User:JKizzieHumanities/Catherine Robinson (educator)
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Catherine Robinson | |
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| Born | August 11, 1904 approximate |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, administrator, actress |
Catherine Robinson was an educator, civil rights activist, and actress from Providence, Rhode Island. She was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 1975.[1]
She was assistant director of the University of Rhode Island Extension Service. She received an honorary doctorate from Rhode Island College for her work in education.[2] Robinson was also an actress. In addition to appearing in Rhode Island theater, Robinson starred in a local-access television show about homemaking, "How It Is," in the late 1970s.[3] She founded a black theater troupe, the Scitimard Players, in the 1930s.[2] As a resident of the East Side neighborhood of Providence, Robinson also helped form the East Side Neighborhood Council. [2]
Reference
[edit]- ^ "Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame: Catherine Robinson, Inducted 1975". www.riheritagehalloffame.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ^ a b c "Catherine Robinson, 81; actress, community leader". Providence Journal. 11 July 1985. p. C-03.
- ^ "Television". Providence Journal. 29 January 1969. p. 8. Retrieved 18 September 2019.