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  1. Jul 30, 2013 · Ruth Alice Lucas (1920-2013) Ruth Alice Lucas, who overcame race and sex barriers back in 1968 by becoming the first African American woman to be promoted to the rank of full colonel in the United States Air Force, was born in Stamford, Connecticut on November 28, 1920. By the time she retired from the Service in 1970, Lucas remained the ...

  2. Ruth Alice Lucas was born in Stamford, Connecticut, on November 28, 1920. Shortly after graduation, Col. Lucas enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in 1942 and was one of the first black women to attend what is now the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA. She transferred from the Army to the newly created Air Force in 1947.

  3. Feb 20, 2024 · The character played by Brittany Bradford in the HBO Max series is “an amalgamation of individuals” working in 1960s public TV, including WGBH's Ruth Lockwood.

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  5. Ruth Alice Lucas was the first African American woman to attain the rank of full Colonel in the United States Air Force and was a life-long advocate for higher education. Born in Stamford, Connecticut on November 28, 1920 to Walter and Amanda Lucas, she was highly influenced by her father, who she described as “a hardworking, proud man who ...

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  7. May 31, 2013 · Ruth Alice Lucas broke barriers when, in 1968, she became the first African-American woman to attain the rank of colonel in the Air Force. Her accomplishments were honored during her funeral ...

  8. Oct 25, 2020 · Colonel Ruth Alice Lucas was the first African American woman in the Air Force to be promoted to the rank of colonel. At the time of her retirement, she was the highest-ranking African American woman in the Air Force. Lucas was born in Stamford, Connecticut, on November 28, 1920. After high school, she attended Tuskegee University in ...

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