Sarah Louise Parrott Cochran (September 6, 1903 – December 14, 1956) was an American social worker known for her work in Girl Scouting, the YWCA, and the USO at the national level.
Louise Parrott Cochran | |
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 Louise Parrott (later Cochran), from a 1928 publication | |
| Born | Sarah Louise Parrott September 6, 1903 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1956 (aged 53) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Known for | Work with Girl Scouts |
Early life and education edit
Sarah Louise Parrott was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Pendleton P. Parrott and Veronica Parrott. Her father was a stenographer in a bank. She graduated from the Colored High School in Baltimore in 1920,[1] with further studies at the University of Chicago and the New York School of Social Work.[2]
Career edit
Louise Parrott taught physical education classes in Baltimore schools as a young woman.[3] She was the first Black field captain for the Manhattan Girl Scout Council when she was hired in 1928.[4] Her office was in the New York Urban League headquarters.[5]
In 1930, Cochran was director of junior activities at the YWCA on West 137th Street.[6][7] She was a supervisor for the National Youth Administration. She was USO program development director on the national board of the YWCA during World War II,[8] training Black USO and YWCA volunteers[9][10] and speaking about Black women's roles in the war effort.[11][12][13] She was director of leadership training and director of program development with the national Girl Scouts organization after the war.[2][14]
Personal life edit
Parrott married Myron E. Cochran. She died in 1956, at the age of 53, at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Colored High School Commencement Held". The Baltimore Sun. 1920-06-24. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-02-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Mrs. M.E. Cochran, Social Worker, Dies; Headed Girl Scout Development Program". The New York Times. December 15, 1956. p. 24. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ a b "Mrs. Louise Parrott Cochran buried Tuesday in Baltimore" The Baltimore Afro American (December 22, 1956): 3.
- ^ "Survey of the Month". Opportunity. 6: 281. September 1928.
- ^ "Louise Parrott to Head Girl Scouts". The New York Age. 1928-07-14. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-02-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ White, Lucien (1930-02-08). "Gorgeous and Colorful Pageant of Service to Women and Girls Closes YWCA's Silver Birthday Observance". The New York Age. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-02-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Swimming is in Order Now with Girls of YWCA". The New York Age. 1930-04-12. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-02-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Center Holds Annual Dinner". The Courier-News. 1948-02-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-02-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "YWCA Conference Is Inspirational Meeting". The Journal Herald. 1942-07-05. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-02-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "National USO Representatives to Conduct Volunteer Confab at Spring Street USO Center". The Macon News. 1943-01-31. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-02-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Negro Women in the War is Topic Subject". Winston-Salem Journal. 1943-03-28. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-02-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Borough Wide Conference of Negro Women to be Held at Ashland Place Y.W.C.A." The New York Age. 1942-04-18. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-02-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Riversiders at YWCA-USO Meet". Riverside Daily Press. 1946-06-24. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-02-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stuyvesant Center to Train Volunteer Group Leaders". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1949-01-04. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-02-15 – via Newspapers.com.