Johnson, Becky (Elizabeth Avery Hill), 1913-2007
Biography
Elizabeth "Becky" Avery Johnson, nee Hill, was born in Indiana in 1913. Her family moved to Bellevue, Ohio, when she was an infant. She graduated from Miami University in Ohio in 1935 with a bachelor’s degree in education, and subsequently from Wellesley College with a master’s degree. She taught English at high schools in Lima, Ohio, and in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, until 1942. She joined the Navy during World War II, serving in the WAVES beginning in 1943. While in the service, she was stationed in Portland, Oregon, where she met Sam Johnson, who later became an Oregon state representative. They married in 1944 and had two children. She was a member of several organizations, including the Oregon State Board of Higher Education, the Teachers Standards and Practices Commission, and the Oregon Historical Society. She died in 2007.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Becky Johnson
Oral history interview with Becky Johnson
Oral history interview with Becky Johnson conducted by Linda S. Dodds on November 19, 1981. Johnson discusses her career as a teacher in Ohio and Michigan, and her work as a recruiter of women for the U.S. Navy in Portland, Oregon, during World War II.
Oral history interview with Sam Johnson
Oral history interview with Sam Johnson conducted by Linda S. Dodds from July 2, 1980, to June 25, 1981. Johnson discusses his career in the timber industry in California and Oregon; his service as a state legislator in Oregon from 1964 to 1978; and his service as mayor of Redmond, Oregon, from 1978 to the time of the interview.