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Oral History Program In Red Bank To Feature Nursing Leader
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center in Red Bank will present "The Miss Alma Penn Story," part of its On A Sunday Afternoon series.
RED BANK, NJ — The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center is presenting a screening of "The Miss Alma Penn Story," an oral history event this Sunday, March 19.
The screening, part of the On A Sunday Afternoon Series, is from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., with a $20 donation. You may make your $20 donation here.
Penn, who lived in Red Bank, was the first Black supervisor of nurses in New Jersey, starting her career at Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital, according to the center.
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She was a graduate of the Howard University Freedmen School of Nursing.
She was a founding member of the Monmouth County Business and Professional Women Organization that's been in existence for over 70 years.
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She died in 2021, just shy of her 99th birthday, the Fortune Center's Facebook site notes, where you can also read more about her and see her in photos.
This story is one of several oral histories documented and archived by the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center in partnership with the Monmouth County Historical Commission as part of the Monmouth County Freedom Story Series, the center says.
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