Karla Rixon
Karla Rixon is an undergraduate at the University of Washington, majoring in History. She is particularly interested in the histories of under-studied populations such as sexual and ethnic minorities, and marginalized groups such as women. She plans to graduate in 2011, and does not intend to pursue graduate studies because of her health.
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Venture Smith (ca. 1729-1805)
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Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (1870- )
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Mattiwilda Dobbs (1925-2015)
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Gertrude “Ma” Rainey (1886-1939)
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