{"id":73984,"date":"2017-02-17T07:22:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T13:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=73984"},"modified":"2017-02-17T07:22:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T13:22:15","slug":"matsy-wynn-richards-tabbed-howorth-woman-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2017\/02\/matsy-wynn-richards-tabbed-howorth-woman-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Matsy Wynn Richards tabbed for Howorth Woman of Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

The public is invited to attend the 2017 Lucy Somerville Howorth Woman of Achievement Award\u00a0on April 2 at 2 p.m.\u00a0at the Charles W. Capps Jr. Archives and Museum Building at Delta State.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Awards Committee recently announced\u00a0this year\u2019s recipient as the late Martha \u201cMatsy\u201d Wynn Richards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Richards\u00a0was born Martha Kinman Wynn in 1888 in Friars Point, Mississippi. She moved to Greenville with her parents at a young age, where she lived until attending school in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1918, she read an article in the <\/span>Christian Science Monitor<\/span> that steered her to pursue a career in photography.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMatsy was a successful woman in a time where women were unlikely to be,” said Daniel Shemwell, recipient of the 2016-17 Lucy Somerville Howorth Fellowship. “Matsy broke free of perpetuated norms in the south in 1918 when she went in search of an education in photography. Forging a career out of something she was both deeply passionate about and skilled at, her work became so successful, she attracted attention from giants like Vogue Magazine and Fox Studios. She lived life to the fullest. Matsy was an inspiration to many in the field of photography and is still talked about and studied today.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the award ceremony, a new exhibit featuring Richards’s\u00a0life work and accomplishments will open in the main gallery.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSince beginning my work with Matsy when I received the fellowship in the fall of 2016, I have had the unique opportunity of working with some of her living relatives who knew her,” added Shemwell. “Her family offered me a real life connection to the woman whose works are in boxes in the archives. This project has focused my historical interest and I hope others will enjoy seeing her life\u2019s work as I have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Emily Jones, university archivist, said she is looking forward to honoring another worthy recipient.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWomen of the Delta have made significant contributions to not only the social and cultural landscape of the region, but have been in the unique position to serve as ambassadors of the Delta to the rest of the world,” said Jones. “I am proud that Judge Lucy chose this awards program to bear her name and support as a lasting legacy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Previous\u00a0recipients of the award include:
\n<\/span>\u2022 Emma Knowlton Humphreys Lytle-2000
\n<\/span>\u2022 Keith Dockery McLean- 2003
\n<\/span>\u2022 Mae Bertha Carter- 2005
\n<\/span>\u2022 Franke Keating- 2007
\n<\/span>\u2022 LePoint Cassibry Smith- 2009
\n<\/span>\u2022 Fannie Lou Hamer- 2012
\n<\/span>\u2022 Dorothy Shawhan- 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, contact\u00a0archives@deltastate.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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