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Louise Parrott Cochran

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Louise Parrott Cochran
A smiling young Black woman with dark hair styled with a side part
Louise Parrott (later Cochran), from a 1928 publication
Born
Sarah Louise Parrott

September 6, 1903
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 1956 (aged 53)
New York, New York, U.S.
OccupationSocial worker
Known forWork with Girl Scouts

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.

Early life and education

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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

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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

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Parrott married Myron E. Cochran. She died in 1956, at the age of 53, at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Colored High School Commencement Held". The Baltimore Sun. 1920-06-24. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-02-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Mrs. Louise Parrott Cochran buried Tuesday in Baltimore" The Baltimore Afro American (December 22, 1956): 3.
  4. ^ "Survey of the Month". Opportunity. 6: 281. September 1928.
  5. ^ "Louise Parrott to Head Girl Scouts". The New York Age. 1928-07-14. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-02-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Center Holds Annual Dinner". The Courier-News. 1948-02-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-02-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "YWCA Conference Is Inspirational Meeting". The Journal Herald. 1942-07-05. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-02-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Negro Women in the War is Topic Subject". Winston-Salem Journal. 1943-03-28. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-02-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Riversiders at YWCA-USO Meet". Riverside Daily Press. 1946-06-24. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-02-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Stuyvesant Center to Train Volunteer Group Leaders". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1949-01-04. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-02-15 – via Newspapers.com.