Eleanor Kinmont1840 – 1910 In 1877, Eleanor Kinmont, daughter of Mary Eckstein Kinmont and niece of Eleanor Eckstein, founded a Village institution known as The Glendale Monday Class. The purpose of the club, which continues to this day, was the intellectual improvement and recreation of women. Under Eleanor’s leadership, the group dedicated itself to the …
Jane Kinmont1848 – 1919 Jane Kinmont was Glendale’s first librarian. She worked in the Glendale Lyceum’s library, which was open to all Lyceum members and to any child of the village who paid the yearly dues. Until Hamilton County Public Library began to visit Glendale with its bookmobile, the Lyceum library was the only source …
Elizabeth Richardson Kurlin1924 – 2018 “She was a working single mom, and she championed women’s rights, minority rights and people with disabilities. She was ahead of her time.”Nancy KurlinBetsy Kurlin is thought to be the first and, perhaps, only woman from Glendale who served as a nurse during the Korean Conflict. She was also a …
Charlotte Rockwell Lackman1886 – 1964 Charlotte Rockwell Lackman was the first president of Glendale High School’s Parent-Teacher Association, which formed in 1919. She was the granddaughter of Charles Moulton, one of the first residents in the village. His wife, Frances Sherman, was a sister of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Their daughter Cecelia married Charles Rockwell, …
Eva Lee Matthews1862 – 1928 “A home in the cool green country. . . such an institution is Bethany Home.” Known as “Mother Foundress Eva Mary of the Community of the Transfiguration,” Eva Lee Matthews established the Bethany Home in 1897. Born in 1862 to Stanley Matthews and Mary Ann Black, she moved with her …
Catherine Mackay McCord1891 – 1975 Catherine McCord was an early environmentalist. As President of the Federated Garden Clubs of Cincinnati from 1937 to 1940, she launched a door-to-door campaign to reduce chimney smoke and improve air quality. In Glendale, Catherine was a leader in the establishment of the green spaces and the creation of the …
Katherine MacGregor Muir1912 – 2008 “She was a force of her own, not governed by convention or duty or rules.”Christina Muir Rambeau Kay Muir influenced contemporary art like few others – through her work as a creative and exciting colorist and as a passionate guide teaching others to find themselves through art. A native of …
Louise Cherry Robb1874 – 1966Louise Cherry Robb was the first female principal of Glendale High School. The daughter of a Presbyterian minister, she was born in Colorado, lived as a child in Knoxboro, NY, and spent part of her early teaching career in Kansas City. Her credentials were outstanding—with a bachelor’s degree from the University …
Theodora G. Oxley1892 – 1947At the age of 24, Theodora Oxley became the first African American teacher and principal at Eckstein School, which opened in 1915. Born in Trinidad, Theodora came from an exceptionally well-educated and accomplished family. Her brother, the Harvard-educated Reverend Edmund H. Oxley, was pastor of St. Andrew’s Protestant Episcopal Church in …
Jane Johnston Procter1864 – 1953 “Her love knew no bounds and her generous eagerness to help others reached to the ends of the earth.”Bishop Henry W. Hobson Jane Johnston Procter was “widely known for her philanthropic interest in church, charitable and civic programs.” Born in Mount Auburn in 1864, Jane was the daughter of Mr. …