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Johnnie Ruth Clarke was born in Saint St. Petersburg, Florida in 1919.
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Her parents were the head bellman and head housekeeper at the Soreno Hotel. She founded the Florida State Sickle Cell Foundation in 1972 while she was assistant director of the Florida Regional Medical Program. The foundation was intended to tackle all aspects of the problem of sickle-cell disease including raising awareness, treatment and research.
Saint St. Petersburg College set up a scholarship in her name.
The Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center was also named after her.
