Mary Treglia
American social worker
Mary Joanna Treglia (October 7, 1897 – October 10, 1959) was an American social worker who was the director of a community house in Sioux City, Iowa. The community house was founded in 1921 to serve the city's immigrant population. Treglia was once a member of the Californian Bloomer Girls baseball team prior to returning to Sioux City and dedicating her life as an employee and later as the director of the community house.
Personal life and career
Treglia was born on October 7, 1897, to two immigrants from Italy, her father Tony and her mother Rose. Her father died when Treglia was a child and her mother, who sold confections at a store in Sioux City, died in 1945. The store was owned by both of Treglia's parents when her father was alive. She was known for her athleticism when she attended Central High School in Sioux City, and she later became a part of an all-girl California baseball team named the Bloomer Girls. Her baseball career helped her gain the opportunity to appear in films as an extra. Treglia was inspired by her family and their ethnic traditions as a child. She was also aware of poverty and what immigrants had to deal with.
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