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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. ,x}/C..
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: March 8 , 1993
SUBJECT: Proclamation of
Women' s History Month
DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: Yes x No
Commission for Women
ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT:
. Proclamation Lucy Lewis , ext 2251
. March 1993 Events
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
Hillsborough - 732-8181
Chapel Hill - 968-4501
Durham - 688-7331
Mebane - 227-2031
PURPOSE: To officially recognize March, 1993 , as Women' s History
Month in Orange County.
BACKGROUND: The celebration of this event is one of the
Commission' s objectives for 1992/1993 . This is a fitting
opportunity to acknowledge the contributions women have made
to our community, state and nation.
RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that the Board of
Commissioners proclaim March, 1993 , as Women' s History Month.
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Orange County Commission for ' 1omen
1 Box 8181 • 110 North Churton Street • Hillsborough, NC 27278
THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING
PROCLAMATION TO THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS :
WHEREAS American women of every race, class , and ethnic
background have made historic contributions to the growth
and strength of our Nation;
WHEREAS American women have played and continue to play a
critical economic, cultural , and social role in every sphere
of the life of the Nation;
WHEREAS American women served as early leaders in the
forefront of every major progressive social change movement;
WHEREAS, these contributions have been historically
overlooked and undervalued in the literature, teaching and
study of American history; and
WHEREAS, women in Orange County have made and continue
to make significant historical contributions to our
community, state, and nation,
NOW, THEREFORE, do we, the Commissioners of Orange County,
proclaim the month of March, 1993 , as
WOMEN' S HISTORY MONTH
and commend this observance to Orange County citizens .
Moses Carey, Jr. , Chairman
Hillsborough 732-8181 • Chapel Hill 967-9251 • Mebane 227-2031 • Durham 688-7331
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Orange County Commission for Women
Box 8181 • 110 North Churton Street • Hillsborough, NC 27278
WOMEN' S HISTORY MONTH
March, 1993
Activities and Events in Orange County
1 . Ask the County Commissioners to proclaim March as Women' s
History Month at the March 8th Board of Commissioners
meeting.
2 . Co-sponsor educational displays about Orange County women who
have been first in a significant area of achievement at the
Chapel Hill and Orange County public libraries, with Orange
County Extension Homemakers Association, Orange County Rape
Crisis Center, Orange County Women ' s Center, Orange/Durham
Coalition for Battered Women.
3 . Co-sponsor a reception honoring Orange County women who have
been first in a significant area of achievement, on Sunday,
March 28 , from 3 : 00 - 5 : 00 p.m. at the County Government
Services Building, with Orange County Extension Homemakers
Association, Orange County Rape Crisis Center, Orange County
Women' s Center, Orange/Durham Coalition for Battered Women.
Hillsborough 732-8181 • Chapel Hill 967-9251 • Mebane 227-2031 • Durham 688-7331
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THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING
PROCLAMATION TO THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
WHEREAS American women of every race, class, and ethnic
background have made historic contributions to the growth
and strength of our Nation;
WHEREAS American women have played and continue to play a
critical economic, cultural , and social role in every sphere
of the life of the Nation;
WHEREAS American women served as early leaders in the
forefront of every major progressive social change movement;
WHEREAS, these contributions have been historically
overlooked and undervalued in the literature, teaching and
study of American history; and
WHEREAS, women in Orange County have made and continue
to make significant historical contributions to our
community, state, and nation,
NOW, THEREFORE, do we, the Commissioners of Orange County,
proclaim the month of March, 1993 , as
WOMEN' S HISTORY MONTH
and commend this observance to Orange County citizens.
Moses Carey, Jr. , C Xrman
Hillsborough 732-8181 • Chapel Hill 967-9251 • Mebane 227-2031 • Durham 688-7331
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1 We would like to thank the many people that so kindly
took the time to search records, their memories and even
college records for information. Special thanks go to the
`r wonderfully helpful public servants in Chapel Hifl, '�=
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Carrboro, Orange County, and the two School Systems
offices. We could not have made this list without their =A
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1y ., Some of this infomation came from memory, which is
>- fallible, and from available resources. If you know of
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for future displays, please contact the Orange County ,k
=' Commission for Women office at 732-8181 , ==:4
,�• ' The Women listed above will be honored at a Reception .-s,,-,?
=.-,• on Sunday, March 28, 1993, at the the New County
�• Government Services Building in Hillsborough. All Orange :`_{
'''` County citizens ore invitied to attend. Please contact the
' Orange County Commission for Women at 732-8181 i
_- • you would like to attend. We hope to see you there! �-
Special thanks to Peachy Wicker for her hours of '-, ,
_ . research and to Linda Carver for her help with the
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THE ORANGE COUNTY WOMEN S HISTORY MONTH __
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:s- The Orange-Durham Coalition for Battered Women
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First Women in
Orange County Government
The first Woman to serve on the Orange County Criminal
Court jury was
Edith Baker Giduz in 1947
Roland Giduz, her son, " My mother was very proud of this.
She took it seriously. "
The first Woman elected Orange County Official was
Betty June Hayes register of Deeds in December 1945 to
the present time.
The first Woman on the Orange County Board of Elections
was
Elaine Wallace in 1968 to 1972.
"There was no Board of f Elections office when I came on the
board in February 1968. We met at the sheriffs office and
discussed our business there; sometimes in the hall. "
The first Woman to represent Orange County in the General
Assembly was
Patricia Stanford (Hunt Love) appointed in 1970;
elected in 1972 and served till 1981 .
The first Woman Supervisor of the Board of Elections was
Bobbie Strickland 1969 to the present time.
The first Woman Orange County Commissioner was
Flora (Flo) Garrett in December 1972 to December 1974
The first Woman Chairman of the Board of Orange County
Commissioners was
Flora (Flo) Garrett in December 1974 to December 1976 .
The first Woman Deputy Sheriff in Orange County was
Joan Childers in January 1979.
The first Woman of color Deputy Sheriff in Orange County
was
Cynthia Mebane in October of 1979.
The first Woman on the Orange County Board of Elections
was
Lillian Lee in 1977.
The first Woman District Court Judge for Orange County was
Patricia Stanford Hunt in November 1981 to the present.
The first Woman Clerk of the Court was
Jean Connerat appointed in October 1985.
The first Woman elected Clerk of Court was
Shirley James in 1986 to the present.
The first Woman Chief District Court Judge in North Carolina
was
Patricia Stanford Hunt in November 1989.
The first President of the District Court Judge's Conference
was
Patricia Stanford Hunt in 1992 to 1993 .
First. Women in
Municipal Government
Carrboro
The first. Woman on the Carrboro Board of Alderman was
Mary Riggsbee in May 1979 to Decamber 1975.
The first woman Mayor of the City of Carrboro
was
Ruth West in December 1975 to December 1977.
The first woman in Law Enforcement. was
Phyllis Coates in February 1981.
The first woman in the Fire Department was
Doris Sanders in December 1981.
Chapel Hill
The first woman elected to the Board of Aldermen (now the
Town Council) was
Adelaide Walters on May 10, 1957 to May 10, 1965.
Eliska Chanlett : "She was my role model. "
The first woman of color on the Chapel Hill Public
Recreation Commission was
Rebecca Clark in the late 50's or early 60's.
The first woman in Law Enforcement was
Dene Eller in 1974. iii'
The first woman firefighter was
Caprice Mellar in 1990.
The first woman of color on the Town Council was
Barbara Powell appointed on November 9, 1992.
Hillsborough
The first woman of color to serve on the Planning Board
was
Josephine Holman Long
The first. Woman to serve on the Board of Elections was
Elaine Wallace before 1970.
The first Woman to serve on the Planning Board was
Marilyn Riddle in April of 1975.
The first Woman and the first. Woman of color to serve in
Law Enforcement. was
Judy Jacobs on September 15, 1978 to the present.
The first. Woman to serve on the Town Council was
Rachel Stevens in the early 80's, for four years.
First Women in
Orange County Schools
Chapel Hill- Carrboro Public Schools
The first woman on the Board of Education was
Mrs. W. D. Toy in 1927 to 1929.
Gladys Coates: " Mrs. Toy was a woman of considerable
presence. She had a good, gentle wit. "
The first Special Education Teacher (and the first woman of
color) was
Francis Hargraves in 1956.
Francis Hargraves: "When I came there was so much
excitement; the concept was so new. I was suppose to be a
miracle teacher. "
The first woman High School Principal was
May Marshbanks in 1958 to 1970.
The first woman Superintendent of Schools was
Pamela Mayer in 1981 to 1985.
Orange County Schools
The first woman n Principal was
Virgil Warren at Aycock High School in 1927.
The first woman on the Board of Education was
Emma Sue Loftin on December 4, 1972 to 1980.
The first. woman Chairman of the Board of Education was
Kay Singer in July 1988 to June 1990.
Private Schools
The first woman to open a school in Hillsborough for girls
and boys was
Mary W. Burke possibly as early as 1812.
The first. Women
U. N. C . - Chapel Hill
The first Woman granted an earned degree was
Sally Stockard in 1898.
The first Woman to earn a Law Degree was
Margaret Berry (Street) LLB, 1915.
The first Woman admitted to the Medical School (then a 2
year program) was
Cora Corpening in 1915 .
The first Woman to graduate from the School of Pharmacy
was
Addle Lee Bradshaw (Pegram) in 1922.
The first Woman on the'faculty of the School of Education
was
Sallie B. Marks in 1927.
The first Woman on the faculty of the Medical School was
Margaret Swanton, M.D. in 1948. She continued
through the ranks to full professor in 1968 .
The first Woman Editor of the Daily Tar Heel was
Glenn Harden in 1950.
The first. Women to earn M .D. degrees from the 4 year
Medical School were
Sara Ann Lippard ( Hoyte) and
Barbara Maynard Moore ( Jordan) in 1954.
The first. Woman graduate of the Dental School was
Zyba Kathryn Massey in 1954.
The first. Woman appointed to the Law School faculty was
Mary W. Oliver in July 1955.
The first. Woman to graduate with a degree in Physical
Therapy was
Shirley Cloninger (Fisher) in 1959.
Shirley Fisher; " I was accompanied to my classes by the
Department Head, to see what I was being taught. "
The first Woman on the faculty of the School of Pharmacy
was
Margaret Arm Shaw in 1961.
The first and only woman of color ever to be appointed to
administrative level of Clinical Nurse Coordinator (for
Neuropsychiatric Hospital) anywhere in UNC Hospitals was
Carolyn B. Jefferson, R.N. in 1969 to 1990.
The first. Director of the Women's Studies Program was
Mary Turner Lane for a half-time position in 1977 to
1979.
The first Woman to graduate with a degree in Women's
Studies was
Sandra Jo Martin in 1979.
The first. Woman Dean of the Law School was
Judith Wegner in 1990.
The first Women in
Careers , Honors and other
The first Public Health Nurse in Orange County (a
woman of color) was
Adelia Compton, R. N. in 1924 to 1960.
She was employed to work mainly in the black
community, and was paid from the proceeds of the
Christmas seals sales by the Chapel Hill Community
Club, by the Red Cross, and contributions from the
community she served.
Francis Hargraves: "She provided not only nursing care,
but saw to other needs as well. "
Rebecca Clark: " I remember she came to check on me
every day after my last child was born in 1936, to see
that everything was alright. "
The first (and only) Orange County Woman to win the
United States Golf Association's Women's Amateur
Championship was
Estelle Lawson Page in 1937.
Joe Page, her brother-in-law: "She was the most famous
women 's athlete in North Carolina. "
The first Woman physician in private practice in Chapel
Hill was
Marina Henry in 1939.
Several Chapel Hillian's, including, Bootsie Patterson
and Mary Arthur Stoudemire remember her Her
practice was in the little building next to the former
Institute of Government Building on West Franklin
The first. Woman Director of the U.N.C. Press was
Kate D. Torrey in 1992.
The first Woman full-time Realtor and first to be a partner
in a real estate company was
Sarah D. Olsen in 1954.
The first recognized art therapist, using fingerpainting as
therapy, in Orange County was
Ruth Faison Shaw in 1956 to 1968.
Martha Whittinghill: " She originated finger-painting. She
was in Rome, Italy, when she developed it, and used it when
she came to Chapel Hill. "
The first. Woman licensed attorney to open an office for the
private practice of law in Orange County was
Katherine Wright and
Karen L. Henderson in 1969.
Katherine Wright : " Karen Henderson is now a judge for
the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia. She
is a Republican, and if Bush had been re-elected, I think she
would have had a shot at the Supreme Court. "
The first Woman to serve as National Democratic
Committeewoman in Orange County was
Martha McKay in 1960.
The first. Woman Physical Therapist. in Orange County , to
open an office for the private practice of Physical Therapy,
was
Shirley Cloninger Fisher in 1976 .
The first. Woman of color licensed attorney in Orange
County to open an office for the private practice of law was
Emma Jean Levi in November of 1977.
The first Woman in Orange County licensed as a building
contractor was
Carol Ann Zinn of Cazwell Inc . in 1978.
The first. Woman Chiropractic Physician to open a private
practice was
Wanda N. Neville in May of 1979 to the present..
The first Woman architect to open a .private practice in
Orange County was
Lucy Carroll Davis in 1983 to the present..
The first Orange County Woman (and only Woman of color)
to win the Juanita Bryant. Citizenship Award for the North
Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs was
Francis Hargraves in 1987.
The first. Orange County Woman to win the Nobel Prize was
Gertrude Elion in 1988.
The first. Woman and the first. Woman of color from Orange
County to serve as Deputy Commissioner of Insurance in
the North Carolina Department. of Insurance was
Armetta McPherson
The first Woman to be a Home Agent for the N.C.
Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs was
Grace Holcomb in 1935 for part time and in 1936 full
time.
The first Woman to be a County Council President of the
Orange County, N.C. Federation of Home Demonstration
Clubs was
Mrs. E. C. Compton in 1936 .
The first Woman from Orange County to be State President.
of the N. C. Organization of Home Demonstration Clubs
was
Mildred "Billie" Walker in 1966.
The black and white Home Demonstration Clubs merged
during her term and organization was renamed the North
Carolina Extension Homemaker's Association, Inc.
The first Woman of color to serve on the Orange County
Planning Board was
Hazel Lunsford in 1977.
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