Founding the League
This woman founded the Housewives League of Detroit in 1930.
Fannie B. Peck
The League encouraged families to buy from these types of businesses.
Black-owned businesses
The Great Depression began after this event in 1929.
Stock Market Crash
Members encouraged neighbors to support one another through this kind of shopping.
local shopping
Fannie B. Peck is remembered as this type of person in the League.
the founder
The Housewives League was founded in this Michigan city.
Detroit
Buying from Black-owned businesses helped create more of these.
Jobs
During the Depression, many people lost these.
Jobs
The League published this newspaper to advertise Black businesses.
the Negro Market
The Housewives League inspired similar organizations in other American___
cities
The League was founded during this major economic crisis.
Great Depression
Members encouraged shoppers to spend their money within this
the Black community
African Americans were often the first to experience this during layoffs.
unemployment
The League created directories listing these.
Black-owned businesses
The League showed that consumers could influence businesses through this.
their spending power
The League’s members were primarily this group of women.
African American women
The League believed every dollar spent locally could strengthen this.
community
The Housewives League formed partly because Black families struggled to earn this
steady income
Their campaigns helped consumers learn where to spend their money.
Black-owned stores
Today, the League is remembered for promoting this type of economic movement.
Buy Black
The League was inspired by the idea that communities could gain power through this.
economic cooperation
Their efforts helped increase economic independence for this group
African Americans
The League promoted self-help instead of waiting only for this type of assistance
government aid
The League believed economic success could help improve this for the entire community.
quality of life
The League’s work helped lay the foundation for later campaigns for this broader goal.
civil rights