Earle, Genevieve B.

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Mrs. Earle was active for many years in various phases of New York City government ie. Bureau of Municipal Research, Child Welfare Board, Mayor's Committee on plan and survey of New York City, Emergency Unemployment Committee, New York City Council, etc.

From the description of Papers, 1935-1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 298686882

First woman on the New York City Council.

From the description of Papers, 1909-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86102197

Genevieve B. Earle (1883-1956) was head of the Brooklyn branch of the League of Women Voters, and was the first woman elected to the New York City Council, where she served as minority leader.

From the guide to the Genevieve Earle poem and photograph, 1938, (Brooklyn Historical Society)

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creatorOf Earle, Genevieve. Papers, 1935-1950. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Earle, Genevieve B. Brooklyn Heights : typescript : a radio address / by Genevieve Earle. Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
creatorOf Papers, 1909-1949. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
creatorOf Genevieve Earle poem and photograph, 1938 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
creatorOf Papers, [ca. 1938] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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