Virgie Belle Smith McFarland (1877 – January 24, 1971) was instrumental in establishing the first Aberdeen Women's Exchange in 1918.

Top Row: Virgie Smith McFarland, Clara Triplet Monroe, Nell Wood Guiberson. Front row: Alice Smith Farnsworth, Carrie Short Crow, Nell Ramsay

Early life

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Virgie Belle Smith McFarland was born in 1877 in Keosauqua, Iowa, the daughter of William Dixon Smith (1819-1911) and Ruth E. Maple (1839-1923).[1]

Career

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She was an educator and wrote articles and stories for eastern syndicate.[1]

She was instrumental in establishing the first Aberdeen Women's Exchange in 1918.[1]

She was chairman of the Playfield Commission.[1]

She was a member of the Harbor Civic Club, Sorosis Club and Writers Club.[1]

Personal life

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Left to Right: Virgil McFarland, Ruth McFarland Puphal, Virgie Smith McFarland and Theresa Polexine Daub Moon

Virgie McFarland moved to Washington in 1888 and lived in Aberdeen, Washington. She married George Mcfarland (1870-1943) and had four children, Ruth Puphal, Frank, Virgil George McFarland (1902-1973), Elizabeth "Betty".[1]

She died on January 24, 1971, and is buried at Fern Hill Cemetery, also located in Aberdeen, Washington.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 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. 197. Retrieved 8 August 2017.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.