The influencers of their day: 'Radio homemaker' Willa Monroe ruled 1950s airwaves

The influencers of their day: 'Radio homemaker' Willa Monroe ruled 1950s airwaves

Willa Monroe was the first Black woman in the U.S. to host her own radio show — a wildly popular homemaker program in Memphis.

The influencers of their day: 'Radio homemaker' Willa Monroe ruled 1950s airwaves

Willa Monroe was the first Black woman in the U.S. to host her own radio show — a wildly popular homemaker program in Memphis.

The influencers of their day: 'Radio homemaker' Willa Monroe ruled 1950s airwaves

Willa Monroe was the first Black woman in the U.S. to host her own radio show — a wildly popular homemaker program in Memphis.

The influencers of their day: 'Radio homemaker' Willa Monroe ruled 1950s airwaves

Willa Monroe was the first Black woman in the U.S. to host her own radio show — a wildly popular homemaker program in Memphis.

The influencers of their day: 'Radio homemaker' Willa Monroe ruled 1950s airwaves

Willa Monroe was the first Black woman in the U.S. to host her own radio show — a wildly popular homemaker program in Memphis.

The influencers of their day: 'Radio homemaker' Willa Monroe ruled 1950s airwaves

Willa Monroe was the first Black woman in the U.S. to host her own radio show — a wildly popular homemaker program in Memphis.