Portraits of the Women of Scarsdale Part 2

For their senior options independent project, SHS Seniors Jennifer Eisler and Caroline Rodman produced a photo essay featuring some of Scarsdale's leading ladies. Jennifer and Caroline met with a diverse array of women who live and work in the community and interviewed them to learn about their experiences in Scarsdale. They photographed each woman in her element to represent a variety of female lifestyles in Scarsdale. Part one of their project was posted last week and can be viewed here. Below is the second part of "Women of Scarsdale".

What does it feel like to be a woman in Scarsdale?

Carrie Gilpin, The Scarsdale Inquirer (pictured above)

"It is fantastic! I love my job, it's convenient to be living in the town and also working here. I have three children who I raised in town and two of them are still in the schools here. It's really nice to be able to live in the place where I work because I get to know people on many different levels, both through my work professionally and on a social level within the volunteer work that I have done at the schools."

Sonia, Central Taxi of Scarsdale

"Empowered! I'm doin' a job I love, so I feel empowered. I can do it all! Ha ha ha! I drive a lot of women around, mostly to the train station, a lot of professionals going into Manhattan. I really enjoy it. I like meeting people."

Librarian, Scarsdale Public Library

"I've been working at this library for 28 years. I'm in a female dominated profession, so that's one thing to make note of. I think that all of us who work here feel a lot of support from the community and from the village government as well."

Erica

"Actually, it's kind of surreal. I moved here six months ago and now I live with my sister. I'm from Philadelphia, so it's a very different lifestyle, but it's amazing. There is really no place like it. I think I have it pretty good, I get to play with my nieces all day."

Jeanne Cooper, Scarsdale Alternative School English teacher

"I've been here 30 years. I like the job but it's a lot of work, it's really hard to go home with homework day after day after day. I never have a clear desk except in the summer and if you think about how students complain about being tired after 3 years if you multiply that by 10 you can imagine it's pretty tiring but the students are mostly nice and I like them. Some of the parents are crazy and they're a little harder to deal with but you just try and keep calm."

Nikki, Parking Enforcement Officer

"I have been working in Scarsdale doing parking enforcement for about a year, but before that about 40 years with my family in the shoe repair business. I love being a woman in Scarsdale. The community is great."

Emily Hirsch, Candy 'n Cards

"I have been working in Scarsdale for 46 years and I still love it. I love the people that come in and I have made a lot of friends."

Teresa, Lange's Deli

"Honestly I feel so lucky because it's a nice environment and all the people are really nice and polite. I feel so good."

Christine Judge, Sotheby's Realtor

"It's very exciting. It's very fulfilling and it's a pleasure working with the residents in Scarsdale."

Nurse, Scarsdale Village

"I'm originally from Jersey, so Scarsdale's all new to me. I started this job 7 months ago. You know... the people are different. You have the nice ones and you have the snotty ones...can I say that? (laughs) It's definitely a wealthy town so you get a lot of those. It's a mixture of everything. But I enjoy it."