Mary McLeod Bethune
July’s Woman of Ward 6 is Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and an activist. Although she didn’t live or work in Ward 6, Bethune holds a...
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Marci Hilt
Sep 30, 20203 min read
Eleanor Holmes Norton
October’s Woman of Ward 6 is Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who is now in her 15th term as the congresswoman for the District of...
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Marci Hilt
Aug 31, 20203 min read
Roberta Flack
September’s Woman of Ward 6 is Roberta Flack, a singer-songwriter, who got her start at Capitol Hill’s Mr. Henry’s Restaurant. She’s...
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Marci Hilt
May 31, 20204 min read
Diana McLellan
June’s Woman of Ward 6 is Diana McLellan, who was a self-described “jolly pariah” whose Washington gossip column the Ear became a...
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Marci Hilt
Apr 30, 20204 min read
Emily Edson Briggs
May’s Woman of Ward 6 is Emily Edson Briggs, who won renown by writing a colorful irreverent newspaper column in the mid to late 1880’s...
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Marci Hilt
Mar 31, 20202 min read
The Furies Collective House
April’s Women of Ward 6 is the Furies Collective house, a row house at 219 11th Street SE. This house is directly connected with the...
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Marci Hilt
Mar 1, 20202 min read
Bonny Wolf
March’s Woman of Ward 6 is Bonny Wolf, an accomplished food writer, who lives on Capitol Hill. You may have heard her on NPR’s Weekend...
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Marci Hilt
Feb 1, 20203 min read
Sharon Ambrose
February’s Woman of Ward 6 is Sharon Ambrose, a no-nonsense proponent of economic development projects, such as the construction of...
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Marci Hilt
Dec 15, 20192 min read
Alva Vanderbilt Belmont
January’s Woman of Ward 6 is Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, a prominent multi-millionaire American socialite and a major figure in the American...
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Marci Hilt
Nov 7, 20193 min read
Ruth Rappaport
November’s Woman of Ward 6 is Ruth Rappaport, a Capitol Hill resident who had a remarkable life and career as a librarian. Rapport’s life...
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Marci Hilt
Oct 6, 20192 min read
Veola M. Jackson
October’s Woman of Ward 6 is Veola M. Jackson, a dynamic educator who was the first principal of the Capitol Hill Cluster Schools...
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Marci Hilt
Sep 13, 20192 min read
Coralie Farlee
September's Woman of Ward 6 is Coralie Farlee, a long-time Southwest DC resident whose professional career and voluntary contributions...
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Marci Hilt
Jun 30, 20192 min read
Jackie Von Schlegel
This month the Ward 6 Dems are honoring Jackie Von Schlegel (1939-2016) as June's Woman of Ward 6. Jackie Felty Von Schlegel was a...
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Marci Hilt
May 13, 20192 min read
Elizabeth Haines
Not many Capitol Hill women have a building named after them, but Elizabeth Morrison Haines does. She built the large grey building that...
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Marci Hilt
Apr 7, 20192 min read
Winifred Mallon
Ward 6 Democrats are continuing our recognition of the Woman of Ward 6 by honoring Winifred Mallon (1880-1954), an early Washington, DC,...
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Marci Hilt
Mar 10, 20191 min read
Ruth Ann Overbeck
March is Women’s History Month and Ward 6 Democrats are continuing their recognition of Women in Ward 6 by honoring Ruth Ann Overbeck, a...
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Marci Hilt
Mar 9, 20191 min read
Nadine P. Winter
Nadine Winter (1924-2011) was an urban-housing activist who was one of the original members of the Council of the District of Columbia...
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Marci Hilt
Mar 7, 20191 min read
Alva Belmont
Alva Belmont (1853-1933) was a prominent multi-millionaire American socialite who used her fortune to advance the women’s rights movement...
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Marci Hilt
Mar 2, 20192 min read
Alice Paul
Alice Paul (1885-1977) was a towering leader in the women’s suffrage movement. She was an outspoken suffragist and feminist who...
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Marci Hilt
Mar 1, 20191 min read
The Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
The Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument at 144 Constitution Ave., NE, is an important fixture of Ward 6. Home to the National...
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