[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12705]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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           CELEBRATING MS. MAE CORA PETERSON'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 100th birthday 
of Ms. Mae Cora Peterson, a resident of Fort Worth, Texas, in the Stop 
Six, Carver Heights community.
  Ms. Peterson was born on September 13, 1916, in Orangeburg, South 
Carolina, during the Jim Crow era. Understanding the value of education 
during the time of racial segregation, she attended and graduated from 
South Carolina State University. She went on to earn her master's 
degree from the University of Michigan. After graduation, she 
volunteered with the YWCA and was offered a full-time job in the city 
of her choice. She took on the position of executive director at a 
segregated branch in Fort Worth.
  She continued her passion to serve youth and later served as the dean 
of girls and vice principal at Dunbar High School, where she worked for 
27 years. In addition to her civic duties, Ms. Peterson is also the 
oldest active living member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
  Madam Speaker, I rise to give tribute to my good friend, Ms. Mae Cora 
Peterson.

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