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Florence Peshine Eagleton
1870-1953 Born and died in Newark. Vice President of the NJ Suffrage Association, president of the Woman’s Political Union. Founder of the New Jersey League of Woman Voters. One of the first woman to serve as trustee of Rutgers, a trustee of the Newark Museum, Newark Music Foundation and Art Club of Newark. Life member…
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Armita Harris Douglas
1874-1958 President, New Jersey Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs. Helped organize the NAACP and the Urban League in Newark and was a charter member of the city’s Phyllis Wheatley Literary Club. Active in the woman’s suffrage movement, the New Jersey League of Women Voters and the New Jersey Colored Women’s Republican Club. Organized the New…
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Elizabeth Miele
1898-1975? Went to Barringer and Central High graduating Central in 1918. Newspaper reporter for the Newark Ledger, lawyer, publisher of The Civic Pilot. Graduated New Jersey Law School in 1921. Praticed law at the Essex Building with Irene R. O’Crowley. Organized the Club Service Publishing Company, an advertising syndicate for women’s club publications. Later became…
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Majorie M Sweet
1892-1963 In Newark from at least 1915. The Sunday Call claimed she was the first licensed woman automobile driver in NJ. She became a car saleswoman at a young age in Perth Amboy. She graduated business school and became a secretary but soon became an automobile statistician with the Standard Oil Company. Then she became…
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Dorothy Palmer
c. 1893-1984 Operated the Dorothy Palmer School of dancing on Broadway in Newark for more than 50 years. Retired in 1963. Born in Newark, attended Barringer, member of the Dance Masters of America. Began teaching students at age 13 when she was at Elliot Street School. Bibliography Wingert, Dorothea. “Producer of Dancing Revue Began Success…
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Laquetta C Nelson
1955- Advocate for gay and lesbian rights. Co-founder of the Newark Pride Alliance. Awarded the 2004 Community Service Award from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Founder of the NJ Stonewall Democrats. Bibliography Queer Newark “Awards Honor Unsung Heroes and Future Leaders” Star Ledger Apr 21, 2005 The Advocate “In a Progressive State Where…
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Janyce Jackson Jones
1951- Co-Pastor of Unity Fellowship Church located in Newark, NJ. Pastor of Liberation in Truth Unity Fellowship Church for which she is a founding member when it was established in 1995. Executive Director of the Liberation in Truth Social Justice Center, which provided support, groups, education and services. Vice Chair of the LGBTQ Advisory Commission…
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Eleanor E Hamilton (Kingsley)
1882-1956 Eleanor E Hamilton was superintendent and director of Presbyterian Hospital in Newark from at least 1927-1947. She was name Outstanding Woman of Year in Essex County in 1947. President of the NJ Hospital Association in 1937. Was previously director of the Illinois Training School for Nurses and Superintendent of Miami Valley Hospital. Fellowship from…
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Grace L Boynton Gregory
1919-2007 Owned Poro Beauty Shop on West Market in the 1940s-1950s. In 1983, founded “Guiding Light Inc.” (originally Caring and Sharing) a tutoring and counseling agency. She also had a 32 year career in government and helped train housing counselors for HUD. Also served as organist and pianist for many local churches. Barringer graduate. Bibliography…
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Audrey Harvey West
Audrey Harvey Massiah Harris West 1927-2003 Born Audrey Harvey in Trenton, Audrey attended Howard University and came to Newark in 1958. She worked for the Essex County Welfare Dept and then became Director of the Division of Welfare for Newark after Grace Malone. Audrey then became Director of the NJ State Division of Family Development…