C. Bette Wimbish | |
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In office 1969–1973 | |
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Born | Perry, Florida | March 24, 1924
Died | November 30, 2009 St. Petersburg, Florida | (aged 85)
Spouse | Ralph Wimbish |
Alma mater | Florida A&M University (Law) |
C. Bette Wimbish (March 24, 1924 – November 30, 2009) was one of the leading African-American woman activists in Florida promoting the desegregation of schools and civil equality.[1] She was most commonly known as a civil rights activist, a politician, and the first African American on the St. Petersburg, Florida city council. As well as being the first African-American to hold elected office in the Tampa Bay area in the 20th-century,[2] Wimbish was also the first black female lawyer in Pinellas County, Florida.[2] She was the wife of Ralph Wimbish and the mother of three children.[3]