Rachel Robinson
American nurse and professor; widow of Jackie Robinson (born 1922)
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- Rachel Annetta Robinson ( née Isum ; born July 19, 1922) is an American former professor and registered nurse.
- After her husband's death, she founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
- At UCLA, she met Jackie Robinson in 1941 prior to his leaving UCLA when his baseball eligibility ran out.
- Rachel and Robinson married on February 10, 1946, the year before he broke into the big leagues.
- (1946–1971), who died in an automobile crash at age 24, Sharon Robinson (born 1950), and David Robinson (born 1952).
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WikipediaRachel Annetta Robinson (née Isum; born July 19, 1922) is an American former professor and registered nurse. She is the widow of professional baseball player Jackie Robinson. After her husband's death, she founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
Rachel Isum was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, California, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). At UCLA, she met Jackie Robinson in 1941 prior to his leaving UCLA when his baseball eligibility ran out. She graduated from UCLA on June 1, 1945, with a bachelor's degree in nursing. Rachel and Robinson married on February 10, 1946, the year before he broke into the big leagues. They had three children: Jackie Robinson Jr. (1946–1971), who died in an automobile crash at age 24, Sharon Robinson (born 1950), and David Robinson (born 1952).
After Jackie Robinson's retirement from baseball following the 1956 season, Rachel Robinson further pursued her nursing career, obtaining a master's degree in psychiatric nursing from New York University in 1959. She worked as a researcher and clinician at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Department of Social and Community Psychiatry, a position she held for five years. She then became an assistant professor at Yale School of Nursing and later the Director of Nursing at the Connecticut Mental Health Center.
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