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August 13, 1952
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Miss Lillian Richards, a Negro civil servant with 21 years of experience, is appointed director of the Social Service Division for New York City's Department of Hospitals, becoming the first in the nation to hold the position, overseeing 327 workers across 33 hospitals.
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BY GLADYS P. GRAHAM
NEGRO WOMAN GETS NATION'S TOP HOSPITAL POST, RULES CITY HOSPITALS SOCIAL SERVICE
NEW YORK-(ANP)- A New Englander who is rounding out her 21st year as a civil servant, has reached the apex of her medical career.
Miss Lillian Richards has been named to the directorship of the Social Service Division of Department of Hospitals. She is said to be the first Negro in the history of New York or anywhere else in the country to be so elevated.
She will receive $5,400 a year and will have some 327 social workers of all races in the 33 municipal hospitals responsible to her.
She is a product of the University of Chicago, New York University and the Lincoln School for Nurses.
NEGRO WOMAN GETS NATION'S TOP HOSPITAL POST, RULES CITY HOSPITALS SOCIAL SERVICE
NEW YORK-(ANP)- A New Englander who is rounding out her 21st year as a civil servant, has reached the apex of her medical career.
Miss Lillian Richards has been named to the directorship of the Social Service Division of Department of Hospitals. She is said to be the first Negro in the history of New York or anywhere else in the country to be so elevated.
She will receive $5,400 a year and will have some 327 social workers of all races in the 33 municipal hospitals responsible to her.
She is a product of the University of Chicago, New York University and the Lincoln School for Nurses.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Negro Woman
Hospital Director
Social Service
New York
Civil Servant
Appointment
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Lillian Richards
Where did it happen?
New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Miss Lillian Richards
Location
New York
Story Details
Miss Lillian Richards, a New Englander and civil servant of 21 years, is appointed director of the Social Service Division of the Department of Hospitals, becoming the first Negro to hold such a position in New York or the country, overseeing 327 social workers in 33 municipal hospitals.