C delores tucker biography examples

African-American politician and civil-rights activist. Born on October 4, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; daughter of Whitfield Nottage (a minister) and Captilda (Gardiner) Nottage (an entrepreneur); graduated from Philadelphia's Girls' High School; attended Temple University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Pennsylvania; married William J.

Tucker (a real estate executive), in July 1951; no children.

Took part in the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and the White House Conference on Civil Rights (1965); served as secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, becoming the highest-ranking black woman in any state government at the time (1971–77); was cofounder and chair, National Political Caucus of Black Women; was founding member, National Women's Caucus; served as vice-president, Pennsylvania chapter of the NAACP, and board member of NAACP's Special Contribution Fund; received honorary doctor of laws degrees from