Charlie May Simon – Object #1

Charlie May Simon at a book signing for fourth graders

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<p>Charlie May Simon, wearing a dress and hat, sits at a desk in a classroom surrounded by eight children and a teacher.</p>

Charlie May Simon signs a book in a fourth grade classroom.

Questions

Charlie May Simon is the woman in the middle of the photograph.

What is she doing? Why do you think this photograph was taken?

Describe the students and the room. How is it similar to or different from your school rooms?

What conclusions can you draw about Charlie May Simon based on this photograph? What questions do you have?

Citations

UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture, Charlie May Simon Papers, 1927-1977