A New Woman: The Story of Violet Oakley @historymakingproductions
A New Woman: The Story of Violet Oakley  @historymakingproductions
Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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The Women of Philadelphia is proud to present a new webisode on muralist Violet Oakley. Progressive and political, Oakley's career foreshadows the work of Philadelphia's contemporary female artists including Mural Arts' Jane Golden. Watch it the piece here.


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