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'''Opaline Deveraux Wadkins'''(1912-2000) organized the first school to train black nurses in Oklahoma City, fought for desegregation of the College of Nursing at the [[University of Oklahoma]] and founded the School of Nursing at [[Langston University]]. She was honored in 1987 by the Oklahoma Public Health Association and inducted into the [[Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame]] in 1993. |
'''Opaline Deveraux Wadkins'''(1912-2000) organized the first school to train black nurses in Oklahoma City, fought for desegregation of the College of Nursing at the [[University of Oklahoma]] and founded the School of Nursing at [[Langston University]]. She was the first [[African American]] nurse to earn a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. She was honored in 1987 by the Oklahoma Public Health Association and inducted into the [[Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame]] in 1993. |
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==Biography== |
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Opaline Deveraux was born on March 26, 1912 in [[Carthage, Texas]] to Henry and Effie (née Roquemore) Davereaux.{{sfn|Fleming|Burckel|1950|p=526}} Deveraux, a registered nurse,<ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Opaline D. Wadkins|url=http://newsok.com/article/2694223|accessdate=16 December 2015|publisher=News OK|date=April 19, 2000|location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma}}</ref> was hired by the Department of Public Health in 1938<ref name="arrival in Oklahoma">{{cite news|title=OU Black Alumni Society to Honor Six|url=https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-5738656/ou-black-alumni-society-to-honor-six|accessdate=16 December 2015|publisher=The Journal Record|date=April 1, 2000|location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma}}</ref> to recruit black nurses.<ref name=retirement>{{cite news|title=Zetas to Observe Finer Womanhood Week|url=http://newspaperarchive.com/profile/susun-wilkinson/clipnumber/23266/|accessdate=16 December 2015|publisher=Daily Ardmoreite|date=March 20, 1977|location=Ardmore , Oklahoma|page=27|via = [[Newspaperarchive.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref> In 1940 in Oklahoma City, she married Bert V. Wadkins of [[Fayetteville, Tennessee]].<ref name="husband's obit">{{cite news|title=Bert V. Wadkins|url=http://newsok.com/article/2188752|accessdate=16 December 2015|publisher=News OK|date=June 10, 1987|location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma}}</ref> She and the Oklahoma Negro Medical Society lobbied University Hospital to admit African Americans<ref name=obit /> and in 1945, the first hospital in Oklahoma City to treat black patients was established as the University Hospital South Ward, The regents of the [[University of Oklahoma]] also approved establishing a school to train African American nurses.<ref name="establishing south ward">{{cite web|title=Board of Regents of the University of Okahoma|url=https://digital.libraries.ou.edu/regents/minutes/1945_10_10.pdf|publisher=University of Oklahoma|accessdate=16 December 2015|location=Norman, Oklahoma|date=10 October 1945}}</ref> In 1948, Wadkins, who was a nursing supervisor, was granted a pay raise<ref name="1948 raise">{{cite web|title=Board of Regents of the University of Okahoma|url=https://digital.libraries.ou.edu/regents/minutes/1948_12_08.pdf|publisher=University of Oklahoma|accessdate=16 December 2015|location=Norman, Oklahoma|date=8 December 1948}}</ref> and by 1949 she was the organizer of the first school for African American nurses in Oklahoma City. She trained over 200 [[Licensed practical nurse|LPNs]] between 1949 and 1953.<ref name=obit /> During the same time frame, she participated in the annual Youth Negro Aquatic School held at [[Lake Murray (Oklahoma)|Lake Murray]].<ref name="aquatic school 1950">{{cite news|title=Seven States Representated at Lake Murray Acquatic School for Negroes|url=http://newspaperarchive.com/profile/susun-wilkinson/clipnumber/23268/|accessdate=16 December 2015|publisher=Daily Ardmoreite|date=June 25, 1950|location=Ardmore, Oklahoma|page=8|via = [[Newspaperarchive.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref><ref name="aquatic school 1951">{{cite news|title=Negro Aquatic School Closes at Lake Murray|url=http://newspaperarchive.com/profile/susun-wilkinson/clipnumber/23263/|accessdate=16 December 2015|publisher=Daily Ardmoreite|date=July 2, 1951|location=Ardmore, Oklahoma|page=2|via = [[Newspaperarchive.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref> |
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Opaline Deveraux was born on March 26, 1912 in [[Carthage, Texas]] to Henry and Effie (née Roquemore) Davereaux.{{sfn|Fleming|Burckel|1950|p=526}} |
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Wadkins was the first African American to earn a master's degree in nursing from the University of Oklahoma{{sfn|Johnson|1959|p=29}}, becoming instrumental in desegregating the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing.<ref name=obit /> She recognized the needs to provide health services to Native American, as well and developed a health program and well-baby care initiative for Indians in Southwestern Oklahoma. It was the first pediatric service for native infants{{sfn|Johnson|1959|p=29}} and effectively decreased [[infant mortality]] by 50%. She instituted health and diabetic clinics for black patients through Oklahoma City's African American churches. In the 1970s, developed a [[prenatal]] clinic for teenage mothers, naming it the "Stork's Nest"<ref name=obit /> and during the same time frame she established the Langston University School of Nursing.<ref name="Hall of Fame">{{cite web|title=Inductees by Year: 1993 Wadkins, Opaline Deveraux|url=http://www.library.okstate.edu/oralhistory/digital/oklahoma-women%E2%80%99s-hall-of-fame/inductees|website=Oklahoma State University|publisher=Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame|accessdate=16 December 2015}}</ref> |
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In November 1976, Wadkins retired and then governor of Oklahoma, [[David Boren]] declared November 14th as Opaline Wadkins Day. She was also honored by a citation from the [[Veterans Health Administration|VA]] Hospital Nursing Service.<ref name=retirement /> She was honored in 1987 by the Oklahoma Public Health Association<ref name="OPHA honors">{{cite web|title=Volunteer Service|url=http://www.opha.net/awardwinners|publisher=Oklahoma Public Health Association|accessdate=16 December 2015|location=Oklahoma City, Okahoma|date=1987}}</ref> and inducted into the [[Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame]] in 1993.<ref name=obit /> In 2000, the Oklahoma City-Norman Chapter of the OU Black Alumni Society granted her their Trail Blazer award.<ref name="arrival in Oklahoma" /> Wadkins died on 11 April 2000 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.<ref name=obit /> |
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Revision as of 23:44, 16 December 2015
Opaline Deveraux Wadkins | |
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| Born | Opaline Deveraux March 26, 1912 |
| Died | April 11, 2000 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | nurse |
Opaline Deveraux Wadkins(1912-2000) organized the first school to train black nurses in Oklahoma City, fought for desegregation of the College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma and founded the School of Nursing at Langston University. She was the first African American nurse to earn a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. She was honored in 1987 by the Oklahoma Public Health Association and inducted into the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993.
Biography
Opaline Deveraux was born on March 26, 1912 in Carthage, Texas to Henry and Effie (née Roquemore) Davereaux.[1] Deveraux, a registered nurse,[2] was hired by the Department of Public Health in 1938[3] to recruit black nurses.[4] In 1940 in Oklahoma City, she married Bert V. Wadkins of Fayetteville, Tennessee.[5] She and the Oklahoma Negro Medical Society lobbied University Hospital to admit African Americans[2] and in 1945, the first hospital in Oklahoma City to treat black patients was established as the University Hospital South Ward, The regents of the University of Oklahoma also approved establishing a school to train African American nurses.[6] In 1948, Wadkins, who was a nursing supervisor, was granted a pay raise[7] and by 1949 she was the organizer of the first school for African American nurses in Oklahoma City. She trained over 200 LPNs between 1949 and 1953.[2] During the same time frame, she participated in the annual Youth Negro Aquatic School held at Lake Murray.[8][9]
Wadkins was the first African American to earn a master's degree in nursing from the University of Oklahoma[10], becoming instrumental in desegregating the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing.[2] She recognized the needs to provide health services to Native American, as well and developed a health program and well-baby care initiative for Indians in Southwestern Oklahoma. It was the first pediatric service for native infants[10] and effectively decreased infant mortality by 50%. She instituted health and diabetic clinics for black patients through Oklahoma City's African American churches. In the 1970s, developed a prenatal clinic for teenage mothers, naming it the "Stork's Nest"[2] and during the same time frame she established the Langston University School of Nursing.[11]
In November 1976, Wadkins retired and then governor of Oklahoma, David Boren declared November 14th as Opaline Wadkins Day. She was also honored by a citation from the VA Hospital Nursing Service.[4] She was honored in 1987 by the Oklahoma Public Health Association[12] and inducted into the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993.[2] In 2000, the Oklahoma City-Norman Chapter of the OU Black Alumni Society granted her their Trail Blazer award.[3] Wadkins died on 11 April 2000 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[2]
References
- ^ Fleming & Burckel 1950, p. 526.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Opaline D. Wadkins". Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: News OK. April 19, 2000. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ a b "OU Black Alumni Society to Honor Six". Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: The Journal Record. April 1, 2000. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Zetas to Observe Finer Womanhood Week". Ardmore , Oklahoma: Daily Ardmoreite. March 20, 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 16 December 2015 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
- ^ "Bert V. Wadkins". Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: News OK. June 10, 1987. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Board of Regents of the University of Okahoma" (PDF). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma. 10 October 1945. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Board of Regents of the University of Okahoma" (PDF). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma. 8 December 1948. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Seven States Representated at Lake Murray Acquatic School for Negroes". Ardmore, Oklahoma: Daily Ardmoreite. June 25, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 16 December 2015 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
- ^ "Negro Aquatic School Closes at Lake Murray". Ardmore, Oklahoma: Daily Ardmoreite. July 2, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 16 December 2015 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
- ^ a b Johnson 1959, p. 29.
- ^ "Inductees by Year: 1993 Wadkins, Opaline Deveraux". Oklahoma State University. Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Volunteer Service". Oklahoma City, Okahoma: Oklahoma Public Health Association. 1987. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
External links
- Fleming, G. James; Burckel, Christian E., eds. (1950). Who's Who in Colored America. Yonkers, New York: C.E. Burckel.
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