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","Library of Congress, Wilson Papers, Series 4, 152A Reel 231, Manuscript Division","Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum",African-Americans--segregation,"Althea Cupo",,,"pdf file",English,Text,,"Washington, D. C. Mrs President Wilson Dear Madam:- We appeal to you for assistance, as conditions at the new bureau of Engraving and Printing are anything but pleasant. We have the following complaints to make: The negro women use our stationary wash-stands hang their wraps among ours and use the same toilets as we. Now, is that proper? I neglected to say they also use the same lunch room. They should have their own lockers, their own wash room & their own toilet. As there is plenty of room. I do not imagine they should hold positions in office, when there are lots of poor widows, whose husbands were soldiers in the civil war, who would be glad to have positions that the negro women have. It worries us very much such doings we cannot stomach them washing their black faces in our wash stand & drying them in our towels. Please do not let Mr. Ralph know that one of his employes wrote this, for fear of dismissal. He dismisses us for the least thing that happens, that is the white girls, but the negroes do as they please. I will not sign my name for fear he might discharge me & I am a poor widow & have nothing else to support me. P.S. Please do not let Ralph get hold of this, as he is acquainted with our handwriting. A poor widow. We think a great deal of you and the President, for you had the negro girls separated from the white when you came through, but it did not last long, for at present they are so pert and give back talk to the white girls. It is very humiliating, I assure you.",,,,,,Letter,,,,,,,,,,,"Wilson, Ellen Axson ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,19140320,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Bureau of Engraving and Printing,segregation",https://presidentwilson.org/files/original/a86ba8028854bd6a678d0dd1701076ae.pdf,Text,"Race and Segregation Collection",1,0