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EBERHARDT, Auleen. (Dubuque, IA, June 25, 1899-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1995). Beloved senior citizen and recipient of the 1980 FIRST CITIZEN AWARD from the TELEGRAPH HERALD. June 25, 1989, was officially designated by the Dubuque City Council as "Auleen Eberhardt Day" to honor one of Dubuque's most respected citizens.
In 1921 Eberhardt began her career in journalism working for the WITNESS, the Dubuque Archdiocesan newspaper. She later worked for the Dubuque Times Journal. A Dubuque correspondent for the Des Moines Register more than fifty years, Eberhardt became well known for her steadfast support for her hometown. Her positive letters to the editor in the Telegraph Herald praised civic and individual accomplishment with a customary optimistic tone.
One of the organizers of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women in 1932, Eberhardt is well known for founding the CATHOLIC MOTHERS STUDY CLUBS in 1941. Today an estimated six hundred women participate. With her guidance, Dubuque residents contributed funds necessary for the city's first Christmas Crib. In 1972 she received one of the Catholic Church's most prestigious awards for lay people-the "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice" (For Church and the Pope) medal. June 25 was also the date for the official release of" A Century with Auleen," a series of eight tapes in which citizens interviewed her about a variety of topics including Catholic education and journalism.