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Janie Glymph Goree
Janie Glymph Goree (1921-2009) was born on January 24th, 1921 and passed away in January 2009.

She is known to be the first elected African American female Mayor of South Carolina and was elected in 1978 to serve for the town of Carlisle. .

She was one of the nine children born into a family who were sharecroppers in Newberry, SC, and with a large family to support, they struggled financially which led to Goree taking opportunities to earn money and pursue an education.

Her education route was not very simple, but rather difficult. She attended multiple different high schools before she graduated and ran into issues resulting in her not attending South Carolina's State College. Due to financial barriers to education, Goree took a small break to work as a domestic worker to make enough to pay for tuition at Benedict College. She successfully graduated as Valedictorian with honors, Magma Cum Laude, in 1948, which she then started her career of teaching and education.

For over 33 years, she taught mathematics as well as illiterate individuals in an SC city called Union.

In order to strengthen her teaching skills, Goree completed a master's program in 1959, with the University of Colorado, where she earned her Master's Degree in Basic Sciences and Mathematics.

Honors/Awards
- Valedictorian - Class of 1948 - Benedict College (Columbia, SC) - Magna Cum Laude (1948) - Benedict College

Education
- Bachelor's Degree (1948) - Benedict College - Master's Degree (1959) - University of Colorado

External Links Provided by CofC Library Special Collections
Janie Glymph Goree https://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/janie-glymph-goree/ Small-Town Mayor Sees Big Picture The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) Sun, Dec 6,1987 https://www.newspapers.com/image/625086882 Small-Town Mayor Has Global Perspective The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) Sun, Dec 6,1987 https://www.newspapers.com/image/625086889 Black Politicians in S.C. The State (Columbia, South Carolina) Sun, Feb 16,2014 https://www.newspapers.com/image/652763694 Black mayor proves detractors wrong The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) Tue, Feb 28, 1995 https://www.newspapers.com/image/627521368