Background
Franklin, Delores Williams was born on June 8, 1932 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Jeffrey Lee and Annie Mae (Elliott) Williams.
Franklin, Delores Williams was born on June 8, 1932 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Jeffrey Lee and Annie Mae (Elliott) Williams.
Diploma, Kansas City General Hospital. Biosystems Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles. Student, University Houston.
Student, Texas Southern University.
Obstetrical nurse Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, 1961-1963. Nurse counselor Los Angeles Probation Department, 1963-1966. Geriatric rehabilitation nurse Long Beach (California) General Hospital, 1966-1967.
Public health nurse Los Angeles Health Department, 1967-1969. Instructor Los Angeles Continuing Education, 1969-1971, Alan Locke Senior High, Los Angeles, 1971-1975. Health occupations cooperative education coordinator Houston Indiana School District, 1975-1994.
Retired, 1994
Instructor Houston Community College Systems, 1981-1983, Texas Southern University, 1986-1987. Motivational speaker, workshop presenter, consultant in field.
Board directors American Heart Association. President Houston division Assault on Illiteracy Program. Chair Houston Read Commission Literacy Providers, 1990-1991.
Member American Nurses Association, National Education Association, AFT, National Association University Women (national historian 1994, South Central coordinator self-enhancing literacy fundamentals), Texas State Teachers Association, Health Occupations Association, Harris County Concerned Women, American Vocational Association, National Women of Achievement (Mid-Atlantic region parliamentarian), Houston Educators Political Association (secretary), Houston Federal Teachers, Delta Sigma Theta.
Married Isaiah M. Franklin (deceased). Children: Delores, Michael, Gregory, Martin, Phillip (deceased).