National League of American Pen Women headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. (NLAPW) is a not-for-profit
501(c)(3) membership organization for women.[1]
History
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."[2]
Seventeen women joined them at first, professional credentials were required for membership and the ladies determined that Pen Women should always be paid for their work. By September 1898, members were over fifty members "from Maine to Texas, from New York to California."[2]
In 1921, with 5,000 members,[3] Mrs. William Atherton du Puy (née Ada Lee Orme[4] also Mrs. Ada Lee Orme du Puy),[3] was National President (for two years[5]) of the League of American Pen Women, and the association became The National League of American Pen Women with thirty-five local branches, in Syracuse, NY, Tampa,
Denver,[6] Minnesota, and various states.[2]
"Ada Lee Orme". Public Member Stories. Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
^"Women Writers League has Jubilee". Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests. Fourth Estate Publishing Company. 1922. Retrieved August 16, 2023. via Google Books
^"Denver Pen Women". Denver Pen Women .org. December 21, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^"Who's Who in World of Women's Clubs". San Francisco Examiner. October 30, 1921. p. 34. Retrieved June 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.
National League of American Pen Women headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. (NLAPW) is a not-for-profit
501(c)(3) membership organization for women.[1]
History
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."[2]
Seventeen women joined them at first, professional credentials were required for membership and the ladies determined that Pen Women should always be paid for their work. By September 1898, members were over fifty members "from Maine to Texas, from New York to California."[2]
In 1921, with 5,000 members,[3] Mrs. William Atherton du Puy (née Ada Lee Orme[4] also Mrs. Ada Lee Orme du Puy),[3] was National President (for two years[5]) of the League of American Pen Women, and the association became The National League of American Pen Women with thirty-five local branches, in Syracuse, NY, Tampa,
Denver,[6] Minnesota, and various states.[2]
"Ada Lee Orme". Public Member Stories. Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
^"Women Writers League has Jubilee". Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests. Fourth Estate Publishing Company. 1922. Retrieved August 16, 2023. via Google Books
^"Denver Pen Women". Denver Pen Women .org. December 21, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^"Who's Who in World of Women's Clubs". San Francisco Examiner. October 30, 1921. p. 34. Retrieved June 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.