Some female "firsts" in Saginaw
Title
Some female "firsts" in Saginaw
Subject
Female "firsts"
Description
Some women who were the first to integrate male-dominated fields
Creator
Amy French
Biographical Text
The following women were the first to integrate the Saginaw Police Department and the highest echelon of Saginaw City Council. Also listed is one of the first women to work at the Saginaw Grey Iron Plant.
Nellie Jo Brooks--one of first women to work at Saginaw's General Motors Grey Iron Plant
Wilmer Jones Ham--first female mayor of Saginaw
Joy Zissler--first female police officer on the Saginaw Police Department, retired 1989
Nellie Jo Brooks--one of first women to work at Saginaw's General Motors Grey Iron Plant
Wilmer Jones Ham--first female mayor of Saginaw
Joy Zissler--first female police officer on the Saginaw Police Department, retired 1989
- Date Added
- July 16, 2014
- Collection
- Local (Michigan)
- Item Type
- Person
- Citation
- Amy French, “Some female "firsts" in Saginaw,” Women Who Dared, accessed April 25, 2024, https://womenwhodared.omeka.net/items/show/60.