Category: Social Work, Civic and Philanthropy

Musette Brooks Gregory

Feb 23, 2022

in 1870-1889 (Born), African Americans, Lifting As We Climb Mural, Phyllis Wheatley Society, Social Work, Civic and Philanthropy, Suffrage

1876-1921 Musette Gregory was a suffragist and activist. She was a leader in the Urban League of Newark and Vice President of the Newark Branch of the NAACP. She was on the Executive Committee of the New Jersey Suffrage Ratification Committee during the suffrage struggle. Musette was secretary of the NJ State Federation of Colored Womens…
Caroline Bamberger Fuld

Feb 22, 2022

in 1850-1869 (Born), Jewish Women, Social Work, Civic and Philanthropy

1864-1944 Caroline Bamberger Fuld, sister of Louis Bamberger, helped found famed Newark store Bamberger & Co. She devoted her later life to philanthropy, throughout Newark incl. Jewish & African American groups & helped found the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton. Caroline donated frequently to the Mosque theater and donated 5,000 cherry trees to Branch…