Category: Education, Museums and Libraries
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Aneatha Dames Todd
1918-1998 Aneatha Dames Todd was vital in many civic organizations, especially within UMDNJ and United Hospitals. Black Mirror News called her “a voice for Newarkers”. She said, “I just have a desire to be part of things, rather than having things given to me. It may sound old fashioned but I still believe in doing…
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Jessie L. Creamer Cone
1880-1965 Jessie L Creamer was one of the founders of the College Women’s Club of Essex County in 1903 and president from 1912-1913. She taught at Belleville High and later is listed as a secretary for an auto service (1920 census). She was honored by the Club in 1960 and 1963. She was also a…
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Julia Sabine
1905-1990 Julie Sabine was head of the Art and Music Department at Newark Library. She worked at the library for over 40 years. She was a specialist in rare books, printing and fine prints. At the library, Julia was editor of the Newark Library newsletter for many years and organized the Great Books program. She…
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Connie Williams Woodruff
1921-1996 Connie Woodruff was a journalist, labor organizer and civic activist. Connie was City editor of the New Jersey Herald News by 1952. She also wrote “On the Scene in Jersey” for the New York Amsterdam News. She wrote a weekly column “As I See It” in City News. She was also active on Cablevision…
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Dr. Meta Anderson Post
c. 1889-1942 Dr. Meta Anderson was the director of Special Education for the Newark Public Schools from 1922 until 1942 when she was killed in an accident. She entered the school system in 1910 as “head teacher of mentally defective classes” and became supervisor in 1914. Meta took a leave of absence from the schools…
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Loraine White
c. 1947 In 1980, Loraine White became a football coach at Weequahic High. She was New Jersey’s first female coach and was said to be the first Black woman to become a high school football coach in the United States. She has been inducted into the Newark Athletic Hall of Fame. Loraine (often misspelled Lorraine)…
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Elizabeth “Liz” Del Tufo
1933- Elizabeth Del Tufo was head of the Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee, retiring in 2025, after helping preserve many buildings and historic sites. She is a Newark historian, who for many years was known for her tours of Newark. In 1980, she was first director of Cultural Affairs for Essex County, and a founder…
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Emma Holman Coleman
1864-1935 Emma Coleman ran and served as President of Coleman National Business College, at Academy and Halsey, in Newark after the death of her husband in 1903. She worked to adapt the school to the 20th century including expanding shorthand and practical offerings. Born in Poughkeepsie, as Emma Holman, Emma was the second wife of…