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Louise Bullock
1910-1974 Louise Bullock graduated from the University of Newark’s College of Arts & Sciences in 1937. She may be the first Black female graduate of a school affiliated with Rutgers. Served as a director of “Negro work” in United Service Organizations (USO) club activities for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YMCA). Play teacher and assistant…
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Effa Manley
1897-1981 Effa Manley owned the Newark Eagles, championship winning Negro Leagues team with her husband Abraham Manley. She was very active in the running of the baseball team. Bibliography Effa Manley Papers Newark Public Library https://archive.org/details/npleagles Overmeyer, James. (1993). Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles. Overmeyer, James. (2020). Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley…
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Sarah Vaughan
1924-1990 Sarah Vaughan described as having “one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century.” Vaughan grew up in Newark and attended Arts High, many of her first performances were in Newark. Bibliography Gourse, Leslie. (1994). Sassy: The Life of Sarah Vaughan. Hayes, Elaine M. (2017). Queen of bebop: the musical lives of Sarah…
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Clara Maas
1876-1901 Clara Maas was one of the first graduates of Newark German Hospital and was named head nurse at 21. She volunteered to be infected with yellow fever for experiments to cure the disease and died in 1901. Clara Maas Medical Center is named in her honor. Bibliography The Women’s Project of New Jersey. Past…
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Maria Jeritza
1887-1982 Renowned Czech soprano Maria Jeritza lived in #newarknj Forest Hill from 1948 until her death in 1982. Her rapid rise to fame, beauty and personality earned her the nickname “The Moravian Thunderbolt”. Bibliography “Maria Jeritza: Primadonna of the Century”. San Francisco Opera. https://www.sfopera.com/blog/2020/jun/maria-jeritza-prima-donna-of-the-century-and-san-francisco-operas-first-salome/ . Women’s Project of New Jersey Records. “Maria Jeritza: Star of…
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Caroline Bamberger Fuld
1864-1944 Caroline Bamberger Fuld, sister of Louis, 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. Bibliography Lisicky, Michael J. (2016). Bamberger’s: New Jersey’s Greatest Store. Helmreich, William. (2017). The Enduring…
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Marie Siconolfi Villani
1921-2021 Marie Villani was the first women in Newark elected to citywide office. She served as Councilwoman from 1973-1993. Lived in Newark briefly as a child but graduated high school and went to school in Irvington. Bibliography Photo from Newark Public Library Wilstein, David. (2021, Jul 17). Marie Villani, Newark city councilwoman for 20 years,…