Detroit Housewives League (Housewives League of Detroit / DHL)

Identifier: DBB-BUS-01384
Name: Detroit Housewives League
Name Variations: Housewives League of Detroit; DHL
Type: Organization or Club
Activity: community and social needs
Year Established: 1930
Description: Booker T. Washington Trade Association and its partner organization, the Detroit Housewives League, were established in 1930 by Rev. William H. Peck and his wife Fannie B. Peck (née McCampbell). They became the most influential Black business organizations in the city. They published several directories of Black businesses in Detroit. These directories also contain lists of officers, board members, and other leaders.
Location: 446 E Warren Ave
Affiliates: Peck, Fannie B. (née McCampbell)
Role: Founder (founder and original president)

Black, Nannie
Role: Officer (president)

Fuqua, Christina
Role: Officer (president)

Malloy, Helen
Role: Officer (president)

Tolbert, Gertrude J.
Role: Officer (president)

Toodle, Hattie
Role: Officer (original treasurer)

Hemsley, E. (Miss)
Role: Officer (first vice president)

Walker, Velma (Mrs)
Role: Officer (original secretary)
Related Organization: Booker T. Washington Trade Association (BTWTA)
Book Pages: This business or an affiliated person appears in the book Freedom Enterprise on page(s): xii, xv, 16, 103, 113, 114, 115, 116, 122, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 155, 156, 157, 163, 175, 176, 178, 250.
Documentation: Freedom Enterprise, xii (Detroit Housewives League)
Title: Detroit Housewives League (Housewives League of Detroit / DHL)

Detroit Black Business