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Women of Ward 6

Oct 1, 2020
3 min

Eleanor Holmes Norton

October’s Woman of Ward 6 is Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who is now in her 15th term as the congresswoman for the District of...

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Marci Hilt

Sep 1, 2020
3 min

Roberta Flack

September’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...

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Marci Hilt

Jun 1, 2020
4 min

Diana McLellan

June’s Woman of Ward 6 is Diana McLellan, who was a self-described “jolly pariah” whose Washington gossip column the Ear became a...

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Marci Hilt

May 1, 2020
4 min

Emily Edson Briggs

May’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...

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Marci Hilt

Apr 1, 2020
2 min

The Furies Collective House

April’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...

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Marci Hilt

Mar 1, 2020
2 min

Bonny Wolf

March’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...

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Marci Hilt

Feb 1, 2020
3 min

Sharon Ambrose

February’s Woman of Ward 6 is Sharon Ambrose, a no-nonsense proponent of economic development projects, such as the construction of...

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Marci Hilt

Dec 15, 2019
2 min

Alva Vanderbilt Belmont

January’s Woman of Ward 6 is Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, a prominent multi-millionaire American socialite and a major figure in the American...

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Marci Hilt

Nov 7, 2019
3 min

Ruth Rappaport

November’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...

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Marci Hilt

Oct 7, 2019
2 min

Veola M. Jackson

October’s Woman of Ward 6 is Veola M. Jackson, a dynamic educator who was the first principal of the Capitol Hill Cluster Schools...

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Marci Hilt

Sep 14, 2019
2 min

Coralie Farlee

September's Woman of Ward 6 is Coralie Farlee, a long-time Southwest DC resident whose professional career and voluntary contributions...

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Marci Hilt

Jul 1, 2019
2 min

Jackie Von Schlegel

This 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...

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Marci Hilt

May 14, 2019
2 min

Elizabeth Haines

Not many Capitol Hill women have a building named after them, but Elizabeth Morrison Haines does. She built the large grey building that...

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Marci Hilt

Apr 8, 2019
2 min

Winifred Mallon

Ward 6 Democrats are continuing our recognition of the Woman of Ward 6 by honoring Winifred Mallon (1880-1954), an early Washington, DC,...

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Marci Hilt

Mar 11, 2019
1 min

Ruth Ann Overbeck

March is Women’s History Month and Ward 6 Democrats are continuing their recognition of Women in Ward 6 by honoring Ruth Ann Overbeck, a...

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Marci Hilt

Mar 9, 2019
1 min

Nadine P. Winter

Nadine Winter (1924-2011) was an urban-housing activist who was one of the original members of the Council of the District of Columbia...

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Marci Hilt

Mar 7, 2019
1 min

Alva Belmont

Alva Belmont (1853-1933) was a prominent multi-millionaire American socialite who used her fortune to advance the women’s rights movement...

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Marci Hilt

Mar 2, 2019
2 min

Alice Paul

Alice Paul (1885-1977) was a towering leader in the women’s suffrage movement. She was an outspoken suffragist and feminist who...

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The Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument

Marci Hilt

Mar 1, 2019
1 min

The Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument

The Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument at 144 Constitution Ave., NE, is an important fixture of Ward 6. Home to the National...

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Eleanor Holmes Norton

Roberta Flack

Diana McLellan

Emily Edson Briggs

The Furies Collective House

Bonny Wolf

Sharon Ambrose

Alva Vanderbilt Belmont

Ruth Rappaport

Veola M. Jackson

Coralie Farlee

Jackie Von Schlegel

Elizabeth Haines

Winifred Mallon

Ruth Ann Overbeck

Nadine P. Winter

Alva Belmont

Alice Paul

The Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument

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