Allie Hixson

Allie Corbin Hixson
Born(1924-05-28)May 28, 1924
DiedOctober 30, 2007(2007-10-30) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFeminist advocate

Allie Corbin Hixson (May 28, 1924 – October 30, 2007) was a feminist advocate working for women's rights and the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. Hixson is credited with being the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in English from the University of Louisville in 1961.[1] Her portrait was hung in the Kentucky State Capitol Rotunda as part of the Kentucky Women Remembered exhibit.[2]

  1. ^ "From Adair County to the National Stage, Allie Hixson Led the Fight for Equal Rights" (PDF). Pass the Word. Kentucky Historical Society. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Kentucky Women Remembered". Kentucky Commission on Women. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Retrieved 24 July 2015.