Frances Noel Papers, ca. 1900-1960

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Frances Noel Papers, ca. 1900-1960

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Frances Noel was born in Saxony, near the Bohemian border in 1873. She left home to travel the world in 1893 but finally settled in Los Angeles after marrying Primrose D. Noel in 1904. She played a very active role in the labor and women's movements in Los Angeles, California. The collection consists of correspondence, organizational materials, papers, pamphlets, clippings, and printed material reflecting her participation in causes for organized labor, birth control, women's suffrage, and environmental conservation. Significant correspondents include Alice Stone Blackwell, Carrie Chapman Catt, Samuel Gompers, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Katherine Philips Edson, John Francis Neylan, and Margaret Sanger.

11 boxes (5.5 linear ft.); 1 oversize box

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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League of Women Voters of California

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Noel, Frances

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Biography Frances Noel was born in Saxony, near the Bohemian border, 1873; left home to travel the world, 1893; married Primrose D. Noel and settled in Los Angeles, 1904; vice president, Women's Union Label League, California, 1910, and president, 1914; president, Wage Earner's Suffrage League, 1911; struggled to establish recreational camp for working women, Camp Aliso, 1918; chaired the Conference of Union Women of Southern California, 1921...