June Dobbs Butts

June Selena Dobbs Butts (1928–2019) was an American educator, writer, therapist, and family counsellor. She was the first Black person trained by human sexuality researchers Masters and Johnson.

Early life and education June Selena Dobbs was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 11, 1928, to Irene and John Wesley Dobbs, an American civil and political leader. She was the youngest of the couple's six daughters, She later earned a master's degree from Fisk University,

Writing Butts authored four book chapters and numerous articles on human sexuality. Her 1977 article for Ebony magazine, "Sex Education: Who Needs It?", was the Ebony 's first feature on the topic. Between 1980 and 1982, she wrote "Sexual Health", a monthly column in Essence. Her other works appeared in publications such as Jet and the American Journal of Health Studies.

While living in Nashville, Dobbs met Hugh Butts, a psychoanalyst. The couple married in 1953, then moved to New York City, before divorcing in the 1970s. Butts had three children, one of whom preceded her in death.

She died May 13, 2019, in Johns Creek, Georgia, shortly after having a stroke.