Lucy Gamble

Lucinda (Lucy) Anneford W. Gamble or Gambol (September 8, 1875 – August 23, 1958) was a teacher and civic leader in Omaha, Nebraska. She was the Omaha Public Schools' first black teacher, teaching at Dodge School and Cass School from 1895 to 1901.

Gamble was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on September 8, 1875, of French Canadian, Native American, and African-American ancestry. Her father, William R. Gamble (died April 16, 1910 ) was from Mobile, Alabama and moved to Lincoln in 1870 and her mother, Evaline, was born in New Hampshire. They were married in Lincoln in 1873. Lucy was the oldest of eight children and her family moved to Omaha when she was five. She attended Dodge School before transferring to Pacific school, where she graduated in 1889, graduated from Omaha Central High School in June 1893 and graduated from Omaha Normal School, a teaching school, in June 1895. They had one son, Worthington, and two daughters, Catherine and Dorothy E. Dorothy was the first black graduate of the University of Nebraska-Omaha on June 5, 1924. Rev. Williams died of a heart attack Saturday afternoon, February 4, 1933. and served on the governing board of the Omaha Community Chest. She was also a prominent member of the Omaha Colored Women's Club led by Ella Mahammitt.

Lucy Gamble Williams died on August 23, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio.