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Article "Miss Mitchell Named Queen"
Dublin Core
Title
Article "Miss Mitchell Named Queen"
Description
This article is subtitled "Blondes Take Honors in May Day Voting at Westhampton." It also says, "The one brunette is Alice Torbeck..." The article appears to highlight that the women's hair color is their most important attribute. May Day was a Westhampton College tradition celebrated on the first Saturday of May in which Westhampton student would be crowned May Day Queen and the runners-up would part of the May Day court. It involved plays, dancing around a pole, a lantern procession, and a ball.
Source
"Miss Mitchell Named Queen". 1937, Vertical File, "May Day", University Archives, Virginia Baptist Historical Society.
Date
1937
Format
Language
English
Type
Identifier
UAVerticalFile-1937.jpg
Coverage
Richmond (Va.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Student Contributor
Files
Citation
“Article "Miss Mitchell Named Queen",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed February 6, 2023, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/2867.