Josephine Quinn McCarthy,Bronx,189?,1919
Seeking info about Josephine Quinn, B.abt 1896 likely in NYC. Had at least one sister named Bella. Josephine married (?) James Edward McCarthy likely in NYC,Bronx. Children were John Francis McCarthy b.1913, Virgina,Josephine,Unice and Raymond. Josephine died about 1919 in Fordham,Bronx. She was photographed in history books as the first female elevator operator in the US, while working at Gimble Bros Dept store. A pioneer in the womans movement of that era. James worked as a police officer at Gimbles and later the coal mines of PA and WVA. Thanks