Addie L. Wyatt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Addie L. Wyatt

Labor leader

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1924

Place of Birth: Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 28-Mar-2012

Profession: trade unionist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Addie L. Wyatt

  • Addie L.
  • Wyatt (née Cameron; March 8, 1924 – March 28, 2012) was a leader in the United States Labor movement, and a civil rights activist.
  • Wyatt is known for being the first African-American woman elected international vice president of a major labor union, the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union.
  • Wyatt began her career in the union in the early 1950s and advanced in leadership.
  • In 1975, with the politician Barbara Jordan, she was the first African-American woman named by Time magazine as Person of the Year.

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