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Mattiebelle Woods
1902–2005
United States
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Biography
Mattiebelle Woods (October 31, 1902 – February 17, 2005) was an African American journalist. Dubbed "the first lady of Milwaukee's black press," she is most known for her column "The Party Line" in the Milwaukee Courier. She worked for the paper for over 40 years, from 1964 to her death in 2005 at the age of 102.
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