Oveta Culp Hobby
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"I was very impressed with her ability to ... to represent, not only herself but herself in which ever role she was playing at the time to show that women can do things, extraordinary things that ...if they were just given a chance."
                                                                                                                 -Personal Interview with Debra Winegarten, February 2, 2015.
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Mrs. Hobby receives the Marshall Medal for Public Service, Washington, D.C. October 18, 1978, Courtesy Bill Hobby Family Photo and Archives 
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Courtesy of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University
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WAC Photo,Courtesy Bill Hobby Family Photo and Archives
Student Analysis:


Mrs. Hobby's leadership was imperative to our nation, from organizing a way for women to be in the army to leaving her mark when she was a cabinet member of the Department of Health Education and Welfare. Her legacy altered how people looked at things.  Because of Mrs. Hobby, women now can be in the army alongside men, and people of our nation have seen progress in health, education and welfare affairs. Mrs. Hobby’s influential leadership amplified her magnificent legacy.  
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John Castaneda, Nicolas Gonzales, Elizabeth Manriquez, Jillian Nguyen, Samantha Salazar
Oveta Culp Hobby : Luminary Leader of the Women's Movement 
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