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Oveta Culp Hobby : Colonel, Cabinet Member, Philanthropist / Debra L. Winegarten.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture SeriesPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2014]Copyright date: 2014Description: 1 online resource (156 p.) : 8 b&w photosContent type:
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  • 9780292758117
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 352.293092
LOC classification:
  • E840.8.C46 ǂb W45 2014eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Growing up in Killeen, Texas -- Chapter Two. Politics and the Texas Legislature: Parliamentarian -- Chapter Three. Marriage and Family -- Chapter Four. Oveta Joins the Army -- Chapter Five. The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps -- Chapter Six. The Little Colonel -- Chapter Seven. Running the Houston Post -- Chapter Eight. Mrs. Secretary and the Polio Epidemic -- Chapter Nine. Retirement and Philanthropy -- Chapter Ten. Oveta’s Legacy -- Time Line -- Notes -- Glossary -- Selected Websites and Resources -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Summary: This young adult biography introduces middle school readers to a remarkable woman who founded the Women’s Army Corps, served as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and ran a media empire that included the Houston Post newspaper and radio and TV stations. Winner, Gold Medal for Biography, Military Writers Society of America, 2015 Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995) had a lifetime of stellar achievement. During World War II, she was asked to build a women’s army from scratch—and did. Hobby became Director of the Women’s Army Corps and the first Army woman to earn the rank of colonel. President Eisenhower chose her as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, making her the second woman in history to be appointed to a president’s cabinet. When she wasn’t serving in the government, Hobby worked with her husband, former Texas governor William P. Hobby, to lead a media empire that included the Houston Post newspaper and radio and TV stations. She also supported the Houston community in many ways, from advocating for civil rights for African Americans to donating generously to the Houston Symphony and the Museum of Fine Arts. Oveta Culp Hobby is the first biography of this important woman. Written for middle school readers, it traces her life from her childhood in Killeen to her remarkable achievements in Washington, DC, and Houston. Debra Winegarten provides the background to help young adult readers understand the times in which Hobby lived and the challenges she faced as a woman in nontraditional jobs. She shows how Hobby opened doors for women to serve in the military and in other professions that still benefit women today. Most of all, Oveta Culp Hobby will inspire young adults to follow their own dreams and turn them into tangible reality.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Growing up in Killeen, Texas -- Chapter Two. Politics and the Texas Legislature: Parliamentarian -- Chapter Three. Marriage and Family -- Chapter Four. Oveta Joins the Army -- Chapter Five. The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps -- Chapter Six. The Little Colonel -- Chapter Seven. Running the Houston Post -- Chapter Eight. Mrs. Secretary and the Polio Epidemic -- Chapter Nine. Retirement and Philanthropy -- Chapter Ten. Oveta’s Legacy -- Time Line -- Notes -- Glossary -- Selected Websites and Resources -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

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This young adult biography introduces middle school readers to a remarkable woman who founded the Women’s Army Corps, served as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and ran a media empire that included the Houston Post newspaper and radio and TV stations. Winner, Gold Medal for Biography, Military Writers Society of America, 2015 Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995) had a lifetime of stellar achievement. During World War II, she was asked to build a women’s army from scratch—and did. Hobby became Director of the Women’s Army Corps and the first Army woman to earn the rank of colonel. President Eisenhower chose her as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, making her the second woman in history to be appointed to a president’s cabinet. When she wasn’t serving in the government, Hobby worked with her husband, former Texas governor William P. Hobby, to lead a media empire that included the Houston Post newspaper and radio and TV stations. She also supported the Houston community in many ways, from advocating for civil rights for African Americans to donating generously to the Houston Symphony and the Museum of Fine Arts. Oveta Culp Hobby is the first biography of this important woman. Written for middle school readers, it traces her life from her childhood in Killeen to her remarkable achievements in Washington, DC, and Houston. Debra Winegarten provides the background to help young adult readers understand the times in which Hobby lived and the challenges she faced as a woman in nontraditional jobs. She shows how Hobby opened doors for women to serve in the military and in other professions that still benefit women today. Most of all, Oveta Culp Hobby will inspire young adults to follow their own dreams and turn them into tangible reality.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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