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Women in El Paso History

These are my notes on bits and pieces of El Paso women's history as I find them.  In researching women's history in particular, it's important to note details that might seem insignificant at first glance, in case one finds other information later.  Also, given our culture, often information about women is 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.

Ms. Sarah John has a list of women who contributed to El Paso's development.  These women have a * in front of their names.

GOOD SOURCES for information on Women in El Paso's history:

The Woman's Club of El Paso : its first thirty years by Mary S. Cunningham on Reserve.  Copies y at VV library and UTEP at HQ1906.E4C86.  Also at the public library at various branches at 367.9764962 CUN.

A Walk in the Sun: The 66 Year History of the El Paso Branch AAUW -- on reserves at NW and other local libraries

"The Chicana in American History: The Mexican women of El Paso 1880-1920" by Mario T. Garcia in Pacific Historical Review 49(1980):315-338 at UTEP at F851.P18

Last page of the application for the El Paso Women's Hall of Fame lists members' names.  This might be an interesting place to start in your detective work!

EPCHS= El Paso County Historical Society

1895  Jolly Girls Bachelor Club formed by towns elite young ladies trying to create additional entertainment for themselves. (Metz, El Paso Chronicles)  EPHA:  015-1997-001 photocopy of newspaper picture of these seven girls, 1895.  Kate Hague, Magoffin, Nannie Beall,Sudye Beall, Zue Ball, Lily Hague, Katie Moore

1920 Jan 16th Female married EP Public School teachers are notified of pending layoffs.  Money is short.  Single females are considered family wage earners, whereas married women have working husbands.  (Metz, El Paso Chronicles) spring 1921 married teachers reemployed.

Mexican Domestics Problem in El Paso  NY Times article Aug 30, 1953

Acosta, Lucy LULAC organizer

* Alarcon, Francisca "Paca" 1836-1925 wealthy powerful Chihuahuan widow who moved to El Paso.  Granddaughter is Josephine Escontrias who married James C. Thornton in 1900, the wedding of the century. EPT article on both 09/17/2000 1F (text here: The Wedding) photocopy of article in the NW Library women Viertical File

Alexander, Birdie leader in musical activities in El Paso 1913-1960.  Handbook of Texas Online

Apodaca, Felicitas Activist, poster mom for El Paso Planned Parenthood...later active in CA. Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia at UTEP Ref E184.S75 L35 2006  p. 52-53 -- see also Goetting, Betty Mary (there is more information on this local leader)

Armendariz, Mary Lou Ladies LULAC --  Institute of Oral History interview no. 720 (25 page transcript and tape at UTEP Special Collections Dept.  

Armstong, Mrs. O.H.  "Arguably El Paso's premier woman golfer of the late 1920s and into the 1930s.  In 1935 she made history as the first woman to play in a men's tournament in El Paso.   Per Richard Bussell, in the Conquistador newsletter of the EPCHS Fall 2007. 

Austin, Maude notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

* Ayoub, Zacchia Jabalie Syrian Lebanese.  1930 Built Border Tobacco -- started a million dollar  business by selling candy from a truck.

Azar, Suzie (Suzanne) -- former Mayor of El Paso, elected 1989.  Mentioned in Colonias chapter  -- pilot -- Stormwater tax -- Hall of Fame resolution -- 1989 NY Times article --  El Paso Times search  only from 1999 to present.  To see the rest of the articles that mention her, written during her tenure, you'll have to go down to the public library and use their newspaper index in paper form. 

Barry, Alice P. EPCHS 083-1995-71  "El Paso County Historical Society Scrapbook 1991-1992; Hall of Honor Nov.8,1992 Dr.Louis Breck, Alice P. Barry, Ben Dowell; Hall of Honor recipient list 1961-1991."   Why was she recognized?

Beall, Margaret notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

Bernard, Anna Aufman (1902-1960) Guiding force for creating the Sunshine Day Nursery, prototype for today's day care centers.  also helped grow and develop the McCall Day Nursery for African American children.  Founded interfaith day under Temple Mt. Sinai, member of Texas Western Women's Auxiliary and Planned Parenthood.   Insights and hindsights of some El Paso Jewish families p. 22-23  daughter is Janice Bernard Katz.

Berrien, Eliza notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson --   EPCHS 080-1992-247-B Photo of party in 1904. 

Berry, Cleola L.

Bishop, Ida, Dr.  This physician and her doctor husband arrived in El Paso in 1888, and established their practices in the Sheldon building, there until 1910, and then the Herald building.  she would later become president of the Pioneer Women's Association.  She is believed to be the first woman to practice medicine in Texas.  Per Richard Bussell, in the Conquistador newsletter of the EPCHS, Fall 2007. 

Historical Society archives: 090-2000-007-017  "Dr. Mattie I. Foster Hill listed as one of the Women Physicians in Texas State Journal of Medicine, vo. 12, 1916. Obit in Journal of AMA issue Aug. 7, 1937, died 5/11/1937. Journal AMA form with obit.. Letter to B. Dent 2/26/1998 form Allegheny University-Mattie Hill's obit. Lists; Ida Shope Bishop a physician in EP circa 1900 to 1934; Alice G. Merchant was listed in EP 1906 but not in 1914-no obit found."

Bloss, Margaret Varner holder of the US and All-England badminton titles.  Inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame in 1956. newspaper clipping collection: Cliff Hill collection (UTEP)

Briones, Dolores   former El Paso County Judge, native El Pasoan Chicanas in Texas Politics

* Brown,Heidi   First woman to command an air defense artillery brigade
Brown, Kate Moore  (Mrs. William R)   EP’s first music teacher in the public schools.  1890-1899.

Bucher, Anne 1892-1973  Prominent El Paso businesswoman active in cultural and civic life.  Anne Bucher Family Papers. Ms 0304. Rio Grande Historical Collections, New Mexico State University Library.

Calisher, Ada  wife of Jacob Calisher, merchant and proprietor of the J. Calisher Dry Goods Co, 1881-1912.  She operated a boarding house.  First superintendent of  the El Paso Hebrew Sunday School, organized on Oct 4, 1890.  Insights and hindsights of some El Paso Jewish families  p.50-51  EPCHS  090-2002-008-061  "Letter from Cpt. Billy Woolverton, retired E.P. fireman and policeman Aug. 2, 1968 to Bill Hooten with story of the 1910 Calisher Fire. 3 pages."  Password Calisher's Department Store, : xxvii, 140

* Carvahlo, Eloisa  with her partner worked as a vice detective in the 1930s -- not in Password, spec collections,

Chabram, Angie Gonzalez  one of two El Paso latinas who became "matriarchs of academic dynasties."

Chacon, Alicia  in 1990 elected the first female and first Mexican-American County Judge for El Paso County

Chew, Herlinda  Chinese El Pasoan immigrant activist/ grocery store owner and expert in immigration issues in the 1920s-1930s.  She worked to get Chinese Mexican refugees of the Mexican Revolution into El Paso.

Clark, Fannie Echols (Mrs. Leigh)

Cotera, Martha P.  civil rights activist, historian educator. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1938, moved to El Paso in 1946 and settled here.  Graduated from Texas Western.   founded Chicana Research and Learning Center in Austin. Organized walk-out of Mexican Americans in Crystal City (Dec. 1969) outside of San Antonio, TX  which lead to the creation of Raza Unida a "third political party". Notable Hispanic American women  Handbook of Texas Online articles:  Mexican American Business and Professional Women's Association,  Raza Unida party.  photo Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia at UTEP Ref E184.S75 L35 2006

Daughtry, Barbara Jean  banker -- MS 447 2 page biog info

Davis, Alice James African American principal North Loop Elementary School -- exemplrary school. UTEP Special Collections Eva Ross papers -- MS 447 paragraph info and coloring book page

De Avila, Dolores  Innovative Principal of Ysleta Elementary School working with EPISO (El Paso Inter-Religious Sponsoring Organization)

Deckert, Myrna -- former executive director of El Paso YWCA.   

Deuell, Henrietta (pseud Peggy Hull)
first accredited woman war correspondent and founding member of the Overseas Press Club (1939) she got her start in El Paso in the spring of 1916 reporting on national guard unit activities during the Mexican Revolution.  She came down with the national guard unit of Cleveland, OH where she wrote for the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper.  She wrote a regular advertising column and reported on activities at Fort Bliss and Camp Pershing for the El Paso Herald and the El Paso Morning Times.  Handbook of Texas Online 

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/53819/womens_journalism_the_life_of_peggy.html, Those Extraordinary Women of World War I - Page 64  It might be interesting to research the articles she wrote in 1916-1917 locally at her start and compare them to her later writings and what she accomplished.  Her acquaintance with General Pershing helped advance her career in a time when women were not going to be approved to do this kind of work. 

Dietrich, Louise Nurse administrator, opened hospital in El Paso, prominent in nursing education. Handbook of Texas Online  Password vol. vii, page 141

Domestic workers in El Paso   " To Toil the Livelong Day"- America's Women at Work, 1780-1980 - Page 269-282  the closest library that has this book is NMSU.   chapter written by Vicki L Ruiz who wrote a controversial article in the Special Report: The Border ( El Paso Herald Post  summer 1983, page 83). 

* Dowell, Juana Marquez tigua indian, daughter of tribal chief, Wife of Ben Dowell  important to browse articles on her husband, to glean tidbits on her. 

Elliot, Caroline Stras -- She was the first female bank officer in El Paso and when she retired in 1978, she was senior vice-president of operations at the Bank of El Paso.  Caroline Stras collection of Fall family papers. Ms 0464. Archives and Special Collections, New Mexico State University Library.

Escajeda, Josefina 1893-1981  One of the first Mexican American women folklorists in the 20th century.well known in Lower Valley (Clint, Fabens, San Elizario) 

*Fairley, Carrie (and Eloisa Carvahlo)  linked on Sarah John's list

EPCHS -- "El Paso Detective Dept. May 2, 1929. Carrie Fairley, the woman in photo is the first woman dectective on the force."  EPCHS 068-1997-001 and 080-1983-003B  and 079-2001-056-Z 

"Transcript of tape recording :""Law Enforcement in Early El Paso"" at quarterly Meeting of the EPCHS. Panel was Capt. Allan Falby, Chris Fox, Mrs. Callie Fairley, Tony Trujillo. Input from Dogie Wright. 

no Password articles so far. 

Falvey, Rebecca notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

Farmer, Marion  one of first two graduating nurses of Providence Hospital  Oct 1904.  (Metz, El Paso Chronicles)

Faudoa, Rita 1887-   early El Pasoan, granddaughter of Francisca Alarcon, 25 yrs as assistant to obstetricians and pediatricians in EP.   Interview no 719 Institute of Oral History Transcript and tape at UTEP Special Collections Dept. . 

Fewel, Carrie notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

Flood, Maria Elena

Flores de Andrade --  early Mexican activist, moved with Pedro Mendoza (member of the PLM) to El Paso in 1906.  Joined another women's group and aligned with Francisco Madero.  Some full text at U.S.-Mexico Borderlands- Historical and Contemporary Perspectives - Page 134,  Disrupting Savagism: Chicana/o mexican Immigrant, and Native American ... - Page 59

Garrett, Elizabeth , daughter of legendary sheriff Pat Garrett, blind, song writer.  Password    xxi, 60-67 1915 she copyrights her song "O Fair New Mexico" which remains the state song to this day.  (Metz, El Paso Chronicles)  She composed song called El Paso, published and copyrighted by the Woman's Club of El Paso sept 1927 (Metz, El Paso Chronicles)

Glasgow, Octavia Magoffin  last resident of the Magoffin house,  granddaughter of Joseph and Octavia Magoffin, her father was General Glasgow.

Goetting, Helen Mary (Mrs. Charles A. Goetting) started El Paso Planned Parenthood Association.  Friends with Margaret Sanger, and arranged for her to speak in El Paso.  Leader in El Paso County Historical Society (and wrote several articles in Password)

Graves, Mattie.  Grew one full acre of 30 varieties of roses on her 33 acre farm near Ysleta.  she and her husband purchased the farm in 1906.  in 1922 she was the first person to make a water user's payment to Elephant Butte Dam project.   Per Richard Bussell, in the Conquistador newsletter of the EPCHS, Fall 2007. 

Guerrero, Rosa Well known folkloric dancer. 

Hague, Flora  notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

Harris, Polly councilwoman

*Hart, Juana Siqueiros  wife of Simeon Hart

Harvey Girls/Harvey Restaurant
Password journal:

  • Harvey House (Restaurant, El Paso), : i, 64; xx, 130; xxi, 74
  • Harvey House, El Paso Union Depot, : xxx, 108, 110

    • Hill, Frances member of pioneer Black family  Institute of Oral History interview no. 751 (38 page transcript and tape at UTEP Special Collections Dept.

    Houchen, Rose Gregory   1912, Rose Gregory Houchen, a former Michigan schoolteacher, donated $1,000 to aid Mary Tripp's efforts. The settlement house was formally founded and named for Houchen. Borderlands 21:15

    Houghton, Lucy  one of first two graduating nurses of Providence Hospital  Oct 1904.  (Metz, El Paso Chronicles)

    Howe, Marie Sheldon (Mrs. Walter D.)  Password 9:127-131. Elected to EP Hall of Fame 1964.

    Irwin, Elizabeth notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

    Johnson, Bertha PFC  buried in Concordia buffalo soldier?  Concordia Cemetery by Deen Underwood (reserves)

    Jones, Harriott Howze. (Mrs. H. Crampton)  father was major general at Fort Bliss, she writes lots of articles on historic houses for Password   . 

    Joy, Nancy buried in Concordia, family were ranchers (Concordia Cemetery by Deen Underwood (reserves) page 18)

    Justice, Mrs. August L. wife of Dr. Justice. notable per Pass of the North and Berrien interview by sonnichsen.  with sisters came from New Orleans  she and her sisters would be worth a chapter in themselves.

    Kohlberg, Olga

    Lane,  Lydia Spencer  wife of lieutenant stationed at Fort Bliss during 1850s  wrote I married a soldier F786.L3 1964 (TM, UTEP, EPPL Ref SW Bio L242L 1893)  Password 11 pages 114, 132  Husband? Password  8, 26

    Lea, Sarah Dighton wife of Tom Lea, artist.  El Paso Women's Hall of Fame member

    Logan, Grace.  socialite.  husband commander at Fort Hancock.  Logan Heights historical district named after him.

    Loomis, Laura     notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

    Machuca, Esther Nieto (1895-1980) Ladies organizer general LULAC 1938-1939

    * Magoffin, Maria Gertrudes Valdez de Veramendi wife of James Magoffin

    Magoffin, Octavia notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson.  wife of Joseph Magoffin

    * Manso Indian women

    McCormick, Pat  First Texas woman bullfighter el Paso/Juarez.  Texas Women Who Dared to Be First (netLibrary ebook)  page 131-141.  We have related article on Pat Hayes, another woman bullfighter from this area. 

    McCutcheon, Frances notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

    Melby, Florence Cathcart  daughter of early physician John W. Cathcart -- important in her own right?  Oral History Interview: 121  Transcript and tape at UTEP Special Collections Dept. 

    Mills, Mary Hamilton

    Moore, Kathleen (M (Mrs. Victor)  “my dearie”  died 1979.  administrator of the Southwestern Children’s Home, on Altura, after husband’s death in 1939.  home began 1923 by Rev. Hogg.  The home published booklets.  Xxx,91-94.  photo on 92.  EP Herald Post obit July 7, 1979.

    Mora, Pat author, leading advocate for multicultural education and family literacy

    Morehead, Lemire notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

    Mundy, Mrs. LL   organized the EP Chapter of the League of Women Voters.  (buried in Concordia)  at one time owned Sunset Heights and most of downtown.   Concordia Cemetery by Deen Underwood (reserves)  page

    Nagley, Mrs. J.E.   first woman embalmer of El Paso, opened a "woman's dept" in the embalming shop owned by her husband around 1899.    Per Richard Bussell, in the Conquistador newsletter of the EPCHS, Fall 2007. 

    Offut, Jean

    Olivares, Graciela administrator of the Community Services Administration, active in women's movement, Chicano movement.  Oral history #292 Transcript and tape at UTEP Special Collections Dept.

    Orndorff, Mama De:  builder of the Cortez Hotel buried in Concordia ( Concordia Cemetery by Deen Underwood (reserves)  page  13) hotel opened sept 1926 (Metz, El Paso Chronicles)

    Owen, Margaret Dale (Mrs. Will T.)  Why important?

    Pan American Round Table -- Cross border meetings of women to promote better understanding.

    Patterson, Lydia  in 1906 began a home mission society in the Segundo Barrio that eventually became the Lydia Patterson Institute, educating young Mexican people. 

    Phillips, Mary Dowell.  Mary Dowell Phillips was the daughter of Benjamin Dowell, El Paso's first mayor. She came to the area with her father in 1855. notable on her own? 

    Pierce, Carolyn Done.  buried in Concordia.  bore 13 children, four sets of twins.   Concordia Cemetery by by Deen Underwood (reserves)  page

    Ponsford, Dr. Pearl Olive.  Professor of English at College of Mines, president of the AAUW

    Porter, Fanny -- El Paso's first and only woman postmistress, 1880-1890.  Street named after her.   from Border Heritage Center pamphlet on El Paso street names

    Race, Carrie notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

    Radford School for Girls

    Renteria, Prisciliana Torres, born 1901-- honored in 1982 "El Paso Celebrates Her Women" Institute of Oral History interview no. 746 (24 page transcript and tape at UTEP Special Collections Dept). ASARCO employee, domestic, started Methodist Church

    Rivera, Guadalupe

    Robinson, Rowena young Smeltertown girl attended EP High, brutally raped and murdered 1/7/1924.  first recorded rape-murder case in EP county and never solved (Metz chronicle)

    Robles, Belen  A U.S. Customs inspector, and the first and only female president of the national organization in the 77-year history of the League of United Latin American Citizens or LULAC.    Oral history #222 Transcript and tape at UTEP Special Collections Dept.

    Schreffler, Alberta lived in a tent at Brown/California streets.  hauled water from where EP high is now.  tired of paying $8 rent.  newspaper delivered in a fork of a tree.  buried in Concordia ( Concordia Cemetery by Deen Underwood (reserves)  page 11)

    Seabaugh, Emma first principal of the first high school, on second floor of the central school Sept 1885 (Metz, El Paso Chronicles)

    Seamon, Mrs. Frank H. in 1923 started what would become the Women’s Auxiliary of UTEP – archives are in Spec Collections, UTEP.  Expanded curriculum and physical facilities (tennis courts) to keep the school open rather than having UT move them to Austin.  Only 86 students enrolled at Texas Western then.  She was wife of professor.  Password   Xx, 133-

    Serna, Jenny  Socorro resident, “Socorro one-lady chamber of commerce”  responsible for starting the process to save the Socorro Mission in 1973…eventually lead to the Mission Heritage Assoc.  she was Treasurer in 1977.  Password   xxii, 136-137

    Schuessler, Louise Johnson (Mrs. Willard) "Carrie Nation without a hatchet" as director of the women's dept of the EP Chamber of Commerce successfully cleared newsstands of pornographic material available to teenagers. Password 24: 149-152.  Active in many organizations.

    Shelton, Maude notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

    Stanton, Mary I.  founded EP Public library 1895.  dec 4, 1899 EP Public library's collection of 4000 books owned by Stanton and Fannie J. Clark moves from Sheldon Hotel to City Hall.  The city hires a librarian and the library is open all day.  (Metz, El Paso Chronicles)  Builders of El Paso radio program, Dec 3, 1939  Main Library Reference Southwest 976.496 B848b

    *Stephenson, Juana Maria Ascarate de  First woman settler, wife of Hugh Stephenson who owned and founder Concordia.  Bore five children.  Died at 46 of being gored by her pet deer. 
    (Concordia Cemetery by Deen Underwood (reserves)  page 16)  photo EPCHS 013-1994-058 .  Perhaps can be part of an article on mexican women who married anglo men and became pioneer families of the city.  others are Mills, Hart,

    Sullivan, Maud Durlin Hall of Honor 1962, first librarian

    Sutherland, Carrie notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson.     EPCHS 084-1999-W047  photos of past presidents of the Woman's Club of El Paso OCt 1947-May 1948.

    Thomas, Bula   1887-  Correspondent for the El Paso Times, married to the "Father of White Sands" in Alamogordo.  perhaps interesting?    NMSU archives

    Trambley, Estela Portillo -- pioneer Chicana playwright , ironically better known outside her home town of El Paso

    Tripp, Mary.  the foundation of the Houchen Settlement House, located at the corner of Fifth and Tays Streets, began in 1893 when Mary Tripp started providing homes for young single immigrant girls. Borderlands 21:15  this same mission was part of YWCA's initial focus.

    Turner, Sue Cardwell -- founder of US Border Patrol Museum

    UTEP, history of women Oral history #543 "A Look over the Shoulder: Women in the History of U.T. El Paso"  tape at UTEP Special Collections Dept.

    Urrea, Teresa

    Van Patten, Lucy.  '"milliner-modiste", maker of ladies' hats and clothes opening her shop in 1887.  She had nine seamstresses working for her and could make a complete ladies costume in only one day.  She was famous for her large hats with ostrich plumes sweeping over the shoulder.  Her husband,  Col. Eugene Van Patten, an Indian fighter and statesman who helped Theodore Roosevelt organize the Rough Riders does not lie in my domain.  He is buried in Las Cruces, New Mexico.'  Concordia Cemetery by Deen Underwood (reserves)  page 10  Photo in the Pioneer Woman Association files of the EPCHS 015-1993-005, 015-1993-006a, 015-1993-006b

    Villalobos, Robbie Myrick  journalist and actress 1954-2004

    Voss, Mary notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson

    War Mothers Association  EPCHS 096-2003-001 through 096-2003-004 and 079-2003-055 through 079-2003-060-B

    Wardy, Lorraine  entrepreneur/businesswoman

    Washington, Johnnie Rev.  past NAACP El Paso President, many honors.

    Washington, Leona. Conquistador Award recipient, community educator and leader,  director of the McCall Community Center

    Webb, Mary  African American woman who donated land to a segregated city of the 1940s so that black kids would have a park.

    *Welch, Mabel C. first woman architect and first woman builder in El Paso, credited with introducing spanish style building to El Paso.  Many of her houses are in the Manhattan Heights historic district.    She became a fellow as an "american registered architect".  correction she made to article in 1975.  Died 1980 in CA.
     

    * White, Thelma valedictorian of the 1954 graduating class of El Paso's all-black Douglass School, became the first black student to be admitted to an all-white Texas University.

    Windle, Janice Woods writer, head of El Paso Community Foundation.  largely responsible for reopening the Plaza Theater

    Wolfe, Jan

    Woman's Auxiliary Corps (later known as the Woman's Army Corps) arrives in El Paso March 1943 ,  headquartered here from 1944-1946  Historic El Paso p. 106 and photo of women's barracks on page 108. 

    Woods, Mary.  married to John Woods, blacksmith who cast the bell for St Clements. He left her 160,000 estate.  died with his boots on ( Concordia Cemetery by Deen Underwood (reserves)  page 9)

    Also useful and active in growing up period:  notable per Pass of the North and Builder of El Paso MS by Thompson : Mrs. James L. Marr, Mrs. E.M. Bray, Mrs. Alward White, Payne sisters in law, Mrs. Allen Blacker, Mrs. John M. Dean, Mrs. Wyndham Kemp, Mrs W..M. Coldwell

    page compiled by Rachel Murphree
    Last updated 10/15/2008

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