Background
Watkins, Esther Sherrod was born on June 4, 1939 in Port Gipson, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Raphael Sherrod and Carrie Powell Sherrod Peterson.
school librarian secondary school educator
Watkins, Esther Sherrod was born on June 4, 1939 in Port Gipson, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Raphael Sherrod and Carrie Powell Sherrod Peterson.
Bachelor, Tougaloo College, Mississippi, 1960—1964. California teaching credential, California State University Los Angeles, 1966—1972. Master of Arts, University of San Francisco, 1978—1979.
School reading coordinator Samuel Gompers Middle School, Los Angeles, 1968—1969, English/reading teacher, 1963—1969. English teacher Robert Frost Middle School, Granada Hills, 1969—1979, Sun Valley Middle School, 1979—1984. School writing coordinator Verdugo High School, Tugunga, 1984—1995.
English teacher Verdugo Hills High School, 1984—1995, library, 1995—2001. Delaware National Education Association, 2000—2001. Active union member UTLA, 1995—2001.
Elder Pasadena Christian Church, since 1969. National board Delta Sigma Theta. Member of Young Women’s Christian Association, Delta Sigma Theta.
Married John H. Watkins (deceased). Children: Glenna Watkins Tolbert, Doctor of Medicine, John Timothy.