Johnnie Ruth Clarke

Johnnie Ruth Clarke
Born July 28, 1919
St. Petersburg, Florida
Died May 15, 1978

Johnnie Ruth Clarke (1919–1974) was an academic and civil rights activist.

Early life

Johnnie Ruth Clarke was born in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1919. Her parents were the head bellman and head housekeeper at the Soreno Hotel.[1]

The Florida State Sickle Cell Foundation

She founded the Florida State Sickle Cell Foundation in 1972[2] while she was assistant director of the Florida Regional Medical Program. The foundation was intended to tackle all aspects of the problem of sickle-cell disease including raising awareness, treatment and research.[3]

Recognition

St. Petersburg College set up a scholarship in her name.[4] The Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center was also named after her.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Johnnie Ruth Clarke Scholarship". St Petersburg College. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sickle Cell Association of Florida, Incorporated". Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ "St Petersburg Times". Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Dr Johnnie Ruth Clarke". St Petersburg College. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Jon; Rosalie Peck. St. Petersburg's Historic African American Neighborhoods.
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