c. 1926-1978
Owned the Key Club, one of Newark’s most famous jazz clubs, with her husband. In 1976 she was named Newark’s Woman of the Year.
Bibliography
Kukla, Barbara J. “From Suffragettes to the State House”
“Mrs. Eugenia Dawkins”, Newark Jazz Promoter, Star Ledger, Mar 20 1978
Cummings, Charles, “Today’s City Residents Build on Their Legacy” Star Ledger Mar 7, 2002