Charlotta Bass

unknown photographerc. 1909

California Museum
Sacramento, United States

In 1911 Charlotta Spears Bass became the first Black woman in the U.S. to own and operate a newspaper. She used The California Eagle to promote many causes important to the Black community, including women’s suffrage

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Title: Charlotta Bass
Creator: unknown photographer
Date Created: c. 1909
Location Created: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Subject Keywords: women's suffrage
Type: Photograph
Original Source: California Eagle Photographs Collection, Southern California Library (Los Angeles)

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