The History of Louise's Angels:
Louise's Angels began out of a desire to carry out the legacy of an outstanding female in engineering, Gladys Louise Clayton. Gladys was a member of one of the first graduating classes from Howard University that included female engineering students.
Gladys suffered from medical problems that caused her to miss a year of school; despite this she still managed to excel and graduate with a degree in civil engineering. After graduation, Gladys dedicated herself to giving back to students by teaching in Philadelphia City Schools before she eventually accepted a position with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Washington, D.C., where she retired from in October 2005.
While juggling her job and raising a child as a single mother, Gladys gave back to D.C. area youth by administering SAT preparation classes, participating in her church’s Women on Women mentoring program, and tutoring students at Hines Junior High School.
On March 5, 2006 Mrs. Clayton passed away shortly after being diagnosed with renal cancer. Some of the start-up money for Louise’s Angels comes from money that Gladys left her daughter, the founder of Louise’s Angels and an engineering alumnus of Florida A&M University..