Part of an interview with Rev. Marion D. Bennett, Sr. conducted by Claytee D. White on January 12, 2004. Bennett recalls working with Los Angeles labor organizer Jim Anderson to form the Nevada Voters League.
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In 1964 a small group of young women working at what was formerly Kit Carson Elementary School developed a special bond with each other. Through their common interests and concerns for the community, they founded Les Femmes Douze (the ladies twelve in French). The founding members were Helen Anderson, Gwen Bennett, Ella Blackmon, Lois Bolden, Margaret Crawford, Ruth Hicks, Barbara Kirkland, Esther Langston, Bernice Moten, Joanne Pughsley, Eva Simmons, and Dorothy Taylor.
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second grade teacher at Kit Carson School and sponsor of the 1964 debutante ball
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Photographer's notations: 3-9 Mrs. McGlothen, 10-14 Madison Awards Day 5-28-65, 15-17 Harold Freeman (1 photo), 18 Wedding Rae - Carrie Williams, 21-31 Matt Kelley Field Day Activities.
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