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Eugenie Nicholson

Eugenie Nicholson

(July 11, 1867- Dec. 20, 1931). Born Eugenie Clementine Kountze in Omaha, Nebraska to Herman and Elizabeth Davis Kountze, Eugenie… Read More »Eugenie Nicholson

Madge Augustine Oberholtzer

Madge Augustine Oberholtzer   

(Nov. 10, 1896 – Apr. 14, 1925). Born in Clay City, Indiana, Madge Augustine Oberholtzer moved to the prominent neighborhood… Read More »Madge Augustine Oberholtzer   

Roselyn C. Richardson

Roselyn C. Richardson

(Aug. 23, 1913-July 8, 2005). African American equal rights activist Roselyn Comer Richardson was born in Roberta, Georgia, in 1913.… Read More »Roselyn C. Richardson

Sara Messing Stern

Sara Messing Stern

(1879 – 1972). Sara Messing Stern was a lifelong community advocate for Progressive reform, women’s suffrage, and civil rights. She… Read More »Sara Messing Stern

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