Author: Newark Women
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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…
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Melba Moore
1945 (1941?)*- Internationally known singer and actress. Attended Arts High School as “Beatrice Melba Smith (Moorman)” and lived at 283 Rose St. She also attended Waverly Avenue Elementary School and Cleveland Jr. High.…
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Mary Cartin Kelley Howard
1889-1951 Pioneer in the Marines, one of the first three women to be enlisted nationally, and first in Newark. She did general office work in the Marine Corps offices in Washington DC, assigned…
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Alice W. Kendall
c. 1885-1959 Worked at the Newark Museum as an assistant to Beatrice Winser and John Cotton Dana from 1911-1949. Served two years as director of the museum from 1947-1949, preceded Katherine Coffey. Previously…
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Sheila D Banks
1956-1992 Sheila Banks was 2nd in the Class of 1974 at Weequahic High School. She was the first Black women to graduate from Steven’s Institute of Technology in 1978 (the school began admitting…
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Huldah Clark
1947- Huldah Clark made international news in 1961. Her family lived in the Christopher Columbus Housing Projects, with 6 children. Her father could not afford living expenses for the whole family, and also…
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Gloria Del Toro
1920-2011 Founding director of Newark Public Schools bilingual program. She was supervisor of the Chapter 1 program for English proficiency which served 5000 students and operated in 23 schools. Eugene Campbell, former superintendent…
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Ida Clark
1921-2006 Tenant advocate and NHA Commissioner, who had a “colorful and charismatic” personality and was known as “Mother Clark”. Appointed as a NHA commsioner in 1986, where she pushed education and programs for…