C. Bette Wimbish, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American activist
Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1924
Place of Birth: Perry, Florida, United States
Date of Death: 30-Nov-2009
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About C. Bette Wimbish
- C.
- Bette Wimbish (March 24, 1924 – November 30, 2009) was one of the leading African-American woman activists in Florida promoting the desegregation of schools and civil equality.
- A tough-minded woman who was determined to break the pattern of discrimination against African Americans in city employment practices, she was most commonly known as a civil rights activist, a politician, and the first African American on the St.
- Petersburg, Florida city council.
- As well as being the first black person to hold modern elected office in the Tampa Bay area, Wimbish was also the first black female lawyer in Pinellas County, Florida.
- She was the wife of Dr.
- Ralph Wimbish and the mother of three children: Barbara, Terry and Ralph Jr.
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