Logan Branch of the National League of American Pen Women Papers 1959-2002

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Logan Branch of the National League of American Pen Women Papers 1959-2002

The National League of Pen Women, established in 1897, was organized as a way for women to find mutual aid and advice for writing careers. The collection contains minutes, financial records, and other information about the organization.

3 Boxes; 1 Linear Foot

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National League of American Pen Women

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The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. (NLAPW) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization for women. The first meeting of the League of American Pen Women was organized in 1897 by Marian Longfellow O'Donoghue, a writer for newspapers in Washington D.C. and Boston. Together with Margaret Sullivan Burke and Anna Sanborn Hamilton they established a "progressive press union" for the women writers of Washington." Seventeen women joined them at first, professional credentials...

Parker, Virginia Carlson

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The National League of American Pen Women was established in June of 1897 by Marian Longfellow O'Donoghue, who wrote for newspapers in Washington D.C. and Boston. Margaret Sullivan Burke and Anna Sanborn Hamilton, along with seventeen other women, established a group who at first were looking for "mutual aid, advice, and future development" for each other and their careers (quoted from The League Minutes, 26 June 1897). Artists and composers were also welcomed into the newly founded...