10 area women honored in library exhibit
By Sun Journal, New Bern, N.C. | |
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The Twin Rivers Branch was chartered in 1997, after two women, including
The exhibit features photos and full biographies. Here is the list of honored women and excerpts from their biographies:
--The late
According to her exhibit bio, "Bengel worked to find Federal grants to assist with parks and recreation, tax incentives for industry, and to end corruption."
A native of
She was a charter member of the
During
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Mitchell serves as a unit representative for the Single Marine Program and works at the Coastal Women's Shelter.
Other volunteer work includes the
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In the years before she started the center, Cobb took in foster children. Over the years, she had 63 foster children with as many as five foster children at a time. The center started with five employees, including Cobb. By 1993, the center employed 24 people plus family members.
Cobb was active in
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Dufore was born in
After the war, Dufore volunteered at a local VA hospital, providing entertainment. She later started programs at other hospitals.
At the age of 91, she moved to
When she was 101, she spent a year writing her memoir, "A Life So Full." She became a weekly fixture at the
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After the birth of her first child, she become a stay-at-home Mom. She moved back to
In 2009, with no experience in the field, she applied for a program assistant position at the literacy council and got the job. She became the
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In 1957, she ran for the
In 1971, she became the
Kathleen joined the
In 1988, she earned the highest honor by the
In 1988, Orringer,
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In 2006, Gov.
She and her husband, Henry, had six children and she served as president of the
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She is a radio operator, currently working as an administrative clerk with
Her volunteer work includes a wide range: representative of the Single Marine Program;
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Her college career began at the
When her parents moved to
An interest in sign language developed into a dream to obtain a sign language degree.
Rosen has studied Spanish at the
--The Rev.
Sampson has served on and volunteered on many
Her awards include: A Daily Point of Light by the
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