Background
Patterson, Mildred Lucas was born on January 24, 1937 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James Arthur and Lula Mae (Smith) Lucas.
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Wearing Purple
(Forty years ago, four black women met at Talladega Colleg...)
Forty years ago, four black women met at Talladega College and began an enduring friendship that has sustained them through the tumultuous social events of the past four decades and the personal events that fill their private lives. Nearly eight years ago, these women--Mildred, Otis, Marilyn, and Lydia--though they all lived in different parts of the country, decided to form a "working circle" friendship and write letters to each other. In these letters, the women explore thoughts and feelings about their current and future life experiences. Wearing Purple is a compilation of these heartfelt letters, revealing the joy, sadness, laughter, and fears of four friends approaching middle age. Sharing these experiences, which range from raising children to approaching retirement to discussing sex and race issues, has helped these women find a truer, deeper meaning in their lives.
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Mildred Lucas Patterson
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Bachelor, Talladega College, 1958; Master of Education, St. Saint Louis University, 1969; postgraduate, Webster U., 1970.
Career
Classroom teacher, Winston-Salem (North Carolina) Public Schools, 1959-1961; classroom teacher, St. Louis Board Education, 1961-1972; reading specialist, St. Louis Board Education, 1972-1988; co-host radio reading show, St. Louis Board Education, 1988-1991; teacher specialist, Reading to Achieve Motivational Program, St. Louis, since 1991. Board directors Superintendent's Advisory Committee, University City, Missoury, since 1994. Presenter Chapter I Regional Conference.
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Wearing Purple
(Forty years ago, four black women met at Talladega Colleg...)
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Wearing Purple
Membership
Board of directors Gateway Homes, St. Louis, 1989-1993. Member committee University City School Bond Issue, 1994. Member International Reading Association (Broadcast Media award for radio 1990, Building Republican award St. Louis chapter 1990), St. Louis Alliance of Black Educators.
Connections
Married James Harrison Patterson Junior, March 31, 1961. Children: James Harrison III, Roger Lindsay.
