Vineyard Women Honored

As Unsung Heroines

Six Vineyard women have been named among the 287 Unsung Heroines for 2008 by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.

They are Camille Rose of Aquinnah, Katherine L. Carroll of Chilmark, Diane Smadbeck of Edgartown, the late Dorothy A. Larkosh Roberts of Oak Bluffs, Dolly Campbell of Vineyard Haven and Cynthia Mitchell of West Tisbury.

Commission executive director Linda Brantley stated in a release that the heroines “are women who don’t make the news, but make the difference in their communities, businesses or volunteer endeavors. They are the women who quietly, without fanfare or recognition and usually behind the scenes, use their time, talent, spirit and enthusiasm to enrich the lives of others.”

The heroines will be recognized in a ceremony on May 14 at the State House in Boston.