THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Wanda Lane Jones

February 27, 1923 – November 25, 2002

“She was always helping people; I was carrying picket signs before I learned to read.” –   Andrew Jones Horne, Wanda’s son

Social Worker, politician, author. Worked for the New York Times for 30 years. A principal player in a groundbreaking class action suit against the newspaper that led to promotions for women and minorities. Elected three times as a district leader in New York, a position in which she was responsible for determining where government money should be spent in the district.