User:Iamthecheese44/Olivia Hooker
Olivia Hooker | |
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| Born | Olivia J. Hooker February 12, 1915 |
| Education | Ohio State University[1] Teachers College, Columbia University[2] University of Rochester[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, psychologist |
Dr. Olivia J. Hooker (born February 12, 1915) was the first African American woman to enter the U.S. Coast Guard. She became a SPAR (Semper Paratus Always Ready), a female service member during the Second World War.[3]
Early Life
[edit]Dr. Hooker was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on February 12, 1915.[4]
Education
[edit]Dr. Hooker earned her Bachelor of Arts in 1937 from Ohio State University. She received her Masters ten years later in 1947 from the Teachers College of Columbia University. In 1961 she received her PhD in psychology from the University of Rochester.[5]
Awards
[edit]- American Psychological Association (APA) Presidential Citation (2011)[5]
- New York State Senate Veterans' Hall of Fame (2012)[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Stewart-Cousins, Sen. Andrea (2012). "Dr. Olivia J. Hooker - New York State Senate". New York State Senate. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ a b Young, LT Stephanie (29 October 2013). "Olivia Hooker: A SPAR's Story". U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Thiesen, William H. "SPAR Olivia Hooker: First African American Woman in the Coast Guard" (PDF). United States Coast Guard: U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Black History Month: Survivor Recalls 1921 Tulsa Race Riot". CBS News. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b MacKay, Jenna (2013). Profile of Olivia Hooker. In A. Rutherford (Ed.), Psychology's Feminist Voices Multimedia Internet Archive. Retrieved from http://www.feministvoices.com/olivia-hooker/. Retrieved on 18 March 2015.