Charlotte Newfeld

Charlotte Newfeld (née Aronson; November 26, 1930 – November 17, 2022) was an American LGBTQ activist and politician.

Biography Newfeld was born on November 26, 1930, in Chicago. During her graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until 1951, Newfeld became aware of the gay community and the challenges they faced, especially in the early days of McCarthyism. After moving to Chicago and establishing her art career with the help of several gay artists, she wrote columns for Gay Life, urging the LGBTQ+ community to engage in politics.

Newfeld served as the project director for the Bill Jarvis Migratory Bird Sanctuary, supervising volunteers who maintain the eight-acre sanctuary.