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Bertha C. Boschulte (Bertha Christina Boschulte) was born on 8 March, 1906 in Saint Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands, is an A 20th-century american women educator. Discover Bertha C. Boschulte's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 98 years old?

Popular As Bertha Christina Boschulte
Occupation educator, statistician, women's rights activist, politician
Age 98 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 8 March 1906
Birthday 8 March
Birthplace Saint Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands
Date of death 18 August, 2004
Died Place Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nationality American

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1906

Bertha C. Boschulte (March 8, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was an American educator, women's rights activist, statistician and politician.

During her tenure as a teacher, she actively worked to attain women's suffrage in the Virgin Islands.

Bertha Christina Boschulte was born on March 8, 1906 on Saint Thomas in the Danish Virgin Islands to Jessie Alexandrina (née Millen) and Rupert R. Boschulte.

She attended school in the local school system at James Monroe Elementary School and Charlotte Amalie Junior-Senior High School.

1924

After teaching for a year in 1924, she then moved to Virginia and attended the Hampton Institute, graduating in 1929 with distinction, gaining a Bachelor of Science in English and mathematics.

After her graduation, Boschulte returned to the Virgin Islands and began teaching at the Charlotte Amalie High School.

During her time at Hampton, she had become aware of women's issues and was particularly interested in the suffrage movement.

When she returned to St. Thomas, Boschulte joined with other women, including Ella Gifft, Eulalie Stevens, and Edith L. Williams to try to gain the vote for women in the Virgin Islands.

1935

She was the secretary of the St. Thomas Teacher's Association in 1935, when women teachers attempted to register and were rejected.

The Teacher's Association filed suit and Judge Albert Levitt, ruled in their favor, ordering the Election Board to allow qualified women to register to vote.

1938

In 1938, Boschulte was appointed acting principal of the school and in 1940 officially became the principal.

1945

She returned to the mainland to attend Teachers College, Columbia University and graduated with master's degree in educational administration in 1945.

1946

She attained a license to teach in New York and taught at P.S. 81 in 1946.

While she was in the states, Boschulte attended the International Assembly of Women held in New York.

The conference, sponsored by Eleanor Roosevelt had representatives from 53 countries and was convened to get the women's perspective on post-war social organization.

Resolutions made at the gathering supported the creation of the United Nations and endorsed legal and political equality for women.

1947

Returning to St. Thomas in 1947, Boschulte worked with other teachers in the Teacher Association to organize the Teacher's Institute and Evening School.

The goal of the Association was to increase the standard of professionalism in teaching and they offered classes for teachers to upgrade their training.

Boschulte was one of the instructors for both initiatives.

1949

In 1949, she was offered a post as a statistician in the Health Department.

Deciding to forgo a PhD in education at Columbia, she accepted the offer, which included attending a training program at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and resigned as principal of the high school.

1950

In 1950, Boschulte moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan and began her studies, which included field trips to local health departments to evaluate their operations.

1951

Joining Delta Omega, she graduated in 1951 with a master's degree in public health.

1952

After obtaining her master's degree in Public Health, she worked as the director of the Statistical Service from 1952 and was then appointed as director of the Division of Vital Records and Statistical Services.

Returning to St. Thomas, she was appointed as director of the Statistical Service for the Health Department in 1952.

1955

From 1955 to 1957, she was the General Services director of the Department of Health.

When the Division of Vital Records and Statistical Services was founded, she became the first director, and then from 1955 to 1957, she was the General Services director of the Department of Health.

1963

She resigned from the Health Department in 1963, though she continued to work for the department on a contractual basis.

1964

Boschulte ran for a Senate seat and was elected in 1964, serving one term.

In 1964, Boschulte was elected as a Senator in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.

1965

In 1965, the local chapter of the Federation of Business and Professional Women named her "Woman of the Year".

1966

She ran for a second legislative term in 1966, but lost her race by 30 votes.

1969

She worked on the Commission on the Status of Women from 1969 and in 1970 was elected chair of the Virgin Islands Board of Education.

In 1969, she was appointed to serve on the Commission on the Status of Women and the following year was elected to the board of the territorial Department of Education, and served as its chair.

1976

In 1976, the new Junior High School in Bovoni Estate was named the Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School, in her honor.

In 1976, a new junior high school was approved to be built in Bovoni bearing her name.

1981

The Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School was dedicated on March 1, 1981.

2004

Boschulte died on August 18, 2004, on St. Thomas.

She is remembered for her dedication to the development of the educational system in the Virgin Islands.