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  • Neighborhood Women of Williamsburg, B’klyn
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  • Women Leaders of Willliamsburg Walking Tour
  • Swinging Sixties Senior Center and Small World Day Care

  • Gallery: Ann Giordano

    Ann Giordano and Francis Palmetiri at the NCNW Ann Giordano at a NW College Program meeting Ann Giordano at the NW College Program

  • Gallery: Eastern District High School Boycott

    Eastern District High School. Courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Eastern District High School. Courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Eastern District High School. Courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Eastern District High School. Courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Juanita Orengo-Rodriguez, Eastern District High School . Courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance

  • Gallery: First Conferences

    1976 National Conference. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection

  • Gallery: Bertha Gilkey

    Neighborhood Women National Leadership Forum, 1982. Bertha Gilkey at podium. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection

  • Gallery: Mildred Johnson

    Mildred Johnson. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection

  • Gallery: You Can Community School

    Governor Mario Cuomo, Jan Peterson, with Jan's son, and teacher at the Opening Ceremony from You Can Community School. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection

  • Gallery: First Battered Women Shelter

    First Battered Women Shelter. Photo by Rosie Mackiewicz. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection First Battered Women Shelter. Photo by Rosie Mackiewicz. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection First Battered Women Shelter. Photo by Rosie Mackiewicz. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection First Battered Women Shelter. Photo by Rosie Mackiewicz. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection First Battered Women Shelter. Photo by Rosie Mackiewicz. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection First Battered Women Shelter. Photo by Rosie Mackiewicz. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection First Battered Women Shelter. Photo by Rosie Mackiewicz. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection First Battered Women Shelter. Photo by Rosie Mackiewicz. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection First Battered Women Shelter. Photo by Rosie Mackiewicz. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection

  • Gallery: Project Open Doors

    Woman working for Project Green Hope (Project Open Doors) Photo by Rosie Mackiewicz circa 1980. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection March on City Hall, New York, 1980. Photo by Rosie Mackiewicz. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection

  • Gallery: Tish & Guido Ciancotta, Greenpoint Hospital Battle

    Greenpoint Hospital, courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Greenpoint Hospital, courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Greenpoint Hospital, courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Tish Ciancotta, Greenpoint Hospital, courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Guido Ciancotta, Greenpoint Hospital, courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance

  • Gallery: Neighborhood Women Institute

    Neighborhood Women Institute 1992 Neighborhood Women Institute 1992 Neighborhood Women Institute 1992 Neighborhood Women Institute 1992 Neighborhood Women Institute 1992 Ronnie Feit at NW Institute 1992 Neighborhood Women Institute 1992 Jan Peterson and Mildred Johnson at NW Institute 1992 Jan Peterson and Mildred Johnson at NW Institute 1992

  • Gallery: Arts@Renaissance

    Community meeting at Arts@Renaissance held by artist Jill Sigman and Wesleyan University. Photographer Rafael Gamo. Community meeting at Arts@Renaissance held by artist Jill Sigman and Wesleyan University. Photographer Rafael Gamo. Community meeting at Arts@Renaissance held by artist Jill Sigman and Wesleyan University. Photographer Rafael Gamo. Community meeting at Arts@Renaissance held by artist Jill Sigman and Wesleyan University. Photographer Rafael Gamo. Community meeting at Arts@Renaissance held by artist Jill Sigman and Wesleyan University. Photographer Rafael Gamo. Community meeting at Arts@Renaissance held by artist Jill Sigman and Wesleyan University. Photographer Rafael Gamo. Community meeting at Arts@Renaissance held by artist Jill Sigman and Wesleyan University. Photographer Rafael Gamo.

  • Gallery: Mildred Tudy-Johnston

    Mildred Tudy-Johnston at Crispus Attucks Kwanzaa 1991. Courtesy of the Tudy family Mildred Tudy-Johnston providing a picnic, in the community. Courtesy of the Tudy family Mildred Tudy-Johnston, Saundra & Rev. Courtesy of the Tudy family

  • Gallery: Neighborhood Women House, Brooklyn, NY

    NW House Living and Learning Center. Photo by Rafael Gamo NW House Living and Learning Center. Photo by Rafael Gamo NW House Living and Learning Center. Photo by Rafael Gamo NW House Living and Learning Center. Photo by Rafael Gamo NW House Living and Learning Center. Photo by Rafael Gamo NW House Living and Learning Center. Photo by Rafael Gamo

  • Gallery: Neighborhood College Program

    Neighborhood College Program Photograph by Janie Eisenberg Neighborhood College Program Photograph by Janie Eisenberg Neighborhood College Program Photograph by Janie Eisenberg National Congress of Neighborhood Women College Program Conference. Photo by Rosie Mankiewicz

  • Gallery: Jan Peterson

    Jan Peterson Jan Peterson

  • Gallery: Greenpoint Hospital Battle & NW Houses

    Tish and Guido Ciancotta at the battle to get the nursing home at former Greenpoint Hopsital. Courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Neighborhood Women Houses, former Greenpoint Hopsital. Courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Neighborhood Women Houses, former Greenpoint Hopsital. Courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Neighborhood Women Houses, former Greenpoint Hopsital. Courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Tish Ciancotta at the Greenpoint Hospital battle. Courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance Tish Ciancotta at the Greenpoint Hospital battle. Courtesy of St. Nicks Alliance

  • Gallery: Margaret Carnegie

    Margaret Carnegie. Photo by Catherine Smith. Courtesy of St. Nicks Photo by Catherine Smith. Courtesy of St. Nicks

  • Gallery: Geraldine Miller

    Gerry Miller and Marie O'Connor, chairpersons of NCNW corporate board. Photo by Michael Plotino Geraldine Miller Geraldine Miller Geraldine Miller Geraldine Miller outside Neighborhood Women House

  • Gallery: NWWG

    ncnw-stairs-1-600 ncnw-stairs-12-600 ncnw-stairs-13-600 Photograph by Janie Eisenberg Sally Martino-Fisher, Christine Noschese and Pat McGinnis. Photograph by Janie Eisenberg Dianne Jackson. Photograph by Janie Eisenberg ncnw-stairs-19-600 ncnw-stairs-2-600 People's Firehouse demonstration Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC ncnw-stairs-8-600 ncnw-stairs-9-600 ncnw4new Neighborhood Women members outside NW House in Brooklyn, NY

  • Gallery: Neighborhood Women Network News

    Neighborhood Women Network News. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection Neighborhood Women Network News. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection Neighborhood Women Network News. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection Neighborhood Women Network News. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection Neighborhood Women Network News. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection

  • Gallery: Clearfork Community Institute

    Clearfork Community Institute in Eagan, Tennessee Clearfork Community Institute in Eagan, Tennessee

  • Gallery: Marie Cirillo

    Marie Cirillo Marie Cirillo Marie Cirillo Marie Cirillo Marie Cirillo. Courtesy of the Sophia Smith Collection Marie Cirillo's retirement as president of the Clearfork Community Institute on Sep 7th, 2013

  • Gallery: Christine Noschese

    Christine Noschese and Sally Martino-Fisher. Photograph by Janie Eisenberg Sally Martino- Fisher, Christine Noschese and Frances Allen. Photograph by Janie Eisenberg Christine Noschese

  • Gallery: Dianne Jackson

    Dianne Jackson Dianne Jackson. Image from Metropolitan Avenue directed by Christine Noschese

  • Gallery: Kathleen Rider Conference

    Neighborhood Women members and Smith College and Hampshire College Faculty at the Kathleen Ridder Conference, Smith College, 2004 Neighborhood Women members at the Kathleen Ridder Conference, Smith College, 2004 Neighborhood Women members and Smith College and Hampshire College Faculty at the Kathleen Ridder Conference, Smith College, 2004 Marina Grasse at the Kathleen Ridder Conference, Smith College, 2004 Ladoris Payne, Marie Cirillo and Lisel Burns at the Kathleen Ridder Conference, Smith College, 2004 Neighborhood Women members browse the archives of the Sophia Smith Collection, 2004 Neighborhood Women members browse the archives of the Sophia Smith Collection, 2004 Neighborhood Women members at the Kathleen Ridder Conference, Smith College, 2004 Jan Peterson at the Kathleen Ridder Conference, Smith College, 2004 Neighborhood Women members at the Kathleen Ridder Conference, Smith College, 2004

  • Gallery: NCNW

    Meeting at the NCNW Members of the National Congress of Neighborhood Women outside the NW House in Brooklyn, NY Bertha Gilkey outside NW House in Brooklyn, NY Christine Noschese and Sally Martino-Fisher. Photo by Janie Eisenberg Sally Martino-Fisher, Christine Noschese and Frances Allen. Photo by Janie Eisenberg Dianne Jackson. Photo by Janie Eisenberg Photo by Janie Eisenberg Photo by Janie Eisenberg Sandy Schilen, Marie Cirillo, LIsel Burns and Jan Peterson outside NW House in Brooklyn, NY

  • Gallery: Sally Martino-Fisher

    Sally Martino-Fisher. Image from Metropolitan Avenue directed by Christine Noschese Christine Noschese and Sally Martino-Fisher. Photograph by Janie Eisenberg

  • Gallery: Caroline Pezzullo

    Caroline Pezzullo Caroline Pezzullo, middle row-third from left, hosting a group of activists friends at her NY apartment Caroline Pezzullo, third from right, with sister activists Caroline Pezzullo, left, behind Ethel Kennedy, campaigning for Robert M. Morgenthau for Governor of NY, 1962 Beijing '95: left to right, Virginia Sarwein of the UN Nongovernmental Liaison office, Esther Ocloo of Ghana, Caroline Pezzullo and Margaret (Peg) Snyder Caroline Pezzullo, center-standing, outside the Peace Tent, Nairobi, July 1985 Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UNHABITAT, third from left, poses with Caroline Pezullo, far left, and other Habitat Scroll of Honor recipients, October 2000 Caroline Pezullo, right, with Nita Barrow and Edith Ballentine, Conveners, Peace Forum, 1985 Caroline Pezzullo with Hubert H. Humphrey, Georgetown University, 1966 Caroline Pezzullo. Photo by Martha Stuart Communications, March 1980

  • Gallery: Blog

    Meeting at the NCNW Members of the National Congress of Neighborhood Women outside the NW House in Brooklyn, NY Bertha Gilkey outside NW House in Brooklyn, NY Christine Noschese and Sally Martino-Fisher. Photo by Janie Eisenberg Sally Martino-Fisher, Christine Noschese and Frances Allen. Photo by Janie Eisenberg Dianne Jackson. Photo by Janie Eisenberg Photo by Janie Eisenberg Photo by Janie Eisenberg Sandy Schilen, Marie Cirillo, LIsel Burns and Jan Peterson outside NW House in Brooklyn, NY

  • NWWG History

    • 2014- Williamsburg Activism Walking Tour
    • 1974 – The Beginning – Washington DC Conference
    • 1975 – Neighborhood College Program
    • 1975 – Project Open Doors
    • 1975 – Small World Day Care Center and Swinging Sixties Senior Center
    • 1976 – Neighborhood Women Network News
    • 1977 – First Battered Women Shelter in NY
    • 1980s – Williamsburg – Greenpoint Women’s Action Alliance Political Club
    • 1982 – Greenpoint Hospital Battle and NW Houses
    • 1982 – Neighborhood Women House Living and Learning Center
    • 1986 – You Can Community School
    • 1992 – Eastern District High School Boycott
    • 2012 – Neighborhood Women Legacy Project

  • NWWG Bios

    • Mildred Tudy-Johnston
    • Tillie Tarantino
    • Sandy Schilen
    • Juanita Orengo-Rodriguez
    • Mary Alice Richardson
    • Jan Peterson
    • Christine Noschese
    • Geraldine Miller
    • Pat McGinnis
    • Sally Martino-Fisher
    • Elizabeth “Betty” Marrero
    • Marie Leanza
    • Mildred Johnson
    • Dianne Jackson
    • Tish and Guido Ciancotta
    • Maria Fava
    • Margaret Carnegie
    • Frances Allen
    • Ann Giordano

  • NCNW History

    • 2005 – A Space of Their Own
    • 1997 – Peer Exchange GROOTS International
    • 1993 – NCNW Annual Institute
    • 1992 – NCNW Annual Institute
    • 1992- NCNW Description
    • 1976 – Peer Learning Principles
    • 2014- Rural Urban Connections
    • 2004 – The Kathleen Rider Conference at Smith College
    • 1995 – Beijing Conference and Huairou Commission
    • 1985 – GROOTS
    • 1982 – Neighborhood Women Living and Learning Centers
    • 1980s – Institute of Women Community Development
    • 1978 – Leadership Support Process
    • 1975 – First Conferences
    • 1974 – Washington DC Conference

  • NCNW Bios

    • Maria Forbes
    • Betty Jean (BJ) Michelsen
    • Caroline Pezzullo
    • Ethel Battle Velez
    • LaDoris Payne
    • Carol Judy
    • Rosemary Jackson
    • Bertha Gilkey
    • Ronnie Feit
    • Marie Cirillo
    • Gale Ciancotta
    • Lisel Burns

    • Contact

    National Congress of Neighborhood Women
    Neighborhood Women of Williamsburg-Greenpoint
    249 Manhattan Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11211

    neighborhoodwomennational@gmail.com
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