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Members of the Junior League of Youngstown are accomplished collaborators who build coalitions, identify community needs, and develop effective and responsive programs to serve those needs. The Junior League of Youngstown reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism. Each year, the Junior League of Youngstown raises money for key community projects through fundraising events such as Spring Fashion Show, calendar, cookbook sales, and more! The Junior League of Youngstown empowers women through leadership training and development to take action in their communities. For more than 75 years, the Junior League of Youngstown has been involved in programs that change lives. The Junior League of Youngstown offers women an opportunity to make change happen. The Junior League of Youngstown is for all women who want to make a difference. Women building better communities...that's the Junior League! National Women's History Month
We would like to thank the Mahoning Valley Historical Society & Mr. Vince Shivers for their assistance with researching these women.
Mary Ann Campana was born in Barrea, Italy on April 8, 1913. She moved to Youngstown at the age of 8. Upon graduation from East High School, Mary Ann worked at a five and ten cent store, and during her first year of employment, took flying lessons. She went on to become Ohio’s first female teenage pilot when she was 18. On Sunday, June 4, 1933, Mary Ann established the world’s light airplane endurance record of 12 hours, 27 minutes without refueling over Youngstown. For her endeavors, Mary Ann was honored in 1986 at a tribute ceremony at the Youngstown-Warren Municipal Airport, and received acknowledgement from the National Aeronautic Association, United States Representative Federation Aeronautique Internationale, The Department of Aeronautics, National Air and Space Museum, and many proclamations from political leaders. Mary Ann went onto lead a very successful career in fashion merchandising at several large department stores in Northeast Ohio. ___________________________________________________________________ Lenora Evans Berry In 1907 Mrs. Lenora Berry began her mission for St. Augustine Episcopal Chapel, presently known as St. Augustine Church. On July 28, 1907 the first meeting was held at Mrs. Berry's home with thirty people present. Mrs. Berry with the support of a few other African American women had a vision for an Episcopal Church for the city's African American Community. The charter members of the church, all African American females, created a building fund in 1921 to support the construction. After meeting for 11 years in the homes of members, the church purchased property on Parmalee in Youngstown on February 22, 1918. In 1920 work began on the present edifice, which was by designed by the famous architect firm of Charles F. Owsley and built by brother-in-law Charles Berry, the son of Master builder P. Ross Berry. On September 11, 1921 more than six hundred individuals from the community attended the laying of the church's corner stone. St. Augustine Church is the oldest African American church in Youngstown and is the only known church in Mahoning County that was chartered by an African American female. ___________________________________________________________________
Mrs. Alice R. Powers was born on September 20, 1906 to Charles F. and Christine Resch. She graduated from the Rayen School and went onto receive two bachelor’s degrees, one from Lake Erie College, and another from Simmons College in Boston. She worked in personnel and fashion merchandising for several New York City department stores, including Lord & Taylor. Upon her marriage to Edward Powers, Mrs. Powers made her home in Poland and went onto volunteer for many organizations, including the Coterie Club, New Century Club, and became a trustee of several institutions including the Butler Institute of American Art, the Blackburn Home for the Aged and the Mahoning Valley Historical Society. Her greatest legacy, however, was in her fight to save the former Warner Theatre, thus creating a home for the Youngstown Symphony in 1968. She and her husband contributed $250,000 to save the Warner Theatre from demolition. She was also proud of her sponsorship of SCOPE, a program at Youngstown State University that introduced high school students to possible career opportunities during their summer breaks. Mrs. Powers died at the age of 81 on September 26, 1988. ___________________________________________________________________
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