Rhoza A. Walker
American writer
Rhoza Anna Walker Bullock Simmons Bailey (January 20, 1916 – July 2, 1998) was an American writer, artist, psychologist, and educator, based in Ohio.
Early life and education
Walker was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of George A. Walker and Madeline Bean Walker. While she was in school, she won top prizes in a statewide art contest sponsored by the Kentucky Negro Educational Association. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati, where she was the first Black female winner of the Jones Oratorical Contest in 1937. Also in 1937, she joined rescue efforts during flooding in Cincinnati. She earned a master's degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1940, with a thesis titled "Housing as an Educational Problem for Negroes in Cincinnati." She completed doctoral studies at Case Western Reserve University, in psychology. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Career
Walker considered herself artistic, and expressed her artistic nature in various ways. She acted in plays. She painted neckties and other garments, made metal jewelry and household objects, and created advertising for her husband's dry-cleaning business in Ohio.
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