The FIRST CATHOLIC SLOVAK LADIES ASSN., a fraternal benefit society with national headquarters located at 24950 Chagrin Boulevard in BEACHWOOD, was established by Anna Hurban and eight Slovak women with $77 in assets at ST. LADISLAUS CHURCH in 1892.
FLEMING, LETHIA COUSINS (7 Nov. 1876-22 Sept. 1963) directed national campaign efforts among African American WOMEN for three Republican presidential candidates—Warren G. Harding (1920), Herbert Hoover (1936), and Alfred M.
FORSYTH (MYERS), JOSEPHINE (c. 1890-24 May 1940), was a Cleveland singer, composer, and musical patron. Born on the city's South Side, she received vocal training from Marcella Sembrich and former Clevelander Rita Elandi. Making her New York debut in the light opera Listen Lester in 1919, she expanded her repertoire to opera and folk songs in costume. For her marriage to pump manufacturer Philip A.
FOX, BEATRICE WRIGHT (16 Mar. 1903-l Aug. 1988), educator and the first African-American administrator in the MOUNT PLEASANT area, and an advisor/director with the PHILLIS WHEATLEY ASSOCIATION.
FULDHEIM, DOROTHY (26 June 1893—3 Nov. 1989) entered the field of television at an age when most people begin to plan their retirement and lasted there long enough to become a living legend. She was born Dorothy Violet Snell in Passaic, N.J., and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisw., where she attended Milwaukee College and entered teaching. Following her marriage to Milton H.
GAY AND LESBIAN SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER CLEVELAND. See LESBIAN/GAY COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER CLEVELAND.
GAY COMMUNITY. To the extent that a community is defined by its organizations and institutions, Cleveland's gay community probably dates from the founding of a local Mattachine Society group in the 1960s.
GAY COMMUNITY IN THE 1970S. The 1970s marked an important period in the history of the Gay Community of Cleveland. This article provides details on various aspects of the community in the critical decade following Stonewall.
GAY GAMES 9 is the 9th iteration of the Gay Games, an international gathering for athletic competition hosted by and for people in the LGBTQ+ community. Launched in 1982 by Dr. Tom Waddell, the Gay Games are an international sporting event that occur every four years. The Gay Games represent a safe arena for all athletes, regardless of sexual orientation, religion, race, gender, nationality, or ability.
GAYLOR, VERNA FRANCES (23 Feb. 1925-18 Feb. 1993) was a pioneer and an acknowledged authority in the field of analytical chemistry and research, who held five patents and spent her 40-year career with BP Research at SOHIO.
GENTRY, MINNIE LEE WATSON (2 Dec. 1915-11 May 1993), "The First Lady" of Karamu Theater (see KARAMU HOUSE), was an original member of The Gilpin Players who appeared in numerous dramatic, musical and operatic productions.
GERFEN, ELIZABETH H. (1901-14 June 1984), nicknamed Tante Litz, chaired the foreign language department at LAUREL SCHOOL (1940s-71) and was known as "La Grande Dame de E. 115th Street" for her activism on behalf of UNIVERSITY CIRCLE residents.
GETZ, HESTER ADELIA (23 March 1869-4 June 1948), who began her lifelong work as a florist as a child, opened a shop on EUCLID AVENUE and Huntington Street with Anna Westman (d. ca. 1911) about 1902. She continued to run Westman & Getz, Florists, until retiring in 1941. Getz was born in Columbus, OH, the youngest of the 4 children of Israel S.
GILCHRIST, MARIE EMILIE (4 Jan. 1893-9 Nov. 1989) was a local poet whose poems appeared in numerous periodicals including The Nation, The Saturday Review of Literature, The New Yorker, The Forum, and The Book of Rhymers' Club. Gilchrist was also a researcher for several years and, later, editor for Reader's Digest.
The GIRL SCOUTS, organized in Cleveland in 1914, was founded nationally by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, and modeled after Robert Baden-Powell's British Boy Scouts (see BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA). The program attempted "to help girls realize the ideals of womanhood," teaching useful skills, encouraging civic responsibility, and instilling upstanding values.
GOETZ, BERNICE (4 May 1909-30 Dec.1958) was not content with roles traditionally open to women. Though a secrtetary by profession, she became famous for her expeditions into the jungles of Central and South America.
The GOLD STAR MOTHERS organization was established for women who had sons or daughters killed in service of the U.S. The organization's goal was to "relieve sorrow by sharing it," as well as to help disabled vets and work for peace. Members of the group also participated in many patriotic events.
GOLDENBOGEN, ELLEN MAY DURSCHIAG (1890-?), attorney, was elected president of the city council of LAKEWOOD (1928-29), among the first WOMEN to hold similar office elsewhere in Ohio. During her term of office, under Mayor Edward Wiegand, the suburb built a new fire station and a shelter in Lakewood Park, among other accomplishments.
GOULDER-IZANT, GRACE (27 Mar. 1893-17 Nov. 1984)was a writer on Ohio history and lore, widely known for her long-running column in the Plain Dealer Magazine and for several books. She was born in Cleveland to Charles and Marian (Clements) Goulder and graduated from Vassar College in 1914, afterward becoming the PLAIN DEALER'S society editor.
The Cleveland HADASSAH, the third national chapter of the Women's Zionist Organization, was formed by twenty-one charter members in 1913. By the end of the year, their Shoshana Group had 400 members, and over 1,000 by 1919. Earlier, RACHEL LANDY, a local nurse, was sent to Palestine with Rose Kaplan of New York to conduct district nursing visits.
HAMILTON, MARGARET (1902-15 May 1985), a Cleveland actress best remembered as the "Wicked Witch of the West" in the film classic The Wizard of Oz, graduated from HATHAWAY BROWN in 1921. Daughter of Walter J.
HANDRICK, GERTRUDE M. (FORAN) (1 May 1871-7 Sept. 1937), admitted to the bar on 21 Dec. 1911, defied tradition to become the first female lawyer in the CLEVELAND BAR ASSOCIATION. Handrick was born in Cleveland to Judge MARTIN A.
HARD HATTED WOMEN is a Cleveland-based group dedicated to promoting equal opportunity for women in the skilled trades; the organization's most visible work has been in the field of construction. Hard Hatted Women was founded in 1979 as a support group by three tradeswomen and was modeled after a Pittsburgh group with the same name. This nonprofit, membership-based organization is governed by a board of directors.
HATHAWAY BROWN, the oldest surviving private girls' school in the Cleveland area, was founded in 1876 as an adjunct to the BROOKS MILITARY SCHOOL, the foremost private school for boys at the time. Its original name was the Brooks School for Ladies. The school was proprietary in nature and had several owners, including Miss Anne Hathaway Brown.
ELIZABETH HAUSER, (16 March, 1873 - 11 November, 1958), writer and suffrage leader, was born in Girard, Ohio, to David and Mary (Bixler) Hauser. After graduation from high school, she began her career as a journalist with local newspapers, including the Warren Tribune Chronicle.
