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Born in Russellville KY
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Began Writing for the Owensboro Enterprise at age 14
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Graduated from Segregated Knob City High School
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Began Teaching in Todd County
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Hired as Reporter in Lousville
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Manuscript Was Made Out of Kentucky Fact Sheets
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Moved to Washington DC to Work for the U.S. Department of Labor
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Offered a Job Writing for the Chicago Defender as a Washington Correspondent
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Named Bureau Chief of the Associate Negro Press
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Became First Black Female Member of the Senate and House of Representatives Press Galleries
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Became First Black Woman Elected to the Womens National Press Club
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Became First Black Female White House Correspondent
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Became First African American Woman on a Presidential Tour by Going on the Whistle-Stop tour with the President Truman
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Named Education Consultant to the Presidents Commitee on Equal Employment Opportunity
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Worked as Information Specialist for the Department of Labor
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Became Associate Editor with the President’s Commission on Youth Opportunity
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Autobiography Published Entitled A Black Woman’s Experience: From Schoolhouse to White House
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The Manuscript of her Kentucky Fact Sheets was Published Entitled The Fascinating Story of Black Kentuckians: Their Heritage and Tradition
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Inducted Into Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame
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Died in Washington, D.C.
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Honored in Kentucky Women Remembered- an Exhibit in Kentucky State Capitol that Honors the Contributions of Women from the Commonwealth