Government – State – Board Member
Dorothy Hollingsworth (1920-2022)
Dorothy Hollingsworth, a prominent educator and politician, achieved a number of “firsts” during her years in Seattle. The most important...
John E. Prim (1898-1961)
John Edmondson Prim was the first African American to serve as deputy prosecuting attorney for King County and the first...
Thelma Dewitty (1912-1977)
Thelma Dewitty was the first black teacher to be hired by the Seattle Public Schools. She had been a teacher...
