The conversation will dive into sewing swe atshops\, reflect on domestic worker organizing across the 20th century\, and look anew at women&rsquo\;s work in tourism over the last half century . \;Moving from the Civil War era to our contemporary city\, panelists will share stories of successful campaigns and the unique challenges of B lack women&rsquo\;s organizing here in the South drawing from historical r esearch and direct experience. \;
\nDenise Augustine was born\, raised\, and rooted in the neighborhood known as Trem&eac ute\;. She is a seventh generation Creole birthed into a community of Grio ts (West African term for storytellers and culture-bearers). She has guide d walking tours in New Orleans for more than 20 years and been featured on several television programs. She learned the art of storytelling through years of sitting at her grandmother&rsquo\;s kitchen table prepping for di nner in a small shotgun house in the Tremé\;. She is also active in the local Voodoo community and can be found out and about in the city as a Black Masking Babydoll. She worked in the hospitality industry in New Orl eans&rsquo\; downtown hotels for many years and was an Advisory Committee Member for the Don&rsquo\;t Stand Alone exhibit.
\nDr. Shenn ette Garrett-Scott is Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at Tulane University. She is passionately committed to recovering and telling little-known stories about African American women&rsquo\;s en terprise\, labor\, and activism. Considered one of the country&rsquo\;s fo remost experts of Black business history\, her work focuses on African Ame ricans&rsquo\; quest for economic and social justice. \;Her award-winn ing first book \;Banking on Freedom: Black Women in U.S. Finance B efore the New Deal \;(Columbia University Press\, 2019) chronicle s the critical roles Black women played in shaping early 20th-century fina nce. Her work has appeared in top U.S. and international academic journals as well as popular magazines\, including Time\, Financial History\, and&n bsp\;Southern Cultures \;magazines. Her second book\, \;Black Enterprise: How Racial Capitalism Made America\, is forthcoming from W.W. Norton. \;
\nIn partnership with the New Orleans Center for Racial Justice
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