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Name: Oveta Culp Hobby
Birth Date: January 19, 1905
Death Date: August 16, 1995
Place of Birth: Killeen, Texas, United States
Place of Death: Houston, Texas, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupations: businesswoman, government official

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Biography of Oveta Culp Hobby
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The following essay discusses Oveta Hobby and her husband, Will. The twentieth-century version of Texas publisher-politico was pioneered by William Pettus "Will" Hobby, governor of Texas from 1917 to 1921 and president of the Houston Post from 1932 to...
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Biography of Oveta Culp Hobby
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American government official and businesswoman Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-1995) held pioneering roles as the first head of both the Women's Army Corps (WACs) and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). In her leadership of the WACs, Hobby...


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Born January 19, 1905 Killeen, Texas Died August 16, 1995 Houston, Texas Director of the Women's Army...
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Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905–August 16, 1995) was the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps, and chairman of the board of the Houston Post. She was born Oveta...


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Oveta Culp Hobby Dies at 90; Organized Wacs, Led HEW
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Oveta Culp Hobby, 90, who organized and led the Women's Army Corps during World War II and served as the first secretary of health, education and welfare during the Eisenhower administration, died Aug. 16 at home in Houston. She suffered a stroke in April....
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Today is Wednesday, April 11, the 101st day of 2007. There are 264 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 11, 1945, during World War II, American soldiers liberated the notorious Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald in Germany.On this date:In 1689, William III and...
 


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