Title

Legendary Ladies of Lincoln: Yvonne S. Wilson

Authors

Mark Schleer, Lincoln University, Jefferson City MissouriFollow
Ithaca Bryant, Lincoln University, Jefferson City MissouriFollow

Files

Description

Yvonne S. Wilson is a woman of achievement, accomplishment, and ambition. A native of Kansas City, MO, Ms. Wilson enrolled in Lincoln University and graduated in 1950 with a Bachelors degree in Education. She then earned a Masters in Sociology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She later went on to become a teacher, principal and systems director in the Kansas City School District. Ms. Wilson’s many accomplishments include her positions as the President of Lincoln University Board of Curators and the first African American President of the MO Association of School Principals. Ms. Wilson also served the Kansas City area in the Missouri State General Assembly; first as a Representative in the Missouri House and then as a State Senator. Ms. Wilson retired from public life in 2012. She resides with her family in Kansas City.

Publication Date

2-1-2019

Publisher

Lincoln University Archives

City

Jefferson City, MO

Keywords

Lincoln University of Missouri alumni, Lincoln University women

Disciplines

Archival Science

Recommended Citation

Schleer, Mark and Bryant, Ithaca, "Legendary Ladies of Lincoln: Yvonne S. Wilson" (2019). Legendary Ladies of Lincoln. 29.
https://bluetigercommons.lincolnu.edu/lll/29