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Sheldrick, Pamela (1949?-2022)
Pamela Sheldrick was a journalist and women's rights activist. She was the president of the Morristown chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and was on the board of Planned Parenthood. She also worked for New Directions for Women in Englewood from the 1970s to the 1990s. She opened a book store, Pandora Book Peddlers in Englewood as well with Vivian Scheinmann. She married Mike. She had a daughter, Rachel. -
Scheinmann, Vivian (?-?)
Vivian Scheinmann was a journalist and women's rights activist. She opened a bookstore in Englewood with Pamela Sheldrick named Pandora Book Peddlers. It was opened around 1983 on 68 West Palisade Avenue. She also ran the New Directions for Women newspaper. -
Kassell, Paula (2017-2012)
Paula Kassell was a journalist and women's rights activist. She graduated from Barnard College in 1939. She helped found the Morris County Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). In 1975 she also helped found the newspaper New Directions for Women in Englewood. She then began writing for the New York Times. She married Gerson G. Friedman. She had two children, Claire Friedman-Foodman and Daniel. -
Isitt, Ernest (1854-1921)
Ernest Isitt was a newspaper contributor to the Bridgerton Evening News, Trenton State Gazette, Trenton Times, Norristown Herald, Philadelphia Record, Bulletin, and Inquirer. He was also involved in the Episcopal Church. He married Louise R. Howard. -
Good Work by 4th Ward Club in Englewood
A newspaper article describes how the efforts of the Fourth Ward Republican Club and the Negro Civic League contributed to a widespread Republican victory in the election for the county.Tags Politics -
A Remarkable Centenaian
A newspaper article tells how Charles Henry Booth is the oldest insurance policy-holder in the world.Tags Senior Citizens -
Austin, Charles (?-?)
Charles Austin was a staff writer for The Record. He reported on religion. -
Salodof, Jane (?-?)
Jane Salodof was a staff writer for The Record. She was active in the late 1960s.Tags Newspapers -
Forbes, Bertie Charles (1880-1954)
Bertie Charles Forbes was a businessman. He founded Forbes Magazine, a business and finance publication. B.C. Forbes was appointed to the Englewood Board of Education in 1938. He married Adelaide Mary Stevenson. He had five sons, Bruce, Malcolm, Duncan, Gordon, and Wallace. After Forbes' death, his son Bruce took over. Bruce died in 1964 and Malcolm then took over. Stevenson "Steve" Forbes Jr. succeded his father Malcolm after he died in 1990. -
New Directions for Women
New Directions for Women was a feminist publication. It was founded in 1975 Paula Kassell was a founding member and it was the first statewide feminist publication in the United States. The newspaper went national in 1975. The organization was eventually given to Vivian Scheinmann then Phyllis Kriegel. During the 80s, politics however created a decline for feminist newspapers. The Supreme Court decision in 1989 that allowed states to restrict abortion rights ignited their publication, though. It stopped publication in 1993.