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Anna F Whitmore
1848-May 22, 1934 Anna F. Whitmore was the founder of girls school: the Newark Seminary and principal for 47 years. Anna founded the school in 1881 at 27 Hill Street as “Miss Whitmore’s English and French Day School”. Five years later she moved to 993 Broad and then 174 Clinton Avenue in 1901. In 1926,…
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Dr. Eleanor (Ella) Haines
c. 1845 – 1924 Dr. Eleanor Haines was the first woman admitted to the Essex County Medical Society, a branch of the Medical Society of NJ in 1876; the second woman admitted in the State, though she is often listed as the first. Eleanor practiced in Newark for over 50 years, one of the first…
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Sara A. Fawcett
1846-1899 Sara Fawcett was the first supervisor of drawing in Newark. She had a “strong personality which was a combination of the clean-cut principles of her Puritan ancestors and a breadth of mind, clear vision and great tolerance”. Fawcett School was named in her honor. Students there in 1927 wrote, “She laid a firm and…
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Trish Morris-Yamba
1944*-2019 Trish Morris-Yamba was recognized as a visionary in the field of early childhood education, founding the CHEN school and working as director of the Newark Day Center for 32 years. Trish Morris-Yamba was born in New York and attended Rutgers Livingston College. By 1973, she was founding director of the CHEN school for preschool…
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Sandra “Sandy” King
1948- Sandy King was the host of Emmy Award Winning Due Process which has won two dozen regional Emmys. She is an award-winning producer and anchor of news, documentaries, and public affairs programs. Sandy King was born in Newark and graduated with the Weeqauhic Class of 1965 and from Rutgers Newark. She began writing articles…
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Maria Vizcarrondo-De Soto
1951- Maria Vizcarrondo-De Soto had many important executive roles in the community. She served as director of ASPIRA for many years, was the first Hispanic elected Essex county official and then was the first woman and Latina President of United Way of Essex and Hudson, for 10 years. She also was the first director of…
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Myrna Milan
1954- Myrna Milan-Rivera Myrna Milan was the first Hispanic Newark municipal judge in 1988 and active with the Puerto Rican Congress and ASPIRA. As a judge, she was well-known for developing alternative sentences for offenders, according to the book Latinas: Hispanic Women in the US. Myrna was born in Hoboken, of Puerto Rican descent, and…
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Mary E. Cary Burrell
1866-1947 Mary Burrell was a strong member of NJ State Federation of Women’s Clubs from 1915, running the Legislative Department, while living in East Orange, working for causes including suffrage and prison reform (chairman of prison reform). Mary was born Mary E Cary, in Virginia. By 1920, she lived in Newark on Howard Street and…
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Mary Thompson King
c. 1806 – 19 Mar 1894 Mary Thompson married Jacob King on Oct 22, 1829. With her husband, she ran an Underground Railroad stop out of 70 Warren St. Jacob was treasurer of the Colored Anti Slavery Society of Newark. Marcia was the mother of Marcia King Stillwell, Ellen C. King, & Harriet A. King…
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Mary Hazard Avery Hine
1821-1907 Mary Hine was active in Newark civil work, including as 18 year president of the YMCA. Mary was born in Connecticut and married Charles C Hine in St. Louis, MO in 1853. Charles was an insurance journalist, publisher and editor, also working in banking and teaching in his early career. The couple and their…