A lot of people know that movie star Mae West was born in 1893 on Herbert Street and that she became a and one of Hollywood’s first sex symbols, but […]
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The Unlikely Story of The White Greenpoint Woman Who Co-Founded America’s Most Influential Black Political Organization
Sometimes an unexpected event is a turning point in a person’s life. The story of Mary White Ovington’s trip to Prospect Park was just such a turning point. Ovington was […]
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Women’s History Month: Peter McGuinness and Dangerous Smoking Women
Local lawmaker Peter J. McGuinness began his first term as alderman at the end of World War I when female behavior was rapidly changing, outraging conceptions of proper female behavior. […]
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Women’s History Month – In Conversation with Sisters-in-Law Katherine Conkling Thompson & Elizabeth Thompson
Today we present the grand finale of our Women’s History Month interview series, which began in March and introduced us to some wonderful women through the thoughtful nominations our readers […]
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Women’s History Month – In Conversation With Meg McNeill
The page on the calendar may have turned, but we had such a great response to our Women’s History Month interviews in March that we still have a couple of […]
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Women’s History Month – In Conversation With Nackie Karcher
Greenpointers contributor Eddy Vallante heard about our Women’s History Month series and suggested we take the opportunity to speak with his friend Nackie Karcher, owner of The Parlour Brooklyn, a popular […]
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Women’s History Month – In Conversation With Sogoal Zolghadri
We have another awesome Greenpoint woman’s tale to tell today. Sogoal Zolghadri’s talents as an artist and baker came to our attention through her roommate Nina’s glowing nomination: Sogoal Zolghadri […]
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Know An Awesome Greenpoint Woman? We Want To Meet Her!
March is just a few days away, and it signals Women’s History Month. We want to honor this nationally recognized time period on a local level by meeting some of […]