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Stearns, Janet Upjohn (1910-1979)
Janet Upjohn Stearns was a philanthropist and civic leader. Stearns moved to Englewood in the mid-1960s. She served on the Englewood Hospital board beginning in 1968. She was the first vice president of the Englewood Community Chest. She was a director of the Northern Valley… -
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs is a State agency that supports local governments, community development organizations, businesses, and individuals within New Jersey. Programs focus on management, finances, community planning, affordable housing, disaster… -
Young Women's Christian Association, Northern New Jersey Branch
The YWCA of Ridgewood and Hackensack was founded in the 1920s in relation to the YWCA of the United States. They combined in the 1990s to form the YWCA Bergen County. In the 2010s, the institution expanded to serve women in Passaic, Bergen, Morris, Essex, and Hudson counties. -
Brooklyn Boys' Work Council
The Brooklyn Boys' Work Council was an organization that worked to help boys direct their future toward "the proper channels." The organization connected organizations that worked with young men such as city churches. Some of the organization's efforts went toward goals, such as… -
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… -
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Bethune, Mary Jane Mcleod (1875-1955)
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) was one of the most influential African American educators, civic leaders, and advocates for democracy in twentieth-century United States history. Born on July 10, 1875, near Mayesville, South Carolina, to parents who had been enslaved, Bethune… -
Hermandad Hispana
Hermandad Hispana was a social work group dedicated to coordinating the Spanish-speaking community's social, religious, and cultural needs. The organization helped those in need with immigration information, job support, educational support, and various social services. The… -
The Doll League
The Doll League is an organization that supports young girls through scholarships and sponsorships. The organization was founded by Ethel Sissle and a group of women in 1958. The project has a chapter in New York and Detroit, Michigan. -
The Woman's Club of Englewood
The Woman's Club of Englewood is a community organization that does philanthropic and charity work. It started in 1895 with Miss Adelaide Sterling as president. In 1898 it joined the General Federation of Women's Clubs.