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9/14/2023, 11:15 AM SeaHorse15
7/1/2017, 9:45 AM LMS

Name Peola
Gender Feminine
Usage African American
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Used in Fannie Hurst's novel Imitation of Life (1933) and its 1934 film adaptation, where it belongs to a young light-skinned African-American woman who decides to pass as white.
Added 7/1/2017 by LMS