Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "C. Bette Wimbish (March 24, 1924 – November 30, 2009) was one of the leading African-American woman activists in Florida promoting the desegregation of schools and civil equality. A tough-minded woman who was determined to break the pattern of discrimination against African Americans in city employment practices, she was most commonly known as a civil rights activist, a politician, and the first African American on the St. Petersburg, Florida city council. As well as being the first black person to hold modern elected office in the Tampa Bay area, Wimbish was also the first black female lawyer in Pinellas County, Florida. She was the wife of Dr. Ralph Wimbish and the mother of three children: Barbara, Terry and Ralph Jr."@en }
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- C._Bette_Wimbish abstract "C. Bette Wimbish (March 24, 1924 – November 30, 2009) was one of the leading African-American woman activists in Florida promoting the desegregation of schools and civil equality. A tough-minded woman who was determined to break the pattern of discrimination against African Americans in city employment practices, she was most commonly known as a civil rights activist, a politician, and the first African American on the St. Petersburg, Florida city council. As well as being the first black person to hold modern elected office in the Tampa Bay area, Wimbish was also the first black female lawyer in Pinellas County, Florida. She was the wife of Dr. Ralph Wimbish and the mother of three children: Barbara, Terry and Ralph Jr.".
- Q16018631 abstract "C. Bette Wimbish (March 24, 1924 – November 30, 2009) was one of the leading African-American woman activists in Florida promoting the desegregation of schools and civil equality. A tough-minded woman who was determined to break the pattern of discrimination against African Americans in city employment practices, she was most commonly known as a civil rights activist, a politician, and the first African American on the St. Petersburg, Florida city council. As well as being the first black person to hold modern elected office in the Tampa Bay area, Wimbish was also the first black female lawyer in Pinellas County, Florida. She was the wife of Dr. Ralph Wimbish and the mother of three children: Barbara, Terry and Ralph Jr.".