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New Hampshire’s First Female Banker and Financier: Winchester’s Jane Grace Alexander (1848-1932)
Jane Grace Alexander, was born October 26, 1848 in Winchester, New Hampshire, daughter of Edward & Lucy M. (Capron) Alexander. She was the first woman in New Hampshire to be elected treasurer of a bank. In 1881, she was elected … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Alexander, banker, bookkeeper, Eastern Star, educator, female, first, Glenwood Seminary, New Hampshire, NH, philanthropist, teacher, treasurer, Winchester, woman
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New Hampshire’s first Female Senator: Bristol’s E. Maude (Fowler) Ferguson (1883-1932)
We’d like to think that following the passage of the 19th Amendment that New Hampshire women were being voted into all positions. We weren’t–we were late bloomers. By 1948 only four women had served in the New Hampshire Senate. Mrs. … Continue reading
Manchester New Hampshire’s Human Rights Champion, Volunteer, Civic and Community Leader: Vanessa Leah Washington-Johnson-Bloemen (1953-2011)
Many living in Manchester New Hampshire today probably have heard of Vanessa Washington-Johnson-Bloemen. This is because she worked in, and behind the scenes of, countless city organizations or agencies. Her goal was to solve problems and promote the interests of … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women, NH Persons of Color
Tagged American Lung, black, board, Cancer, club, color, girl scout, Hendrix House, Johnson, Lionel, Lions, Lung, Manchester, Martin Luther King, Mayor's Task Force, NAACP, National Convention, New Hampshire, NH, people, person, scholarship, United Way, Van, Vanessa, volunteer, YMCA
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National Women’s History Month: Weaving New Hampshire’s Stories In Granite
This year [2015] is the 35th anniversary of the National Women’s History Project. The group grew from a few concerned educators and history activists in California, to a more substantial collective of both women and men today. Since 1909 various … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 35, 90, anniversary, history, month, National, New Hampshire, NH, right, suffrage, vote, woman, women
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The CALL and GREELEY Families of Boscawen, New Hampshire
Let is first be known that this is not a listing of all CALL and/or GREELEY Families in New Hampshire, nor even in the Boscawen NH area. I happened to purchase three interesting photographs on Ebay–that of Levi Fellows Call, … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History
Tagged Boscawen, Call, Concord, Contoocook, family, genealogy, Greeley, Jackman, New Hampshire, NH, tree, Webster
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