Myrtis Fish (d. 1928) and
Dr. Mary Fleckles (d. 1935)
Myrtis Fish and Mary Fleckles, who were sisters, lived at 28 East Seaman Avenue. Miss Fish was a lawyer who graduated from the New York School of Law, a probati
on officer and the founder of a home for girls in Long Island City. Her mission in life was to work for the welfare of others. Dr. Fleckles was one of Brooklyn’s leading physicians. A graduate of the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women, she specialized in obstetrics and pediatrics. She was the president of the Brooklyn Welfare Home for Girls, where her sister was a director.
