Cora Leilani Flood, 1915-1930

Item Overview

Title

Cora Leilani Flood, 1915-1930

Alternative title

M. I. Flood (female)

Date Created

[1915-1930]

Date

1915/1930

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Studio portrait of Cora Leilani (Lani) Flood, a young African American woman wearing a white blouse.
Cora Leilani (Lani) Flood, born in Hawaii, was the wife of army veteran Joe P. Flood. She was the financial secretary and publicist for the National Council for Negro Women. Also, she was secretary of the Women’s Auxiliary of Benjamin Bowie Post No. 228, American Legion. During World War II she volunteered for the United Services Organization. Flood was the mother-in-law of Attorney Herbert A. Greenwood, the Los Angeles City Housing Commissioner.

Caption

Written on front of photo: Mrs. J. Flood

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Cora Leilani, Flood, 1897-1964

Subject Geographic

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American civic leaders