Dorothy Hollingsworth

For the fictional character from The Golden Girls, see Dorothy Zbornak.

For the nutritionist and scientist, see Dorothy F. Hollingsworth.

Dorothy L. Hollingsworth (born October 29, 1920) is an American educator based in Seattle.

Dorothy L. Hollingsworth was born on October 29, 1920 in Bishopville, South Carolina. Her family moved to North Carolina when she was young. She graduated from Paine College in 1941. In 1946 she moved to Seattle with her husband. She worked as a social worker in Seattle's Central District in the 1950s and 1960s.

Hollingsworth became the first director of Seattle Public Schools' Head Start program in 1965. She was elected to the Seattle School Board in 1975, serving in that role until 1981. She was the first black woman in the state of Washington to serve on a school board. She also served as director of early childhood education for Seattle and was a member of the Washington State Board of Education.

See also

• Seattle school boycott of 1966

External links

• Interview with Dorothy Hollingsworth Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project, March 2005.
• Interview with Hollingsworth, January 31, 2007.