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Author Archives: Janice Brown
“Cow Hampshire” Blog Turns Nine in 2015
Happy Birthday Cow Hampshire. My first post on this blog was made on March 16, 2006, one month exactly after my twin sister, Kathi’s death. She was a blogger, often posting her own poems and thoughts. I posted a photograph … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 9, 9th, anniversary, birthday, blog, blogaversary, commercial, Cow Hampshire, first, genealogy, history, New Hampshire, NH, nine, nineth, non, nonprofit, profit
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Illustrator, Lecturer, Social Worker, New Hampshire Politician: Effie Brown (Earll) Slingerland Yantis (1869-1950)
In 1922, Effie E. Yantis is quoted as saying: “I happen to know two girls who both made failures of their first lemon pies. One said, “I will never make another lemon pie;” the other, “I shall never give up … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Politics, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Effie, female, first, legislator, legislature, New Hampshire, NH, Politician, Republican, Universalist, woman, women, Yantis
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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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