Thelma mothershed biography

American activist (–)

Thelma Mothershed-Wair
Mothershed-Wair with Rep. Vic Snyder in
Born	Thelma Mothershed ()November 29, Bloomburg, Texas, U.S.
Died	October 19, () (aged&#;83) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Education	Little Rock Central High School
Occupation	Teacher
Known&#;for	One of the Little Rock Nine
Spouse	Fred Wair
Children	1
Awards	Congressional Gold Medal ()

Thelma Mothershed-Wair (néeMothershed; November 29, – October 19, ) was an American activist who was the eldest member of the Little Rock Nine group, who attended Little Rock's Central High School following the Brown vs.

Board of Education court case. The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African-American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in Their enrolment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, then Govern