EPISODE · May 24, 2022 · 22 MIN
Mae Makes a Way by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
from Step Inside This Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference. · host Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/74402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mae Makes a Way Author: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich Narrator: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich Format: mp3 Length: 22 mins Release date: 05-24-22 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Biographies Publisher's Summary: Mae had a dream to make one-of-a-kind hats. But the path for a Black female designer was unclear, so Mae made a way, leaving her home in the segregated South to study at the Chicago School of Millinery. Mae had the skills, but craved the independence to create her own styles. So Mae found a way. In Philadelphia, she became the first Black woman to own a business on South Street. Whether you were Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Marian Anderson or a lady from the neighborhood, Mae wanted you to look good and feel special in one of her original hats.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/74402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mae Makes a Way Author: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich Narrator: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich Format: mp3 Length: 22 mins Release date: 05-24-22 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Biographies Publisher's Summary: Mae had a dream to make one-of-a-kind hats. But the path for a Black female designer was unclear, so Mae made a way, leaving her home in the segregated South to study at the Chicago School of Millinery. Mae had the skills, but craved the independence to create her own styles. So Mae found a way. In Philadelphia, she became the first Black woman to own a business on South Street. Whether you were Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Marian Anderson or a lady from the neighborhood, Mae wanted you to look good and feel special in one of her original hats.
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