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Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905 – August 16, 1995) was an American government official and businesswoman who served as the first United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1953 to 1955. A member of the Republican Party, Hobby was the second woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet.
Oveta Culp Hobby, geborene Oveta Hoover Culp (* 19. Januar 1905 in Killeen, Texas; † 16. August 1995 in Houston, Texas) war eine US-amerikanische Politikerin und die erste Gesundheits-, Bildungs- und Wohlfahrtsministerin der Vereinigten Staaten. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben vor der Politik. 2 Karriere. 3 Späteres Leben. 4 Weblinks.
Journalist, politician, and civil servant, Oveta Culp Hobby worked to better her community and her country throughout her lifetime. She is best known for serving as the director of the Women’s Army Corps and as the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
Oveta Culp Hobby (born January 19, 1905, Killeen, Texas, U.S.—died August 16, 1995, Houston, Texas) was an American editor and publisher of the Houston Post (1952–53), the first director of the U.S. Women’s Army Corps (1942–45), and the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1953–55).
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16. Aug. 1995 · Learn about the life and achievements of Oveta Culp Hobby, the first director of the Women's Army Corps and the second female cabinet member. She was a journalist, politician, and a pioneer for women's rights in the U.S. military and society.
Oveta Culp Hobby was the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and served in that capacity under President Eisenhower from April 11, 1953, until August 1, 1955. Hobby studied at Mary Hardin-Baylor College and the University of Texas Law School until 1927.
Learn about the life and achievements of Oveta Culp Hobby, the first woman to lead the Women's Army Corps and the first Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. She was also a publisher, a politician, and a Texas Women's Hall of Fame inductee.
