Yea! I just tracked down Edee Greene’s daughter. I plan to speak to her after the holidays. I also plan to collect copies of Edee’s Ah Men columns like the one shown above.

Today, Lance and I went to the Brevard Zoo where visitors can pet and feed the giraffes. The zoo is in Melbourne, Florida – the area that Sen. Lori Wilson used to represent. Fort Lauderdale News editor Edee Greene used to collect giraffes. (This is a photo of Edee with her collection.) She liked giraffes because she said women who wanted to make a difference had to stick their necks out.

The Greene Way in Orlando is named for Edee Greene’s son James Greene. James Greene, who died several years ago, was the chair of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority during the years the East-West Expressway was built. He was a member of numerous civic organizations and a leading businessman. An award is now given out in Jim’s name to honor civic involvement. This is more about Jim. I’m hoping to track down his children to learn more about their grandmother.

I’m still gathering information on Edee Greene, women’s page editor of the Fort Lauderdale New in the 1960s. I’m trying to track down her children. I will be presenting a paper on Edee’s career at a conference in the Spring.