Author: Newark Women
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Minnie E Stith
1893-1970 Minnie E Stith was a founder and pastor of Zion Holy Church in Newark for 35 years, making her likely the first woman to build a church from the group up in…
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Catherine Mouserrone Lynch
1876-1939 Founding Secretary Phyllis Wheatley Society, secretary of the Board of Management of Colored Home for Aged and Orphans, for 32 years. She was also involved in the 250th anniversary of Newark celebration.…
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Maud E Johnson
1864-1947 Librarian of the New Jersey Historical Society for over 25 years, when it was on West Park Street in Newark. Maud E Johnson was a graduate of Pratt Library School 1899. She…
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Edwina Johnson Hale
1933-2019 Alt names: Bailey, Manigault, Mason Edwina Johnson lived with her parents and siblings at 56 Ridgewood Ave in Newark and attended South Side High (now Shabazz). Her father was a taxi driver. In…
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Mae Massie Eberhardt (Mary Graves)
1915-2007 Union leader and activist for nearly 35 years. During most of her union work from the 1950s to 1970s she is listed as being a Newark resident. Born in Virginia as Mary…
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Georgianna Franklin Brennan
1936- Early Star Ledger writer, born in Newark, daughter of Parks and Property Director Pearce Franklin. In June 1953, when she would have been about 17, a photo of Georgianna judging Miss Newark…
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Myrtle L. Bruton Hartsfield
1934-2001 First woman to be named to Newark’s Alcohol and Beverage Control Board in 1981. She said, “I am very proud to be the first woman on the Board. We do have a…
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Sylvia Guarino
26 Dec 1945- First woman deputy mayor in Newark, appointed by Mayor James in 1986. The full time position paid $28300 and the purpose was to “serve as a conduit between the government and…