Thelma Thurston Gorham
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February 12, 1913
Thelma Thurston Gorham | |
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| Born | Thelma Thurston February 12, 1913 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Died | January 7, 1992 (aged 78) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Educator |
Thelma Thurston Gorham (1913–1992) was an American journalist and educator who founded the School of Journalism at Florida A&M University.[1][2]
Gorham was born on February 12, 1913, in Kansas City, Missouri.[3] She obtained her B.A (in 1935) and her M.A. (1951) from the University of Minnesota. She obtained her Ph.D. from Florida State University in 1974.[4]
Career
Gorham wrote and edited for a variety of publications including the Kansas City Call, the Apache Sentinel, and The Black Dispatch. Her entry in Notable Black American Women states that in the 1930s Gorham "was the first female Black reporter in the United States."[3]
She taught throughout her life at various Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) including Hampton Institute, Lincoln University, Southern University and Florida A&M University.[4] Gorham had a long career at Florida A&M University, retiring in the early 1990s.[3]
Gorham died on January 7, 1992[5] in Tallahassee, Florida.[4]
