Here in Cleveland, she served as director of thebetween 1966-1974. During her tenure, the Corps trained 12,000 -- mostly African-American women -- to get their high school equivalency diplomas and in job skills.
Redden said she was surprised at how approachable she was when they met. “There was no difference in the way she treated someone she didn’t know or an old friend.” “I was lucky enough to get to know her and ended up a frequent luncheon guest,” said Salem. “We would make spaghetti sauce and talk about every kind of topic. Seeing her at home, and out in public, you could watch a metamorphosis of personality happen. She would just ‘go on stage’ whenever she had an audience. She was very personable.”
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