Month: June 2023

Leah Adele Neuhut

Jun 21, 2023

in 1870-1889 (Born), Activists and Community Leaders, Authors, Journalists and Writers, Born or raised in Newark (high school or before), Entertainers, Theater and Music, Jewish Women, People With Disabilities

1877-1908 Born to a rabbi in Newark, blind from birth and deaf from 1904, she was called, “one of the most remarkable blind women in the country”. Neuhut a reputation as a pianist,…
Janet Gilchrist Paterson

Jun 13, 2023

in 1870-1889 (Born), Education, Museums and Libraries

*Image is Washington Street School Class for the Blind, undated c. 1871-1964 Janet Paterson helped found the first class for the Blind in Newark with Lydia Young Hayes and was the first teacher…
Mary and Louise Curcio

Jun 13, 2023

in 1890-1909 (Born), Born or raised in Newark (high school or before), Education, Museums and Libraries, Entertainers, Theater and Music, People With Disabilities, Social Work and Philanthrophy

c. 1901-1973? , c. 1904-1987 Featured photo is Mary Curcio, Daily News, 1931. Two blind sisters born to Eva Bender and Paul Curcio in Newark. They lived on Morris Avenue. Mary entered school…
Mary Stilwell Edison

Jun 10, 2023

in 1850-1869 (Born), Born or raised in Newark (high school or before), Other Careers

1855-1884 Born in Newark to Nicholas Stilwell and Margaret Crane. Nicholas was a lawyer and in 1860, the family lived in the 5th Ward, today’s Ironbound. The city directories put Nicholas at 89…
Gloria Jones Swieringa

Jun 8, 2023

in 1930-1959 (Born), Activists and Community Leaders, African Americans, Born or raised in Newark (high school or before), People With Disabilities

1938- In 1956, Gloria Jones was believed to be the first blind student ever elected to the National Honor Society, while she was at Barringer High School. She was an A student and…

Month: June 2023

Leah Adele Neuhut

Janet Gilchrist Paterson

Mary and Louise Curcio

Mary Stilwell Edison

Gloria Jones Swieringa