Charlotte Black was born in Nelson, B.C. She graduated from the University of Manitoba with a B.Sc. in Home Economics in 1925 and began teaching in Vancouver schools in that year. Black joined the School of Home Economics at the University of Washington in 1941 where one of her main responsibilities was the establishment and development of the Home Management House. With the establishment of the Department of Home Economics at the University of British Columbia, she accepted an invitation to join the faculty. In 1946, she was made head of the department following the resignation of Dorothy Lefevbre. The status of Home Economics changed from a department to a school in 1951, and Black then became director until her retirement in 1965.
From the description of Charlotte Black fonds. 1913-1976. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606455227
