Who Was She? Researching Women in the Columbus Citizen-Journal Photographs

We need your help! Can you identify these women pictured in the Columbus Citizen-Journal newspaper’s archive?

Posted September 22, 2025
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By Taylor Gresziek and Wendy Korwin

Earlier this year, Archives Services intern Taylor Grzesiek shared her efforts to identify several women photographed in the Columbus Citizen-Journal who were listed only by their husbands’ names.

Read more about Taylor's work here:  “Mrs. Husband’s Name: Identifying Women in the Columbus Citizen-Journal Photograph Collection”

We received several helpful tips about two of the unidentified women from Taylor’s previous post, so you probably know what that means…

We’re going to ask for more help!

Below, you'll find some images and preliminary research notes for individuals Taylor wasn't able to identify during her internship.

If you're able to sleuth out any of these women's full names, please contact us!

We would love to update our records to represent them more accurately in our archives catalog.

black and white photograph of a white woman in horn-rimmed glasses

In her previous blog, Taylor identified Ruth Saenger, president of the Columbus League of Women Voters from 1961-1963.

Mrs. Carl Weinman

Black-and-white photograph of a smiling woman holding papers. A typed label on the right-hand side reads: CZP 043002 4/30/58 COLUMBUS, O. Mrs. Carl Weinman of Steubenville, elected president of the 27,000-member Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs. (UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTO)

Mrs. Carl Weinman of Steubenville, Ohio, was elected President of the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1958.

Mrs. Jerry Ryan

Black and white photograph of a woman pinning a shield on a uniformed officer. Caption on the bottom reads: OFFICIAL COLUMBUS POLICE PHOTO / Patrolman C. Pennington.

This 1968 photograph identifies Mrs. Jerry Ryan as the mayor's receptionist.

Mrs. James Reece

Black and white headshot of a smiling woman with short hair.

In 1970, Mrs. James Reece was president of Kinder Key, an auxiliary supporting the Heart Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

 

 

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