The Colored Department
This file appears in: Special Departments in the Government and States Building at the 1884 Cotton Centennial Exposition
Handwork of women enhanced the 32,000 square-foot department.
Image courtesy of Ken Speth. Private collection.
This file appears in: Special Departments in the Government and States Building at the 1884 Cotton Centennial Exposition
Special Departments in the Government and States Building at the 1884 Cotton Centennial Exposition
Much to the dismay of New Orleans women, management chose a northern celebrity to head the Woman's Department. However, Julia Ward Howe, author of the famed northern anthem, the "Battle Hymn of the…