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WOMEN OF MANCHESTER NH

This section will highlight the deeds and accomplishments of the women of Manchester NH.

This is a work in progress. If you know of a woman or women who should be added to this page, please let me know. These documents are copyrighted by the webmaster.

Mary "Molly" (Paige) Stark, wife of Gen. John Stark
Mary Olive Ann Hunt, physician (as early as 1860)
Mrs. Olive M. Winegar and Emogene R. Winegar M.D., electic physicians (as early as 1860 for Olive, and by 1868 for Emogene)
Elizabeth "Nackey" (Scripps) Gallowhur Loeb, heiress and publisher
see article, Manchester New Hampshire Entrepreneur, Alma M. (Cavagnaro) Truesdale (1881-1973) on my blog, Cow Hampshire.
Other Web sites of interest
New Hampshire Back Stairs: Servants to the Carpenter, Manning, Hoyt, Slayton, Campbell and Jenks Families in 20th Century Manchester - Blog: Cow Hampshire
Online Book:How to make bread : but not in this disagreeable old-fashioned way, for sale by John B. Varick Co., Varick Building, Manchester NH
Immigrant to New Hampshire: Cora Alvina Parnell (1868-1913)
Manchester New Hampshire Actress: Mary E. Fogarty (1921-2011) - Cow Hampshire blog

Vanessa Leah Washington-Johnson-Bloemen (1953-2011) Manchester New Hampshire’s Human Rights Champion, Volunteer, Civic and Community Leader
Mary A. (Hawley) Briggs (1870-1904) Baptist missionary to Japan, teacher
Maud L. (Hood) Center 1874-1958 First NH Lady Century Rider of 1893, Bicyclist, Linotypist:
Actress Mary E. Fogarty (1921-2011)
Mrs. Emma (Blood) French 1863-? Philanthropist
Mary Olive Ann Hunt, M.D. (1819-1908) daughter of Oliver & Anna (Gilman) Hunt, was b. May 1819 in New Hampshire, and died 1908 in Manchester NH; Physician and suffragist; never married. She graduated from the New England Female Medical College in 1866-67 and had an active practice as a physician in Manchester NH. In 1907 (and possibly before) she was a member of the Manchester Medical Association and the New Hampshire Medical Society. In 1908 Dr. Hunt was the oldest living doctor holding a license to practice medicine in New Hampshire. Her family papers were donated to the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College in Northampton MA.	1864 Manchester City Directory Advertisement for Miss Mary Olive A. Hunt, M.D., Physician & Obstetrician // Mrs. O.M. Winegar Physician SEE family tree of Dr. Mary Olive Ann Hunt (TXT file)
Manchester, New Hampshire’s Distinguished Artist, Instructor, Director, Civic Leader: Maud Briggs Knowlton (1870-1956) - blog, Cow Hampshire
Glady Harter (Hesser) Lord (1899-1961) Teacher, Hesser College Owner
Ada Parnell, Immigrant
First Female Aviator, Well-Known Photographer and Philanthropist Bernice (Blake) Perry (1905-1996)
Charlotte (Stewartson) Smith, M.D. 1864-? Physician
Elizabeth "Molly" Paig(e) Stark (1737-1814), wife of General John Stark Elizabeth "Molly" Page Stark
Manchester New Hampshire’s Philosopher and Educator: Professor Emeritus Isabel Scribner Stearns (1910-1987)
Jane (Young) Southwick (1793-1856) the section of Manchester, Janesville, was named after her. [Now known as Corey Square]
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Zatae L. (Longsdorff) Straw (1866-1955) Physician & Politician
Effie Brown (Earll) Slingerland Yantis (1869-1950) Illustrator, Lecturer, Social Worker, New Hampshire Politician
See article, Manchester New Hampshire Entrepreneur, Alma M. (Cavagnaro) Truesdale (1881-1973) on my blog, Cow Hampshire.

Mrs. Olive M. Winegar, electic physician (1814-aft 1870) and her daughter Emogene Ramenla Winegar, M.D. (c1845-?) Born in Vermont, widowed by 1850, she was living in NY with several young children; By 1860 she was an "eclectic" physician practicing in Manchester NH. Her daughter, Emogene Ramenla Winegar graduated from the New England Female Medical College, and in 1870 she too was in Manchester NH with her mother, both of them practicing physicians. The 1870 City Directory shows "O.M. & E.R. Winegar" 23 Smyth's block, house Union, north. [apparently they had a group practice]. Emogene was practicing medicine in Manchester NH as late as 1880.	See Dr. Winegar's 1864 directory advertising above See partial genealogy of the Winegar family (TXT File) - unfortunately I don't know Olive's maiden name or I would have added her genealogy



Elizabeth Nackey (Scripps) Gallowhur LOEB, publisher (1924-2000), heiress to the Scripps publishing fortune (from her grandfather Edward Willis Scripps). She married 1st (and divorced) George W. Gallowhur; and married 2d) William Loeb, an editor of several newspapers, including the 'Manchester Union Leader.' She was partially paralyzed from an auto accident, and spent the remainder of her life in a wheelchair. When her husband "Bill" Loeb died she became the majority owner of the newspapers, and continued his tradition of editorial writing. She founded the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications. See her SCRIPPS, HOLTSINGER & CULBERTSON family trees (TXT Files, this site)	See biography Note: Nackey S.Loeb was not born in New Hampshire (she was born in California), she wasn't married here (either time) and she did not live in New Hampshire until late in life (in Goffstown NH). But whether you loved or disliked her editorials in the "Manchester Union Leader," she always made you THINK. There is no doubt that this remarkable woman influenced Manchester and NH in numerous ways.