Mae Massie Eberhardt

Mary Eliza Eberhardt (née Graves; August 31, 1915 – March 11, 2007) was an American union activist in New Jersey who was active during the twentieth century.[1][2]

Mae Massie Eberhardt
Portrait of Mae Massie Eberhardt
Born
Mary Eliza Graves

(1915-08-31)August 31, 1915
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMarch 11, 2007(2007-03-11) (aged 91)
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Other namesMary Massie, Mary Brown
Occupation(s)Union Activist
Executive Vice-President of the New Jersey Industrial Union Council

Biography

Mary Eliza Graves was born in Richmond, Virginia on August 31, 1915, to parents Randolph and Ida Kenny Graves. She moved to New Jersey after her first marriage.[1] After the end of her first marriage, she began to work at Orange and Domestic Laundry, which led to her involvement in Local 284, AFL, and union activism.[1] Eberhardt went on to work as on electronics for Kuthe Laboratories in Newark, New Jersey, where she was actively involved with International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (IUE).[1] In 1963, she went to work for IUE as civil rights director for District 3, which covers both New Jersey and New York.[1][2][3] Eberhardt became the first Black woman ever elected as an officer in a state labor organization when she was elected executive vice-president of the New Jersey Industrial Union Council.[1][2]

Eberhardt died in Orange, New Jersey on March 11, 2007, at the age of 91.[4]

References
  1. "Black Women Oral History Project Interviews, 1976–1981: Biographies". Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America research Guides. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. Sheridan, Clare M. (1992). Labor History Archives in the United States: A Guide for Researching and Teaching. Wayne State University Press. p. 24. ISBN 0814323898. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. Hartmann, Susan M. (1999). The Other Feminists: Activists in the Liberal Establishment. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07464-6. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. "Mary E. Eberhardt". Tribute Archive. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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