| THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN |
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| Reception guests visit before the forum begins. |
| Jackson Reception and Forum February 2002 |
| Commission chair Onetta Starling Whitley with former Lt. Governor Evelyn Gandy. |
| Commissioner Bettye Ward Fletcher invites women to step to the microphone to share their concerns. |
| Lt. Governor Amy Tuck informs the guests of the newly created Commission's significance. |
| Commissioner Edna Khayat Boone provides the guests with a historical overview of how the Commission came into existence. At right is Patricia Waddell-Riddick, the Commission's vice-chair. |
| Right: Delores Crockett, regional director of the Department of Labor Women's Bureau, attended the reception. Crockett plans to attend several other forums that the Commissioners will hold around the state this spring. |
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