Women of New York

31 Engle Street,Englewood NJ 07631

02 March, 2022

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New York City tour guide and historian Marty Schneit, presents “Women of New York: an Illustrated Talk” New York City tour guide and historian Marty Schneit, presents “Women of New York: an Illustrated Talk” on Wednesday, March 2 at 7 p.m. on the library’s Zoom platform. The program is free of charge. Schneit’s talk will be an illustrated lecture, which details the history of fifteen women who made significant contributions to New York and the world at large at a time in United States history when full equality for women was not yet recognized. Marty Schneit will talk about the many talented and dedicated women of New York City who made a difference then that still affect us all today and have left a lasting imprint on the modern era. Some of the women that Marty will discuss are Rose Schneiderman, Emma Lazarus, Jane Jacobs, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Rosalie Ida Blun, Bess Myerson, Alva Smith Vanderbilt, and Mae West. A licensed New York City Tour guide, Martin Schneit has lectured at the New York Public Library, National Council of Jewish Women, JCC, The 92nd Street Y, and The Health Outreach Program of New York Presbyterian Hospital. The Jewish Braille Institute has recorded his lectures for their audio magazine and lecture series. For further information, email [email protected] or visit the Library’s website at www.englewoodlibrary.org.