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Oral History Interview with Elaine Carter Catalyst of the Black Women's History Project |
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Elaine Dowe Carter grew up in Elliston, Montgomery County. She is the daughter of Albert Garland and Talma (Sorrell) Dowe. Carter's grandfather and great-grandmother were slaves. She graduated from Christiansburg Institute at fourteen and attended Rosary College. She graduated from Howard University in 1952 and did graduate work at Boston College. She was awarded a Commonwealth Fellowship from the State of Virginia in 1992, and she is now working on a doctorate at Virginia Tech in Public Administration. She is the catalyst for the Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project. Elaine Dowe Carter Oral History Interview Transcript
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URL:http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/blackwomen/carter/index.html
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