Grace Baxter Fenderson

Grace Baxter Fenderson (November 2, 1883 – March 21, 1962) was an American educator and clubwoman based in Newark, New Jersey.

In 1959, Fenderson received the Sojourner Truth Award from the New Jersey chapter of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NANBPWC).

[5][16] She supported efforts to educate Black women voters,[17] to protect migrant farm workers,[18] and build a community hospital.

[19] In 1959, the North Jersey chapter of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs presented their first Sojourner Truth Award to Fenderson.

[5][22] Congressman Hugh Joseph Adonizio read a tribute to Fenderson into the Congressional Record, shortly after her death.