Dorothy Hollingsworth

Dorothy L. Hollingsworth (October 29, 1920 – July 27, 2022) was an American educator based in Seattle.

For the fictional character from The Golden Girls, see Dorothy Zbornak. For the nutritionist and scientist, see Dorothy F. Hollingsworth.

Hollingsworth was born on October 29, 1920, in Bishopville, South Carolina. Her family moved to North Carolina when she was young. She graduated from Paine College in 1941. In 1946 she moved to Seattle with her husband. She worked as a social worker in Seattle's Central District in the 1950s and 1960s.

Hollingsworth became the first director of Seattle Public Schools' Head Start program in 1965. She was elected to the Seattle School Board in 1975,[1] serving in that role until 1981. She was the first black woman in the state of Washington to serve on a school board.[2] She also served as director of early childhood education for Seattle and was a member of the Washington State Board of Education.[3]

Hollingsworth died on July 27, 2022, at the age of 101.[4]

See also

References
  1. Dumas, Michael J. (2007). Sitting Next to White Children: School Desegregation in the Black Educational Imagination. pp. 97–98. ISBN 978-0-549-31264-2.
  2. Cobbins, Quin'Nita F. (November 6, 2007). "Hollingsworth, Dorothy (1920– )". The Black Past.
  3. Iwasaki, John (May 23, 2008). "Three black trailblazers honored as Seattle heroes". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  4. Yoon-Hendricks, Alexandra (July 27, 2022). "Dorothy Hollingsworth, trailblazer in Seattle's education, civil rights community, dies at 101". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
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