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Frontera: Women Philanthropists

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Women Philanthropists

De Groat, Martini and Steve  

De Wetter, Margaret Belding and Peter

Dodson, Mary Ann philanthopist

Margo, Adair  philanthropist and civic leader, former First Lady of El Paso, Founder of the Tom Lea Institute and former art gallery owner

Massey, Charlotte  civic leader and philanthropist

O'Shea Keleher, Helen 
see Rio Vista Farm under Landmarks page

Ponce, Mary and Ernest  2015 El Paso Historical Society Hall of Honor Nominees. Entrepreneurs, civic leaders, philanthropists

See Password 2015 volume near the NW Reference Desk.  

Robison, Judy  Board Member at-large of the Texas Cultural Trust

Schwartz, Tania Vice Chair of the Texas Cultural Trust

Webb, Mary  donated land to a segregated city of the 1940s for a park at 3401 E. Missouri Ave in El Paso where the city's first swimming pool for African Americans was opened in 1953.  Led the Negro Citizens Committee

El Paso Times Feb 26, 1998 article

Research tips

Note details that might seem insignificant at first glance, in case one finds other information later.

Women's information is often found through researching the men in their lives (i.e. husband, fathers, etc.) so the notes here might only state that Mrs. X was married to Mr. X who was important for some reason, but in researching him, there might be information about his wife found later.

Research full text of local newspaper articles back to 1881 in this database available to EPCC users and in person in EPCC Libraries: 

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