Hooker, Olivia Juliette, 1915-2018

Olivia Juliette Hooker; February 12, 1915, Muskogee, OK – November 21, 2018, White Plains, NY; parents, Samuel Hooker and Anita (Stigger) Hooker; founder of Tulsa Race Riot Commission after her experience as a child in 1921 Tulsa race riots; family moved to Columbus, OH; BA, Ohio State University, 1937, member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority; MA, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1947; PhD, University of Rochester, 1961, psychology; first African-American Woman to join Coast Guard, Feb. 1945; faculty, Fodham University, 1963-1985

Dr Olivia Juliette Hooker; 12 Feb 1915, Muskogee County, Oklahoma - 21 Nov 2018; White Plains, NY; She was the First African American Woman to enter the US Coast Guard in 1945; She was also the last survivor of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921; Professor at Fordham University and served as director of the Kennedy Child Study Center in New York City