Jane Cunningham Croly

Biography

Jane Cunningham Croly, known to readers as Jennie June, used her gift with the written word to elevate women’s stories in the pages of popular magazines. She founded clubs that gave women a public voice and a platform for mutual support, believing that shared experiences could revolutionize the way society valued female achievement.

Evergreen Cemetery serves as the resting place of a woman whose friendships spanned the country, whose advice column reached thousands, and whose cheerful leadership rallied women to believe in their own capacities. Her work planted seeds for future generations of women’s advocates.