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Video of the Week: Having our say the Delany sisters'...


Having our Say the Delany Sisters' First 100 years
From CBS VIdeo
1999

Ryan Library: Video 1750 (ask at Help Desk)


Based on the book by Sarah Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth. Based on the true story of the Delany sisters, who lived well beyond the age of 100 after having built successful careers at a time when most women, and most African Americans, were being denied opportunities.

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26 Sep 2007
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