Background
Hurdle, Bessie M. was born on May 17, 1945 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Frelton and Bessie Walker.
Hurdle, Bessie M. was born on May 17, 1945 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Frelton and Bessie Walker.
Student, Reading Area Community College, 1975—1978.
Executive director Berks County Welfare Rights Organization, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1978—1981. Committee member Pennsylvania State Food and Nutrition Committee, 1979—1981. Pennsylvania coordinator Black Women in Political Action, since 1979.
Active coordinator Volunteer Clearing House, Washington. National st. law program for adult education Shilo Baptist Church. National convention National Women of Color.
Active Wider Opportunities for Women, Birth Right, Women in Crisis. Active several political campaigns.
Board directors Berks Youth Counseling Center. Advisory board member J.B. Johnson Nursing Home, Washing, Young Women’s Christian Association. Member of National Organization of Women, International Readers Association (District of Columbia Council), Health Maintenance Organization, Female Executive Club.
Married James Hurdle Hurdle, August 14, 1965 (divorced). Children: James W., Obai.