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Back to SearchFlorence Cowanova: Teaching Dance and Elegance
Episode 469
ABC:LHS #084-3 Florence Cowanova...
...was born Cowan, but on the suggestion of dancer Anna Pavlova, she adopted the surname Cowanova. Florence was …
7 months, 1 week ago
Tillie May Forney: Getting the Scoop from the Woman’s Perspective
Episode 470
ABC:LHS #084-2 Matilda "Tillie May" Forney...
...gained newspaper experience as her publisher father’s secretary and became a writer known for her …
7 months, 1 week ago
Emily Elizabeth Holman: Philadelphia's Leading Woman Architect
Episode 468
ABC:LHS #084-1 Emily Elizabeth "E.E." Holman...
...started as a desk clerk in an architect's office but quickly showed her talent in design. She b…
7 months, 1 week ago
Women's History Month 2026
Episode 473
ABC:LHS #084 Women's History Month 2026
Emily Elizabeth Holman was an accomplished architect who preferred using her initials so as not to disclos…7 months, 2 weeks ago
Walter R. Livingston, Jr.: Building with a Black Esthetic
Episode 467
BBB:LHWS #053 Walter Livingston, Jr. ...
...is considered Philadelphia's top Black Post-War architect; his masterwork is the Zion Baptist Church on…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Mpozi Tolbert: Mpozitivity in Naptown
Episode 466
ABC:LHS #083-4 Mpozi Mshale Tolbert...
...was a West Philadelphia native who became a beloved photojournalist and DJ in Indianapolis. Despite his …
8 months, 1 week ago
Julia Komai: Freedom for Liberia
Episode 465
ABC:LHS #083-3 Julia Komai
...and her husband Reverend John Komai, son of a Krahn chief, fled their homeland of Liberia during the 1989 coup. John …
8 months, 1 week ago
Rev. Leonard Smalls: A Parish of Prisoners
Episode 464
ABC:LHS #083-2 Reverend Leonard Leland Smalls...
...was a Baptist minister who dedicated much of his life to prison ministry and community developm…
8 months, 1 week ago
Frances "Mom" Williams: "Get Off Your Rocker and Vote!"
Episode 463
ABC:LHS #083-1 Frances “Mom” Williams...
...was a dedicated neighborhood leader and advocate for seniors and the disabled in Philadelphia. Despite…
8 months, 1 week ago
Black History 2026
Episode 462
ABC:LHS #083-0 Black History 2026
Frances “Mom” Williams was a dedicated Philadelphia community leader and activist who ran for City Council in 1979 …
8 months, 1 week ago