Main St. Store Is Remodeled - Co-Operative Society Renovates Facilities
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16
Month
September
Year
1950
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Ann Arbor Co-op Property Sold
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5
Month
May
Year
1955
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Cooperative Ventures Began In Post-Depression Era
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21
Month
February
Year
1982
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AACHM Oral History: Rosemarion Blake
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Rosemarion Alexander Blake was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1923 to Jewel Alexander Price and Jacob Price. She was brought to Ann Arbor between two to four years of age by her great Aunt Hattie and Uncle Robert Alexander. Rosemarion attended Jones School Kindergarten through 9th grade and graduated from Ann Arbor High School in 1941. She held a number of jobs after graduating and in 1945 became the first African-American woman to work in city Hall in a non-custodial position. A number of years later, she worked in Publication Sales at the Institute for Social Research from 1970 until her retirement in 1987.