Bernard A. Drew: Remembering Mary White Ovington at Riverbank

Written By Jill Jones

By Bernard A. Drew

The Berkshire Eagle

Mar 22, 2022

Mary White Ovington tends her flowers at Riverbend in 1924.

Photo provided by Beineke Rare Books & Manuscripts — Yale Library

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Jill Jones
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