Effie Robinson

Effie Robinson (January 7, 1920 – May 23, 2003) was a social worker and the head of public housing. She was the first black person to graduate from the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley.

 Awards and honors 
In 1974, the National Association of Social Workers gave Robinson the Daniel Koshland Jr. Award in Social Welfare.

 References 

Category:African-American people
Category:2003 deaths
Category:1920 births