Ann Jawin Way (Queens)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of 39th Avenue and 233rd Street
Honoree: Ann Juliano Jawin (1922-2019) a Douglaston resident, was founder of The Center for the Women of New York. She was an educator, author and activist who was part of the Second Wave of women’s liberation in the 1970s. Born in Pennsylvania, her family moved to Brooklyn, New York when she was a child and she remained a New York resident thereafter. After graduating from Hunter College, she began her career as a high school teacher and then became a guidance counselor. With her husband Edward H. Jawin, who passed away in 2008, she was active in political movements including opposition to the Vietnam War and support for civil rights and the rights of Italian-Americans and women. Ann and Edward Jawin were founding members of the Bay Terrace Civic Association and the Doug-Bay Civic Association. Ann Jawin was active in local Democratic politics, serving as a State Committeewoman and running for the NYS Senate against Frank Padavan. She joined the National Organization for Women and became Chair of the Task Force for Education and Employment. In 1979 she published A Woman's Guide to Career Preparation: Scholarships, Grants, and Loans. In 1987 Ms. Jawin she founded the Center for the Women of New York (CWNY), a voluntary, non-profit organization in Queens that is a one-stop, walk-in resource center for women. CWNY focuses on issues impacting women, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, healthcare, employment, crime prevention and victims’ services. CWNY’s new facility in Fort Totten is the only building dedicated to full equality for women between the New York metropolitan area and Seneca Falls. (Vallone)
LL:2022/54