Wonderful Workers of the World
Organization
Historical Note
The Wonderful Workers of the World (WWOW) were an African American benevolent society established in Texas in 1920.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
National Staff of the WWOW photograph, approximately 1920s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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2019-016, Miscellaneous Houston & Texas History Collections
Dates:
approximately 1920s
Scope and Contents
From McBride Rare Books: "A striking photograph of the men and women comprising the "National Staff" of the Wonderful Workers of the World (WWOW), likely at a national convention in Houston in the early 1920s. The WWOW was an African American benevolent society chartered in Texas in 1920.... The WWOW is obscure even in newspaper records, where a 1923 advertisement records them offering life insurance. The...photograph shows eighteen men and thirteen women, many wearing...