Anita Lee Blair
Anita Lee Blair (September 8, 1916 - August 25, 2010) bu onye America n'eme Ihe ndoro ndoro Ọchịchị nakwa onye n'ekwuchitere ndi mmadu onu ha nke so na Texas. O bu nwaanyi mbu kpuru isi itunyere na state legislature nke obodo United States. [1]
Mbido ndụ na agụmakwụkwọ[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
A mụrụ Anita Lee Blair na Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, ma zụlite na El Paso, Texas. Ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ na Austin High School na obodo ahụ, na 1933.[2] Ọ kpuru ìsì mgbe ihe mberede ụgbọala gasịrị mgbe ọ dị afọ 19, na Alamogordo, New Mexico. Ọ nwetara B.A. na Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy na 1944, ma mesịa nweta nzere masta na Texas Women's College, na 1951. [3]
Ọrụ[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
N'afọ 1940, Blair ghọrọ onye mbụ nọ na El Paso nwere nkịta na-eje ozi, Onye ọzụzụ atụrụ German aha ya bụ Fawn. Ha abụọ ghọrọ ndị a ma ama karịa Texas mgbe ha na-akụzi banyere nchekwa okporo ụzọ na mgbochi ihe mberede. [4] [5][6] N'afọ 1946, Blair na Fawn gbapụrụ n'ọkụ La Salle Hotel na Chicago; akụkọ ha gosipụtara ọrụ nkịta na-arụ ọrụ ma kọwaa ya na akwụkwọ akụkọ gafee mba ahụ, na ụlọ ọrụ telivishọn dị na Chicago.[7][8][9][10] N'afọ 1950, Blair mere ngagharị iwe mgbe ekweghị ka Fawn soro ya banye n'ụlọ nzukọ ndị omeiwu United States ka ọ gaa arụmụka. [11][12]
A họpụtara Blair ka ọ bụrụ onye nnọchi anya Texas House of Representatives n'afọ 1952, ọ rụkwara ọrụ otu oge.[13] Dị ka onye nnọchi anya steeti, ọ rụrụ ọrụ maka mmụba ụgwọ maka ndị nkuzi, maka imezigharị ụlọ akwụkwọ steeti maka ndị ntị chiri, na maka ikike ụmụ nwanyị na-eje ozi na ndị ọka ikpe.[14] O sokwa dee iwu na-achọ ikpe mkpọrọ maka Ndị ọkwọ ụgbọala mmanya na-egbu. Ọ tụfuru mgbalị ya maka nhọpụta ọzọ na 1954, na ntuli aka atọ sochirinụ.
N'afọ ndị ikpeazụ ya, Blair bụ onye a ma ama na redio na El Paso, mgbe ọ dị afọ iri asatọ na isii, ọ gbara ọsọ n'enweghị ihe ịga nke ọma maka onye ọka ikpe obodo.[15] N'afọ 2009, e nyere ya onyinye Lifetime Achievement BRAVO Award site na League of Women Voters nke El Paso . [16]
Ndụ onwe onye na ihe nketa[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
Blair lụrụ Curtis Reynolds Chartier na 1959, na Alamogordo, New Mexico. Blair nwụrụ na 2010, mgbe ọ dị afọ 93. N'ịghọta ọrụ ya dị ka onye omeiwu steeti, e liri ozu ya na Texas State Cemetery na Austin.[17]
- ↑ Marissa Monroy, "Former State Rep., Political Watchdog Anita Blair Has Died," KVIA.com (July 15, 2012).. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved on June 16, 2024.
- ↑ House Resolution No. 1539, House of Representatives, 81st Texas Legislature.
- ↑ House Resolution No. 309, House of Representatives, 82nd Texas Legislature, adopted February 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Safety Crusade is 'Personal' to Anita Blair, 25," Reading Eagle (January 25, 1948): 3.
- ↑ "Blind Chicago Girl Thrilled by Award for her Safety Work," Chicago Daily Tribune (December 24, 1947): 3.
- ↑ Genevieve Reynolds, "Traffic No Problem for Blind Girl," Washington Post (September 10, 1949): B4.
- ↑ "Blind Girl Guided to Safety by Dog: Amid Hysteria of Others She Calmly Walks Fire Escape from Eleventh Floor," New York Times (June 6, 1946): 29.
- ↑ Blind Woman, Dog that Saved Her, to Go on TV," Chicago Daily Tribune (June 29, 1952): 24.
- ↑ "Dog Helps Blind Girl From Fire," Los Angeles Times (June 6, 1946): 8.
- ↑ "Dog Hero of Fire and Girl She Saved Get Honor Scroll," Chicago Daily Tribune (June 8, 1946): 4.
- ↑ "Blind Girl and her 'Seeing Eye' Win Right to 'Seat' in Senate," Washington Post (January 6, 1950): 12.
- ↑ "Dog Hears Senate Howl; Blind Owner Sees to It," New York Times (January 6, 1950): 11.
- ↑ "Blind Woman Wins Election in Texas, Despite Charge She Beat Seeing-Eye Dog," St. Petersburg Times (August 31, 1952): 3A.
- ↑ Alex Hinojosa, "Former Legislator, Activist Anita Blair Dies," El Paso Times (August 26, 2010).
- ↑ Joseph R. M. Longo, "Sun City's First Woman State Legislator: Party Two: Anita Blair's Era in Office," NewsPaperTree (August 6, 2014).
- ↑ League of Women Voters of El Paso, Bravo Award recipients.
- ↑ Anita Lee Blair, Texas State Cemetery.