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Wright, John T. (1926?-1976)
John T. Wright was a trailblazing figure in the civic and political life of Englewood, New Jersey, during the mid-twentieth century. He is best remembered as the first Black councilman in Englewood—and in all of Bergen County—marking a major milestone in the region’s history and… -
Wright, Barbara E. (1927-2021)
Barbara E. Wright business owner. She had two restaurants, Black and White Taxi and Wright's Luncheonette. She was known for feeding neighbors in Englewood including impoverished families. She graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1947 and worked in the administrative and… -
Woolworths Strike, August 1938
In August, 1938, saleswoman went on strike at the Woolworth store in Englewood, New Jersey. Sparked by the dismissal of two salesgirls who claim they were fired for suspected union activity rather than inefficiency, as Woolworth asserted. While Englewood was often portrayed as… -
Woolworths Pickets, Saturday February 20, 1960
About 25–30 high school students from Englewood and Teaneck organized a peaceful demonstration in front of a Woolworth store in Englewood, New Jersey, to support Black students in North Carolina who were being denied service at segregated lunch counters. The students in North… -
Woolworths
F. W. Woolworth Company was founded in 1879 by Frank Winfield Woolworth, who pioneered the “five-and-dime” store—retail shops that sold a wide range of everyday goods at low, fixed prices. The concept proved enormously popular, and Woolworth rapidly expanded across the United… -
Women's Rights Information Center
Pheobe Seham along with others began brainstorming the development of the Women's Rights Information Center in 1973. An abandoned building was bought in 1982 and the center was created by architect Eleanor Kendall Pettersen. The WRIC creates programs to help women, such as job… -
Women's Political Union of New Jersey, Englewood Branch
The Women's Political Union of New Jersey (WPU) was founded by Mina Van Winkle in 1909. The group tended to be on the more militant side. It was primarily based in Essex. The Englewood Branch was organized as a separate branch of the Northern Valley Women's Political Union on… -
Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
The Women's Christian Temperance Union founded in 1874 is an organization dedicated to the Temperance Movement. It became one of the largest and most influential women's groups during this era. The organization focused on labor laws, prison reform, women's suffrage, public… -
Woman's Work Exchange Hall
The Englewood Woman's Work Exchange was a longstanding charitable and economic support organization serving Englewood and the surrounding community in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Founded in 1884, the Exchange operated on a practical but deeply social… -
Winton J. White Stadium
Winton J. White Stadium is a sports stadium named in honor of Winton J. White, superintendent of schools in the 1920s who was a driving force in its opening. The opening ceremony was on October 22nd, 1930.