Laura Eppelsheimer Frenger (1873-1961) was active in club affairs, the first woman in New Mexico to be listed in Who's Who.[1]
Early life
editLaura Eppelsheimer was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 5, 1873, the daughter of Frank and Laura Eppelsheimer. [2]
Career
editLaura E. Frenger was an Executive at the Home Service Secretary of the American Red Cross for eight years. [2] [1]
She organized the New Mexico State Federation of Women's Clubs of which she was life member; she was the General Federation Territorial and State secretary for 11 years; she was the General Federation director from 1916 to 1920; she was assistant chairman of Legislative Department of Women's Clubs (she spearheaded a successful drive for child legislation in New Mexico), she was assistant chairman of the Music Department of Women's Club. [2] [1]
In 1928 she was elected President of the State Federation of Music Clubs. [2]
She was State Chairman of the Atwater Kent Radio Audition; she was president of the Las Cruces Music Club. [2]
She was president of the Woman's Improvement Association of Las Cruces. She was Honorary member of the State College Progress Club. [2]
Personal life
editLaura E. Frenger moved to New Mexico in 1899 and lived at 955 N. Alameda Blvd., Las Cruces, New Mexico. [2]
She married George W. Frenger, mayor of Las Cruces and founder of the Chamber of Commerce, and had three children: Reymond, Frank G., Laura Louise. [2] [1]
She died on September 29, 1961, aged 88, and is buried at Masonic Cemetery, Las Cruces.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Las Cruces Sun-News (Las Cruces, New Mexico) 01 Feb 1970, Sun • Page 21". Las Cruces Sun-News: 21. 1970. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 148. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch of Laura Eppelsheimer Frenger". Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
