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Enola D. "Miz" Maxwell (August 30, 1919 – June 24, 2003) was an American civil rights activist from San Francisco in the United States. She was a community leader, active in the Potrero Hill neighborhood.

Biography

In 1968, Maxwell became the first woman – and first black person – to be named as lay minister at a Presbyterian Church, she served at Olivet Presbyterian Church in the Potrero Hill neighborhood.

Maxwell was later appointed by the church as the executive director of the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House from 1971 until 2003, a role she served until her death at the age of 83. The Potrero Hill Neighborhood House serves the local community with adult education classes, youth and summer school classes, a kindergarten, a meeting hall, and offers theatre performances and dramatics classes.

In 2001, the Potrero Hill Middle School was renamed to the Enola D. Maxwell Middle School of the Arts. The Enola D. Maxwell Middle School of the Arts is located at the same site as a 1950s public housing site that Maxwell had lived in. Her daughter, Sophie Maxwell, was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2000.

See also

• African Americans in San Francisco

References

1. ^ "Pelosi Statement In Honor of Enola Maxwell". pelosi.house.gov. July 25, 2003. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
2. Gilmore, Stephanie (2008). Feminist Coalitions: Historical Perspectives on Second-wave Feminism in the United States. University of Illinois Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-252-07539-1. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
3. Hoge, Patrick (June 25, 2003). "Enola Maxwell -- activist, advocate / Supervisor's mom championed neighborhood". www.sfgate.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
4. ^ Linenthal, Peter; Johnston, Abigail (July 27, 2005). San Francisco's Potrero Hill. Potrero Hill Archives Project. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 73–75, 77. ISBN 978-1-4396-3082-2.
5. Adams, Judith Porter (1991). "Peacework : oral histories of women peace activists". Boston : Twayne Publishers. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
6. ^ Linenthal, Peter; Johnston, Abigail; Project, Potrero Hill Archives (July 27, 2005). San Francisco's Potrero Hill. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-3082-2. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
7. Carlsson, Chris. "Neighborhood House". FoundSF. Retrieved May 23, 2023.

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