Childhood (mostly)
Family
High school
Adult Life
Other Information
100

Where did she grow up?

Little Rock, Arkansas

100

How many siblings did she have?

2 siblings

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What group was she a part of?

Little Rock Nine

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Where did she go to college?

Illinois Institute of Technology

100

What is her full name?

Gloria Cecelia Ray Karlmark

200

Where was she born?

Little Rock, Arkansas

200

Who are her parents?

Harvey C. and Julia Miller Ray

200

What all white high school did she attend?

Little Rock Central High School

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What degree did she get in college?

a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and mathematics

200

Why was she allowed at the all-white school?

The US Supreme Court had decided that segregating schools were unconstitutional

300

When was she born?

September 26, 1942

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What was her mom's job when she went to high school?

a sociologist for the state of Arkansas

300

How did the white students react to her going to their school?

They harassed and abused her and her other group members every day

300

What was her job? (4 of them)

a teacher, a researcher at the University of Chicago Research Medical Center, a Systems analyst for IBM, and the editor in chief of Computers in Industry

300

What was done so that the students couldn't enter the school? (it didn't work)

The governor sent the Arkansas National Guard to block the doors of the school

400

What high school year did she go to the all-white school?

Junior year

400

What was her father's job by the time she went to high school?

retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

400

Where did she finish her high school education?

Kansas City Central High School

400

Who did she marry and when?

in 1966 she married Krister Karlmark 

400

What happened on their second day at the high school?

A white mob formed outside the school and they shouted, threw stones, and threatened to kill them

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What high school did she attend before the white school?

Horace Mann High School (all black school)

500

What did her father found?

the Arkansas Agricultural Extension Service for Negros

500

Who were her other group members?

Minnijean Brown, Terrance Roberts, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls

500

How many children did she have?

2 children (Mats Karlmark and Elin Karlmark)

500

Where is she now?

She now lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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