Oveta Culp Hobby : : Colonel, Cabinet Member, Philanthropist / / Debra L. Winegarten.
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 He...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series
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Table of 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