Political IMpact
"Oveta also showed leadership within her family. Both Oveta and her husband served in government. Their son, my grandfather William Pettus Hobby Jr, went into Texas government as the Lt. Governor, so their influence certainly led his interest in politics."
-Grace Oveta Hobby, Great-Granddaughter of Oveta Culp Hobby
Personal Correspondence by F.P.Jackson, February 2, 2015.
-Grace Oveta Hobby, Great-Granddaughter of Oveta Culp Hobby
Personal Correspondence by F.P.Jackson, February 2, 2015.
Mrs. Hobby left a legacy of parliamentary law procedure, established policies and rules for the Women's Army Corps. She later helped to create policies regarding Health, Education and Welfare.
Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, Oral WAC. History, October 14, 1981.
"Without guidance or precedents in the United States military history to assist her, Colonel Hobby established sound initial policies, planned and supervised the selection of officers and the preparation of regulations. The soundness of basic plans and policies ... is evidenced by the outstanding success of the Women's Army Corps ... Her contribution to the war effort of the nation has been of important significance."
-Johnston "The Little Colonel." Houston, the Unknown City, 1836-1946, 1991
-Johnston "The Little Colonel." Houston, the Unknown City, 1836-1946, 1991
women in the military
"Colonel Hobby's overwhelming success in World War II led to permanent, positive change in the armed forces, clearing a place in the military for American women of future generations to serve our nation, in peace and in war."
-Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of the Army, Courtesy of Bill Hobby, Family Photos and Archives. |
"She served as an inspiration not only to the 100,000 original Wacs, but to countless other soldiers and civilians as well...She left behind an Army that remains deeply grateful for her courage and leadership."
-General Dennis J. Reimer, Chief of Staff U.S. Army, Courtesy of Bill Hobby, Family Photos and Archives. |
women in politics
"...She never marched. She never shouted. She just stood firmly by her convictions and prevailed. It is some how very apt that her eulogy was recited the month we celebrated women achieving the vote..."
-Eleanor Tinsley, former Houston City Councilwoman, Courtesy of Bill Hobby, Family Photos and Archives. |
Rice University, Our Present\Their Future, Women of Rice,
a project of the Center of the Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality, March 2015
a project of the Center of the Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality, March 2015