Betty Hill was a founding member of the Los Angeles branch of the , National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) , which was formed in 1913 . She served as a Vice President for over 12 years . Beyond her activities with the NAACP and the WPSC , she helped initiate the Urban League 's Los Angeles chapter ; was a Republican State Central Committeewoman of Southern California , 63rd District ; was active with the Eastside Settlement House , and the National Council of Women ; was the first chairperson of Girls Reserve of the YWCA , 12th Street Branch ; the Vice-President of the Organization of National Defense , West Coast ; and was also a delegate to the 1940 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia ( the first African American female west of the Rockies to serve as a delegate )
1940 Republican National Convention
1940 Republican National Convention
Betty Hill (activist)