Olive F. Wiley (née Thomas) (July 12, 1902 - July 1993)[1][2] was an African American civil rights activist and education administrator born inWarwick, Rhode Island. Wiley was a founder and president of the Mt. Hope Day Care (now Mount Hope YMCA Child Care Center).[3] She met her husbandWilliam Wiley (editor), inProvidence, Rhode Island in 1921, and they were married in 1925.[4]
In 1985, Olive and William Wiley were jointly inducted into theRhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.[5][2]
Her son was civil rights activistGeorge Alvin Wiley, and her granddaughter is civil rights activistMaya Wiley.
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