Jane Matilda Bolin: Another Guest Post by Rebecca Bratspies

By Pamela | April 25, 2023 |

I am delighted to have Rebecca Bratspies back with another story about a woman who deserves to be remembered.   On July 22, 1939 Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia appointed Jane Matilda Bolin to the New York City Domestic Relations Court (now the Family Court). This made Bolin the very first Black woman to serve as a…

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Gertrude Whitney–A Guest Post by Rebecca Bratspies

By Pamela | April 11, 2023 |

  Rebecca Bratspies is a longtime resident of Astoria Queens. When not geeking out about New York City history, she is a Professor at CUNY School of Law, where she is the founding director of the Center for Urban Environmental Reform. A scholar of environmental justice, and human rights, Rebecca has written scores of law…

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