Background
Sydnor, Edythe Lois was born on December 24, 1920 in Newark. Daughter of Samuel LeRoy and Sarah Lillian (Gaffney) Sydnor.
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Sydnor, Edythe Lois was born on December 24, 1920 in Newark. Daughter of Samuel LeRoy and Sarah Lillian (Gaffney) Sydnor.
Graduated from the high school, Newark certified in engine repair, Casey Jones School Aeronautics, 1942; student, New York University, 1956-1957.
Airplane engine mechanic, United States Army Air Depot, Rome, New York, 1942-1945; executive secretary, Neighborhood Center, Montclair, New Jersey, 1945-1953; office manager public relations division, Salvation Army, Newark, 1953-1956; secretary to director foreign operations, Morey Machinery Company. New York City, 1956-1958; administrative supervisor, Essex County Division Youth Superior vena cava syndrome, Belleville, New Jersey, 1959-1983; retired, Essex County Division Youth Superior vena cava syndrome, Belleville, New Jersey, 1983. Founder, president Bungoma Projects, 1983.
Participant, leader civil rights activities including March on Washington. Manager headquarters for local and national political candidates, 1950-1970. Organizer of voter registration drives in Montclair, Essex County and New Jersey, 1950-1970.
1st woman candidate for Town Commission Election, Montclair, 1963. Member Essex County League of Volunteer Workers, Inc. (president 1958-1982, 91—), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.