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Rincon, Arely (?-?)
Arely Rincon gained ownership of the Santa Barbara Grocery store in 2012.Tags Business -
Ringgold, Faith Willi Jones (1930-2024)
Born Faith Ringgold is a painter and sculptor. She enrolled in City College of New York for art education and received her degree in 1955. She earned a master's in 1959. She began teaching in New York public schools and eventually at the University of California San Diego. Her… -
Robinson, Sylvia Vanderpool (1935-2011)
Slyvia Vanderpool Robinson was a singer and record producer. She had two R&B chart toppers. She released her single "Love is Strange" in 1957 with her then-boyfriend Mickey Baker. They performed on stage as "Mickey & Sylvia." They split in 1962. In 1973, she did a solo single,…Tags Music -
Roundtree, Irwin William Langston "Dominie" (1855?-1948)
Irwin William Langston “Dominie” Roundtree was born into slavery in Georgia sometime in the mid-1850s, though the precise year of his birth remains uncertain. Census records, seminary files, and Roundtree’s own recollections offer conflicting dates, ranging from 1855 to 1860.… -
Ruch, Valentine (1875-1941)
Dr. Valentine Ruch was a prominent physician, civic leader, and political figure in early twentieth-century Englewood. A graduate of Cornell University Medical School in 1903, Ruch devoted his professional life to public service. He began his medical career as Englewood… -
Scheinmann, Vivian (?-?)
Vivian Scheinmann was a journalist and women's rights activist. She opened a bookstore in Englewood with Pamela Sheldrick named Pandora Book Peddlers. It was opened around 1983 on 68 West Palisade Avenue. She also ran the New Directions for Women newspaper. -
Sears, Nancy Lee (1836-1938)
Nancy Lee Sears was a formerly enslaved woman whose life spanned from the antebellum South into the twentieth century, bearing witness to slavery, emancipation, and the long, uneven struggle for freedom in the United States. She died in 1938 at the age of 102 while living in… -
Seham, Phoebe (1932-2019)
Phoebe Seham was a women's rights activist. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1954. She became the founder and board president of the Englewood Women's Rights Infomation Center. She was also a member of The Advisory Commission on the Status of Women in Bergan County.…Tags Feminism -
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Sheldrick, Pamela (1950-2022)
Pamela Sheldrick (c. 1950–January 13, 2023) was a feminist activist, bookseller, editor, fitness instructor, and community builder whose life bridged political commitment, cultural work, and deep personal relationships. Born and raised in the South Bronx, Sheldrick’s early…