National League of American Pen Women

The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. (NLAPW) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization for women.[1]

National League of American Pen Women headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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 the association became The National League of American Pen Women with thirty-five local branches in various states.[2]

The League's headquarters are located in the historic Pen Arts Building and Art Museum in the DuPont Circle area of Washington.[2]

Notable members
Marian Adele Longfellow O'Donoghue, from an 1896 publication

References
  1. Gottlieb, Agnes Hooper (2000). "National League of American Pen Women, 1897–Present". In Burt, Elizabeth V. (ed.). Women's Press Organizations, 1881-1999. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 146–152. ISBN 978-0-313-30661-7.
  2. "The Rise of Pen Women – 1897". Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. 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. Los Angeles: Publishers Press. Retrieved August 6, 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Mrs. A. E. Blanchard - 10 Jul 1926, Sat • Page 19". The Philadelphia Inquirer: 19. 1926. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  5. History of Virginia. Vol. 5 (Public domain ed.). American historical Society. 1924. p. 508. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  6. Georgia. Department of Archives and History (1926). "Collier, Mrs. Margaret Wootten (Mrs. Bryan Wells)". Georgia Women of 1926. Georgia Department of Archives and History. p. 23. OCLC 25809880. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. "Eugene Pen Women Fete New Members at Coffee Today at E. R. Pilgrim Home". The Eugene Guard. February 20, 1955. p. 32. Retrieved September 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Report of May Futrelle, National Chairman of Copyright, National League of American Pen Women". International Copyright Convention. Hearings Before a Subcommittee. United States Congress. 1941. pp. 186–187. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Google Books.
  9. "Mrs. Johnson Heads Penwoman's Group". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. May 22, 1948. p. 8.
  10. "The League of American Pen Women". Evening Star. May 25, 1919. p. 52. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "An enthusiastic meeting of the League of American Pen Women". The Washington Post. December 11, 1910. p. 112. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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