Jobelle Holcombe

Jobelle Holcombe, the first woman to be awarded the Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Arkansas, and co-founder of the Chi Omega Fraternity; May, 1948.

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Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville

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Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

Category

Education / Educators and Administrators

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Female

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