Jill Moss Greenberg
Jill Moss Greenberg(born January 4, 1943) Special Education Administrator and Civil Rights Activist. Born in Brooklyn, New York. Moss has worked effortlessly on race and gender equality issues most of her adult life. Moss has continuously made sure that diverse groups are being recognized in the Maryland area.
Early Life and Education
Moss was concerned about prejudice against women and girls as a teenager. Moss joined groups and frequently volunteered. While Moss was in junior high, she joined the Civil Rights movement. In middle school, Moss continued her passion for civil liberties by volunteering on Adlai Stevenson presidential campaign.[1]As a student, Jill and her college friend influenced the United Cerebral Palsy to donate an area that became the first preschool for disabled children. Moss always had a desire to help children and the elderly. Moss’s first task force addressed childcare and aging issues.[2] Moss received her Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from Syracuse University and Master of Arts in Special Education from the University of Connecticut.[3]
Personal Life
Jill Moss Greenberg resides in Maryland and this has been her home since 1969. She is married to James D. Greenberg. Moss has two sons, Joshua Greenberg and Micah Greenberg. Her parents are Louis B. and Dorris T. Moss.
Careers
- Moss has over forty-five years of experience in the educational field. She has held positions such as Special Educator Newington Children's Hospital, Connecticut, 1964-1967, Vocational Equity Specialist, race equity specialist, Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, 1981-1985, and Project coordinator Special Education Department University Maryland, College Park, 1985-1988.
- Moss was the director of multicultural programs Mid Atlantic Equity Center during 1988 - 1995. Moss was responsible for assisting school systems, which included five states, on sensitive issues such as gender and race.
- Moss served as a program consultant to homeless children and their families in the Baltimore County Public Schools. Moss addressed homelessness issues in Baltimore County Public Schools.[4]
- Moss was an executive director for the National Association Multicultural Education in Washington. Moss advocated for an affirmative action case at the Supreme Court.[5]
- During Moss's term as a board of director at Mid-Atlantic Equity, Maryland Multicultural Coalition, she established policies.
- Moss served as the vice president Maryland Committee for Children.
- Moss is a lifelong advocate for education. Moss and a college friend created a preschool and co-founded it for students with disabilities in Syracuse.[6]
- Moss is the founder and vice president of the Maryland Women's Heritage Center and Museum, Inc. and founding executive director, Maryland Women's Heritage Center and Museum, since 2005. Moss is dedicated to acknowledging women’s contributions and
- racial minorities.[7]
- Moss was an executive director for the National Association Multicultural Education in Washington, D.C.. Moss advocated for an affirmative action case at the Supreme Court.
- Moss was a representative for Prince George’s County for the Maryland State for Women. Moss’s willingness and selflessness created the Prince George's County Commission for Women, and Moss played a major part in passing the Maryland Equal Rights Amendment, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and Title IX.[8]
- Moss made an immediate difference to the Maryland Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission. Moss and Coretta Scott King helped create the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday.[9]
Honors
Jill Moss Greenberg received many honors for her activism in women's rights. In 1995, Moss was inducted into Maryland Women's Hall of Fame because of her fierce leadership in women's rights.[10]
References
- ↑ Novotny, Andrea. "Congratulating Jill Moss Greenberg--Maryland Women's Hall Of Fame HONOREE". Government Publishing Office. Government Publishing Office. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Theme and Honorees". National Women's History Project. National Women's History Project. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Jill Moss Greenberg". MAEC. Mid-Altantic Equity Consortium. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Jill Moss Greenberg". MAEC. Mid-Altantic Equity Consortium. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ Greenberg, Jill. "Affirmation Case At The Supreme Court". Native Village. Native Villiage. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Women's History Month: Profiles of 31 women who fought discrimination". LaCrosse Tribune. LaCrosse Tribune. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Jill Moss Greenberg". Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". Maryland Women's Heritage Center. Maryland Women's Heritage Center. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Theme and Honorees". National Women's History Project. National Women's History Project. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Theme and Honorees". National Women's History Project. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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