Tag Archives: Hunter College
Maria Cerra Tishman
(Fencing. Born, New York, May 17, 1918; died, Paramus, NJ, Jan. 24, 2015.) Born into a fencing family, Maria Cerra began participating in the sport at age nine. She fenced for Hunter College and was a nine-time member of the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) national championship foil team from 1935-47. She won the […]
Julia Jones Pugliese
Julia Jones Pugliese (Fencing. Born, New York, NY, May 9, 1908; died, New York, NY, Mar. 6, 1993.) It may be that Julia Jones-Pugliese was destined to be a fencer. If not, destiny took a real beating. After taking up the sport in 1927, she became one of the leading American women fencers and coaches. […]
