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Marguerite E Meyer
Marguerite E. Meyer (1902-1987) Business woman, international traveler, suffragette. Named GMC 1940 Parts Manager of the Year. While her brothers were serving in WWI, Ms. Meyer hustled an auto agency for Belleville. Through her initiative, Meyer Bros sold Scripps, Booths and Hupmobiles, and in 1919, a Pontiac/Cadillac dealership was secured. She traveled internationally; but, was most interested in traveling to St. Louis, Chicago and New York in connection with women’s suffrage. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon [...]
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Sophia Engelmann Koerner
Sophia Engelmann Koerner (b: 1815) Sophia Koerner and Henry Raab worked together to form the Belleville Kindergarten Assoc. in 1874. The association had 150 members and Sophia was their first president. 70 shares of stock at $30 each was sold to start the school of 201 pupils. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS
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Caroline Fleming
Caroline Fleming (B: 1832) The only female Belleville resident to receive a U.S. Patent in the 19th Century. In 1868 she was awarded a patent on her improvement of an agitating clothes washing machine. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS
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Molly Bunsen
Molly Bunsen - President of the Ladies Union of Belleville in 1851 and a member of the Committee on Teachers of the Belleville School Association in 1850. Molly shared the Bunsen family interest in education and reform. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS
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Carrie Bahrenberg
Carrie Bahrenberg (1861-1929) Received national recognition for her social activism. Her activities in the Women’s Relief Corp and the women’s suffrage movement made her a close friend of Jane Addams, the famous Chicago suffragette. Bahrenberg was elected a Univ. of Illinois trustee in 1900. She served 12 years. In 1915, she was elected national president of the WRC and in 1919 Chairman of the Civic League which replace the Equal Suffrage Assoc. of Illinois. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg [...]
