Oleta Crain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1913
Place of Birth: Earlsboro, Oklahoma, United States
Date of Death: 07-Nov-2007
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Oleta Crain
- Oleta Lawanda Crain (September 8, 1913 – November 7, 2007) was an African-American military officer, federal civil servant, and advocate for black women's rights and desegregation.
- Out of 300 women nationwide who entered officer training in the U.S.
- military in 1943, she was one of the three African Americans.
- She served in the United States Air Force for 20 years, retiring with the rank of major.
- In 1964 she began working for the United States Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., becoming regional administrator of its Women's Bureau in Denver, Colorado, in 1984.
- She traveled and spoke extensively to women about employment rights, wages, and career opportunities.
- She received numerous awards and honors, and was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1988.
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