26 Facts About Dolores Delahanty

Dolores Delahanty was born on October 23,1929 and is a social activist and political leader in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dolores Delahanty was a founding member of the National Women's Political Caucus during the early Civil Rights Movement, and she was critical to the success of Kentucky's Fair Credit Law.

Dolores Delahanty graduated from the Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville in 1964.

Dolores Delahanty was involved with several social work organizations fighting for the welfare of women and children.

Dolores Delahanty worked from 1955 to 1965 as a case consultant and probation officer at the Jefferson County Juvenile Courts.

Dolores Delahanty went on to direct the Office of Research and Planning at the Metropolitan Social Services Department in Louisville from 1967 to 1973.

Dolores Delahanty focused her students' studies on social problems and social work methods.

Dolores Delahanty later became an adjunct professor at the University of Louisville.

Dolores Delahanty eventually became president of the Kentucky chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and later, vice president of the National Association of Social Workers.

Dolores Delahanty chaired the National Association of Social Workers Insurance Trust.

Dolores Delahanty served on the Kentucky Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

Dolores Delahanty was involved at the beginning of the National Women's Political Caucus and attended its first meeting in July 1971.

Dolores Delahanty was a founding member of the Metropolitan Louisville Women's Political Caucus and later became its coordinator from 1972 to 1973.

Dolores Delahanty then served as the National Convention's Committee Chair in 1974.

Dolores Delahanty was wholly involved with this organization on the national, state, and community level.

From 1973 to 1976, Dolores Delahanty served as secretary of the Kentucky Governor's Commission on Women.

Dolores Delahanty was instrumental in the passing of Kentucky's Fair Credit Law.

Dolores Delahanty was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to study the aid given to women from the Health and Human Services.

In 1982 while working in Jefferson County Department for Human Services, Dolores Delahanty was part of a group effort to found Project Warm, an organization that provides free weatherization services to low-income people and educating them on how to conserve heat during the winter.

Dolores Delahanty served as president of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition and of the Coalition for the Homeless, continuing today to address these critical human rights issues.

Dolores Delahanty helped to create the Crimes against Children Unit, a joint operation between the Louisville and Jefferson County Police - Philip C Turner was the first commander of the joint unit in 1987.

Commissioner Dolores Delahanty spearheaded the effort to overhaul the codes, drawing on international models.

In 2009 Dolores Delahanty served on a task force to address the location of homeless shelters.

Dolores Delahanty serves on the volunteer Board of Directors for the Community Foundation of Louisville, a regional philanthropic leader providing support for nonprofit organizations in and around Louisville.

Dolores Delahanty was a 2002 Kentucky Women Remembered Honoree of the Kentucky Commission on Women.

Dolores Delahanty's portrait is on exhibit at the Kentucky state capital's West Wing in Frankfort, Kentucky.