Wilma Louise Victor (1919 - 1987)

Born 5 Nov 1919 in Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States

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Died 15 Nov 1987 at age 68 in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States

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Biography

Wilma was Choctaw.

Wilma Victor is Notable.

Wilma was born in 1919. She was the daughter of George Victor and Nancy Forbis. She passed away in 1987.

Victor was one of six women selected for a Federal Woman's Award in 1967. She was recognized for her "exceptional creative and executive ability in the administration of a unique and complex school program for disadvantaged Indian youth". Victor was also a member of the Council for Exceptional Children, the Utah State Conference on Social Welfare, and the Governor of Utah's Commission on Indian Affairs. She was recipient of the Indian Achievement Award in 1970. The State of Utah also named Victor one of "seven women of the 70s." At the first National Indian Workshop for Indian Affairs she was a keynote speaker.^[1]

In 1971, Victor was appointed special assistant to Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton. At the time, she was the highest ranking Native American woman in government. She advised the secretary on Indian affairs.

Sources

1. ↑ Wilma L. Victor, Choctaw, to Receive Federal Woman's Award https://www.indianaffairs.gov/as-ia/opa/online-press-release/wilma-l-victor-choctaw-receive-federal-womans-award

See Also:

• Wikipedia: Wilma Victor

• Wikidata: Item Q21280821, en:Wikipedia

• Find A Grave: Memorial #18961541 Wilma Louise Victor