RAOUL
FAMILY
Raoul family papers, 1865-1985
Manuscript Collection No. 548
Papers,
1865-1985; 20 linear feet
The
women (and men) of this prominent Georgia family were
active members of the 
political,
civic, and social affairs of the Atlanta community.
Mary Wadley Raoul (1848-1936), her daughters and her
sister were involved in a variety of social and charitable
organizations as well as in the cause of woman suffrage.
Daughters Mary (1882-1907) and Eleonore (b. 1888) were
especially active in Atlanta political and civic communities.
Mary Wadley Raoul Millis was a member of the Socialist
Party and the American Civil Liberties Union, and she
chaired the Angelo Herndon Freedom Committee in 1933.
Eleonore Raoul Greene, the first woman graduate of Emory
Law School, was active in the organization of the Equal
Suffrage Party of Georgia and supported equal rights
for women throughout her life. The Raoul Family papers
contain letters, journals, writings, photographs, financial
and legal records, clippings, printed material and memorabilia
documenting the activities of the Raoul family.
Materials
included here concern the League of Women
Shoppers, women’s
suffrage, a number of photographs, and correspondence
concerning the inclusion of Blacks into the Socialist
Party in the South.
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