WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
Lena Horne & Jeanne Noble
Berkeley, CA February 15, 1966 - Singer, actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne (left) visited the Helmet Club along with Eastbay, Contra Costa and San Francisco chapter members of the National Council of Negro Women. To Horne’s right is Dr. Jeanne Noble, associate professor at the Center for Human Relations Studies at New York University and the first director of Women’s Job Corps.
(Photo by Robert Stinnett / Oakland Tribune Staff Archives)
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
First Photo: Berkeley, CA June 22, 1935 - Jesse Owens clears the last hurdle in the 220-yard hurdle race winning by seven feet over Glenn Hardin of Louisiana State (second from right) in the closing event of the National Collegiate Athletic Association meet. (From the Oakland Tribune Staff Archives)
Second Photo: Oakland, CA June 18, 1948 - Jesse Owens visits the Oakland Tribune sports department to talk with columnist Alan Ward about former coach Charlie Riley and his upcoming job writing job for the London Olympics. (Photo by Moses L. Cohen / Oakland Tribune Staff Archives)
Berkeley, CA November 23, 1923 - Dedication of the University of California Memorial Stadium. Old grads from all over the country attended the ceremonies held on the eve on the Big Game. (E.A. “Doc” Rogers / Oakland Tribune Staff Archives)
Berkeley, CA November 20, 1954 - California Pom Pom girls help lead the UC rooting section at the Big Game. They are left to right Lynn Pawson, Marlene Anderson, Suzy Palmer, Carol Spicknall, Carol Shultz, and Joyce Johnson. (Oakland Tribune Staff Archives)
