I Waited 96 Years!

Irene Melamed, 97

Tenafly, NJ

 

“Women have finally been recognized as equals”

 

• Born August 1919 in Hillsdale, NJ

• Worked in her family-owned dry-cleaning store and as men’s shop salesperson

• Was married for 34 years

• One daughter, one grandson

 

“Women have finally been recognized as equals. Women have always worked hard and are now getting the recognition. I never thought this day would come. Generations before me, like my mother, would have said this day should have come long ago. I have never missed an election, going back to FDR, and am excited to be a part of history.”