Evelyn Marguerite Craig, the first woman letter carrier to deliver mail in Washington, DC, since World War II, died March 26 at age 91.
Although women were temporarily appointed to deliver mail during the war because of a shortage of available men, it was not until 1963 when the Civil Service Commission ended sex discrimination that the Post Office Department hired women to also deliver mail. That year, the Associated Press reported on the trailblazing group of 125 nationwide hires dubbed “lady mailmen” and pictured Craig.
According to her obituary, the Temple University graduate was also a talented musician with perfect pitch who performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
During her lifetime, she also appeared as a contestant on the popular TV game shows “Wheel of Fortune” and “Name That Tune,” where she won a 52-day cruise to South America.
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