Pioneers Of Norwalk - Marguerite Fuller

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Tribute to Marguerite Clark

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A resident (first speaker in the transcript) described Marguerite Clark as an educator and mentor who sought to "enrich other people's lives," saying Clark was the first African American accepted into the Newark Hospital nursing program but could not pursue nursing due to rheumatic fever; she instead taught (including at Bridgeport University) and established a long-running support program at Nathaniel Ely for children living at Rudna Court.

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A resident recalled Marguerite Clark’s life and local contributions, saying she switched from nursing to teaching after illness and started a long-running support program for children at Nathaniel Ely; the claim about a Newark Hospital nursing admission was presented as the speaker’s recollection and not verified in the transcript.

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