Deborah Tucker (executive)

Deborah Tucker
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)activist and executive
Known forFounded the first shelter in the United States for battered women

Deborah D. Tucker is an American activist and executive who founded the first shelter in the United States for victims of domestic violence and their children.[1] In 2014, she was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame.[2][3]

  1. ^ McGauhy, Lauren (6 May 2014). "Gov. Perry inducts 9 into Texas Women's Hall of Fame". The Houston Chronicle. The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Texas Women's Hall of Fame Deborah Tucker". Texas Women's University. Texas Women's University. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ Lockhart, Lettie; Danis, Fran (2010). Domestic Violence: Intersectionality and Culturally Competent Practice. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231521376. Retrieved 16 November 2017.