Olivia Hooker

Olivia Hooker
Hooker addressing an audience at a Women's History Month celebration in Manhattan on March 30, 2011
Born(1915-02-12)February 12, 1915
Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 2018(2018-11-21) (aged 103)
White Plains, New York, U.S.
EducationOhio State University[1]
Teachers College, Columbia University[2]
University of Rochester[2]
Occupation(s)Professor, psychologist
Years active1947–2018

Olivia J. Hooker (February 12, 1915 – November 21, 2018) was an American psychologist and professor. She was a survivor of the Tulsa race massacre. She was the first African-American woman to enter the U.S. Coast Guard in February 1945.[3][4]

Biography

She was in the Coast Guard until her unit was disbanded in mid-1946. She later became a psychologist and a professor at Fordham University.[5][6]

On November 21, 2018, Hooker died in White Plains, New York, at the age of 103.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Stewart-Cousins, Sen. Andrea (2012). "Dr. Olivia J. Hooker - New York State Senate". New York State Senate. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Young, LT Stephanie (October 29, 2013). "Olivia Hooker: A SPAR's Story". U.S. Coast Guard. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ 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 March 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Coast Guard Names Training Facility After 1st Black Woman In Service". News One. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ MacKay, Jenna (October 19, 2017). "Profile: Olivia Hooker". Psychology's Feminist Voices. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ Gay, Mara (February 28, 2015). "Olivia J. Hooker: Coast Guard Pioneer, Fordham Professor and Activist". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Last survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre dies". KJRH. November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.