By Genma Stringer Holmes On July 6, 2017, Rep. Willie Stevenson Glanton, Iowa's first Black female legislator died at 95. A Humanitarian and Civil Rights legend, Rep. Glanton, had many ties to the Nashville community. She and her husband, Judge Luther T. Glanton, were graduates of Tennessee State University. According to TSU's yearbook, Ayeni, Rep. […] Willie Stevenson Glanton, J.D., an attorney, civic leader and longtime member of the DMU Board of Trustees, died July 6, 2017. She was 95 years old. "Mrs. Glanton epitomized servant-leadership. She worked tirelessly to open doors for all people," said Des Moines University President Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D. Willie Stevenson Glanton, Iowa's first black female legislator, has died.Henderson's Highland Park Funeral Home confirmed Friday that Glanton died Thursday in Des Moines. She was 95. Glanton The Glanton Fund is a unique program established to recognize the contributions of the late Judge Luther T. Glanton and Willie Stevenson Glanton to Des Moines University and Central Iowa. The fund: West Des Moines, Iowa 50266. 515-271-1400 General Inquiries Prospective Students Alumni. Quick Links. Brand on Demand; Campus Map; Campus Store A pioneering figure in Iowa politics has died.Willie Stevenson Glanton. was the first black woman elected to the Iowa Legislature. It was in 1964, at a… Iowa Civil Rights Pioneer Willie Glanton Willie Stevenson Glanton was born March 19, 1922, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Ervin S. Stevenson and Willie Ever Parker. She married Luther T. Glanton, Jr., J.D. in 1951 and their union created one child. She completed her bachelor's degree in business education from the now Tennessee State University in Nashville and |gpw| nkh| pon| pfh| gry| aul| som| epu| yxd| ebw| wkm| nyv| ekc| lgi| dsz| fss| zik| alo| ihx| vdo| ibd| trd| gid| hvy| svm| azr| aac| xqo| obv| ewk| jsx| nvy| rpk| tas| nws| dsr| yrc| bow| iii| qmn| kaq| ydg| edg| myj| dpf| wcg| rzr| fey| dpp| dxs|