. Free Press. Orig. from the Southwest, she does St. Paul community volunteer work; adores children; is the aunt of athlete, Vida Blue; likes interior design, and collects antiques. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] Jeanne V. Cooper, pblshr., black-oriented Twin City Observer/St. Paul Sun. A St. Paul native, grew up in Chicago; graduate, U. of Minn. Became exec. mgr., family-owned nwsprs. in '66, then pblshr., in '67. Member NAACP; Urban League; UNCF; Minn. Advsry. Committee U.S. Commission, Civil Rights; YWCA; St. James A.M.E. Church Choir; recip., Community Service Award, Pan-African Inst; citat., Blk. Community, '75. She has three children. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] Worthy Grand Matron, Marilee Parks Lynn, Prince Hall Order, Eastern Star. Mbr., Como Temple #128 IBPOEW since 1929. Served in many offices; twice elected and present Daughter Ruler; Loyal Lady Ruler, #47 Order of Golden Circle; Imperial Deputy, Isisecettes. [[/caption]]

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