Ruth Marcus Patt
Active member of the Jewish community of New Brunswick in New Jersey.
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Ann Klein
Ann Klein (1923-1986) joined the fight for female equality as president of the Morristown League of Women Voters in New Jersey.
Susana Wein
Hungarian-Mexican screenwriter, storyteller, playwright and theatre director.
Helen Haiman Joseph
The “grandmother of American puppetry” because of her practical and scholarly knowledge of marionettes.
Jennie E Precker
Lawyer Jennie E. Precker (1892-1981) founded the Susan B. Anthony Building and Loan Association, the nation’s first women’s bank, in Newark.
Dr Vera Schectman
Vera Schectman (1890-1971) was from Odessa and emigrated to the United States, where she became a decorated doctor in Newark, New Jersey.
Ida Cohen Rosenthal
Co-founder and president of the brassiere company Maidenform, Inc.
Judy Blume
American novelist and a best-selling young adult author, whose works include titles such as Superfudge (1980), Freckle Juice (1971), and Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (1970).
Edith Head
Costume designer Edith Head’s career in Hollywood spanned over five decades, earning her eight Academy Awards for Costume Design, the most any woman had received.
Jessica U Meir
American astronaut