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Alumnae Association
of the

Philadelphia High
School for Girls

November 2016

Issue #55

Philadelphia High School for Girls

128th Annual Meeting and Luncheon

Tickets for the 128th Annual Clarke Franklin was appointed
Meeting and Luncheon, featuring Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for
keynote speaker the Honorable the City of Atlanta by Mayor Maynard
Shirley C. Franklin, will go on sale Jackson. When Jackson was
December 1. Tickets will be succeeded by Mayor Andrew Young,
available on the Alumnae Franklin was named Chief
Association website Administrative Officer and City
(www.ghsalumnae.org). Manager.

The Alumnae Association is honored Franklin was a major contributor as
to host Mayor Franklin, a much one of
sought-after speaker in high demand. the
officials
In 1963, while attending Howard who
University, she participated in the helped
March on Washington where she was bring
inspired by Martin Luther King and the
Coretta Scott King. Upon graduation Olympic
from Howard University in 1968, Games
Shirley Clarke returned to to
Philadelphia to attend the University
of Pennsylvania, earning master's Atlanta in 1992. Hosting the
degree in Sociology. In 1972 she Olympics proved to be big business
married David McCoy Franklin. for minorities and women. For the
1996 Atlanta Summer Games, 35%
In 1978, after teaching political of contracts were with minority- and
science at Talladega College in female-owned businesses, while 30%
Alabama for nearly a decade, Shirley of employees were minorities and
52% were women.

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