Viva J. Cooke and Julia May Sampley
Teachers of Palmetto Weaving
Viva J. Cooke (1886–1978) and Julia May Sampley (1895–1974) trained women during the Great Depression of the 1930s. They taught them to make household items from palm fronds.
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