Englewood Makes History

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  • 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…
  • Paula Kassell was a journalist and women's rights activist. She graduated from Barnard College in 1939. She helped found the Morris County Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). In 1975 she also helped found the newspaper New Directions for Women in Englewood. She…
  • A newspaper article describes the correspondence between George S. Coe and Congressman E. G. Spaulding about finances between the New York banks and the government. The letters also mention the involvement of George Coe in future government financial matters in the aftermath of…
  • Bertie Charles Forbes was a businessman. He founded Forbes Magazine, a business and finance publication. B.C. Forbes was appointed to the Englewood Board of Education in 1938. He married Adelaide Mary Stevenson. He had five sons, Bruce, Malcolm, Duncan, Gordon, and…
  • Newspaper discussing Anna Howard Shaw's visit to Englewood in December of 1914. She talked before a group that gathered at Englewood Theatre. This meeting was held by the Women's Political Club of Englewood.
  • Alexander Louis Jackson (1891–1971) Scholar, Institution Builder, and Civil Rights Strategist Alexander Louis Jackson was born on March 1, 1891, in Englewood, New Jersey, and grew up on William and Humphrey Streets in the heart of the city’s historic African American Fourth Ward…
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