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Carolyn R. Payton

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Gender Female
Death23 years ago
Date of birth May 13,1925
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Norfolk
Virginia
United States
Date of died April 11,2001
DiedWashington
D.C.
United States
Education Columbia University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bennett College
Awards APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology
Previous positionDirector of the Peace Corps of the United States (1977–1978)
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Carolyn Robertson Payton was appointed Director of the United States Peace Corps in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter. She was the first female and the first African American to be Peace Corps Director. Payton was a pioneer in black women's leadership within the American Psychological Association and psychology.

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