Marci HiltJun 15, 20214 minMary McLeod BethuneJuly’s Woman of Ward 6 is Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and an activist. Although she didn’t live or work in Ward 6, Bethune holds a...
Marci HiltOct 1, 20203 minEleanor Holmes NortonOctober’s Woman of Ward 6 is Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who is now in her 15th term as the congresswoman for the District of...
Marci HiltSep 1, 20203 minRoberta FlackSeptember’s Woman of Ward 6 is Roberta Flack, a singer-songwriter, who got her start at Capitol Hill’s Mr. Henry’s Restaurant. She’s...
Marci HiltJun 1, 20204 minDiana McLellanJune’s Woman of Ward 6 is Diana McLellan, who was a self-described “jolly pariah” whose Washington gossip column the Ear became a...
Marci HiltMay 1, 20204 minEmily Edson BriggsMay’s Woman of Ward 6 is Emily Edson Briggs, who won renown by writing a colorful irreverent newspaper column in the mid to late 1880’s...
Marci HiltApr 1, 20202 minThe Furies Collective HouseApril’s Women of Ward 6 is the Furies Collective house, a row house at 219 11th Street SE. This house is directly connected with the...
Marci HiltMar 1, 20202 minBonny WolfMarch’s Woman of Ward 6 is Bonny Wolf, an accomplished food writer, who lives on Capitol Hill. You may have heard her on NPR’s Weekend...
Marci HiltFeb 1, 20203 minSharon AmbroseFebruary’s Woman of Ward 6 is Sharon Ambrose, a no-nonsense proponent of economic development projects, such as the construction of...
Marci HiltDec 15, 20192 minAlva Vanderbilt BelmontJanuary’s Woman of Ward 6 is Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, a prominent multi-millionaire American socialite and a major figure in the American...
Marci HiltNov 7, 20193 minRuth RappaportNovember’s Woman of Ward 6 is Ruth Rappaport, a Capitol Hill resident who had a remarkable life and career as a librarian. Rapport’s life...
Marci HiltOct 7, 20192 minVeola M. JacksonOctober’s Woman of Ward 6 is Veola M. Jackson, a dynamic educator who was the first principal of the Capitol Hill Cluster Schools...
Marci HiltSep 14, 20192 minCoralie FarleeSeptember's Woman of Ward 6 is Coralie Farlee, a long-time Southwest DC resident whose professional career and voluntary contributions...
Marci HiltJul 1, 20192 minJackie Von SchlegelThis month the Ward 6 Dems are honoring Jackie Von Schlegel (1939-2016) as June's Woman of Ward 6. Jackie Felty Von Schlegel was a...
Marci HiltMay 14, 20192 minElizabeth HainesNot many Capitol Hill women have a building named after them, but Elizabeth Morrison Haines does. She built the large grey building that...
Marci HiltApr 8, 20192 minWinifred MallonWard 6 Democrats are continuing our recognition of the Woman of Ward 6 by honoring Winifred Mallon (1880-1954), an early Washington, DC,...
Marci HiltMar 11, 20191 minRuth Ann OverbeckMarch is Women’s History Month and Ward 6 Democrats are continuing their recognition of Women in Ward 6 by honoring Ruth Ann Overbeck, a...
Marci HiltMar 9, 20191 minNadine P. WinterNadine Winter (1924-2011) was an urban-housing activist who was one of the original members of the Council of the District of Columbia...
Marci HiltMar 7, 20191 minAlva BelmontAlva Belmont (1853-1933) was a prominent multi-millionaire American socialite who used her fortune to advance the women’s rights movement...
Marci HiltMar 2, 20192 minAlice PaulAlice Paul (1885-1977) was a towering leader in the women’s suffrage movement. She was an outspoken suffragist and feminist who...
Marci HiltMar 1, 20191 minThe Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National MonumentThe Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument at 144 Constitution Ave., NE, is an important fixture of Ward 6. Home to the National...