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Olivia Hooker

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100-Year-Old Olivia Hooker on Fordham, Faith, and Redemption

 

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Dr. Olivia Hooker: Distinguished Alumni Award Statement

 

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Dr Olivia J Hooker

 

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Olivia Hooker: Last 1921 Tulsa race riot survivor dies aged 103

 

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Dr Olivia Hooker talks about Black Wall Street Riots in Tulsa Oklahoma

Olivia J. Hooker is the first African-American woman to have entered the U.S. Coast Guard, which she did in February 1945 and a retired psychologist and professor. She became a SPAR, a member of the United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve, during World War II. She earned the Yeoman, Second Class rank during her service. She served in the Coast Guard until her unit disbanded in mid-1946. Later she went on to be a psychologist and a professor at Fordham University.
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  • U.S. Coast Guard 

  • Psychology 

  • Later life and legacy