Bess Bolden Walcott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bess Bolden Walcott

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1886

Place of Birth: Xenia, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 18-Apr-1988

Profession: teacher, librarian, suffragette, curator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Bess Bolden Walcott (1886-1988) was an African American educator, librarian, museum curator and activist who helped establish the historical significance of the Tuskegee University.
Recruited by Booker T.
Washington to help him coordinate his library and teach science, she remained at the institute until 1962, but continued her service into the 1970s.
Throughout her fifty-four year career at Tuskegee, she organized Washington's library, taught science and English at the institute, served as founder and editor of two of the major campus publications, directed public relations, established the Red Cross chapter, curated the George Washington Carver collection and museum and assisted in Tuskegee being placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to her work at the school, Walcott was an active suffragist and member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, serving in the early 1960s as the national vice president of the organization.
Walcott was recognized for her contributions to the state of Alabama in 2003, when she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame.