Carrie Barefoot Dickerson
Carrie Barefoot Dickerson (May 24, 1917 โ November 17, 2006) was an American activist who led citizen efforts to stop construction of the proposed Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant in Oklahoma.
Life
Dickerson was born in
In 1943, Dickerson began teaching at the German-speaking Mennonite Pleasant View community school near Inola, Oklahoma. She later taught in several area schools before retiring in 1957. She then opened a home-based bakery. In 1964 she and her husband opened Aunt Carrie's Nursing Home (later called Wood Manor) in Claremore.
After her husband died in early 1981, Dickerson operated a health food store in Claremore. She closed the store in 2002.
Carrie Dickerson died at Claremore in 2006.[1]
Opposition to nuclear power plant
In 1973 the
Following Dickerson's lead, other anti-nuclear organizations were formed in the area, and citizens from all walks of life and ethnic groups joined in the battle. Finally, on February 16, 1982, PSO announced the cancellation of the proposed project.[2][3]
Legacy
The Carrie Dickerson Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the Oklahoma Sustainability Network, is named in her honor.[4][5]
She wrote the autobiography "Aunt Carrie's War Against the Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant", which was published in 1995.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Legacy (Carrie Dickerson Foundation)
- ^ Hattaway, Rebecca (18 November 2006). "Anti-nuclear activist dies". The Claremore Daily Progress. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Energy officials say nuclear power comeback not likely to happen
- ^ Carrie Barefoot Dickerson Award Presentation Archived 20 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Carrie Barefoot Dickerson Archived 9 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-1-57178-009-6.
Further reading
- Dickerson, Carrie B. and Patricia Lemon (1995). Black Fox: Aunt Carrie's War Against the Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant ISBN 1-57178-009-2
- Martin, Katherine. Women of Spirit: Stories of Courage from the Women Who Lived Them
- Rogers County Woman Who Fought Black Fox Plant Left Lasting Legacy