Marjorie Lobdell Addis was a renown Putnam County, NY, suffragist. She was born and raised in Brewster, NY, and was a 1907 graduate of Brewster High School. She went in to earn an undergraduate degree from Smith College in 1911, followed by a master's degree at the Columbia University School of Business, after which she attended the New York University Law School.
In the fall of 1917, Marjorie was one of the Putnam County marchers in the Women's Parade for Freedom, representing the Putnam County Suffragists. The parade was held in Central Park in New York CIty.
In 1918, Marjorie was the secretary of Edith Diehl at the Women's Land Army in Wellesley, MA. From there, she was recruited by the federal government, appointed as confidential secretary to Dr. H. W. Draper, assistant surgeon general of the United States Public Health Service. They were sent by President Woodrow Wilson to lead the campaign to stamp out the Spanish Flu Pandemic in western MA.
Marjorie returned to life in Brewster following the unexpected death of her father, Emerson W. Addis. Marjorie and her brother, Alexander L. Addis, then stepped into their father's role, publishing and editing The Brewster Standard newspaper. Marjorie was a founding member of the Women's Republican Club of Putnam County, a member of the District Nursing Association, a trustee of the Brewster Library, a supporter of the Southeast Museum, and a former member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Marjorie Lobdell Addis lived to the age of 95, dying on her 95th birthday.
A great article on the life of Marjorie Lobdell Addis, entitled "Remembering a Putnam County Suffragist - and So Much More," was published in the August 25-31, 2020, edition of The Putnam Examiner, supplied by the Putnam County historian's office.
In the fall of 1917, Marjorie was one of the Putnam County marchers in the Women's Parade for Freedom, representing the Putnam County Suffragists. The parade was held in Central Park in New York CIty.
In 1918, Marjorie was the secretary of Edith Diehl at the Women's Land Army in Wellesley, MA. From there, she was recruited by the federal government, appointed as confidential secretary to Dr. H. W. Draper, assistant surgeon general of the United States Public Health Service. They were sent by President Woodrow Wilson to lead the campaign to stamp out the Spanish Flu Pandemic in western MA.
Marjorie returned to life in Brewster following the unexpected death of her father, Emerson W. Addis. Marjorie and her brother, Alexander L. Addis, then stepped into their father's role, publishing and editing The Brewster Standard newspaper. Marjorie was a founding member of the Women's Republican Club of Putnam County, a member of the District Nursing Association, a trustee of the Brewster Library, a supporter of the Southeast Museum, and a former member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Marjorie Lobdell Addis lived to the age of 95, dying on her 95th birthday.
A great article on the life of Marjorie Lobdell Addis, entitled "Remembering a Putnam County Suffragist - and So Much More," was published in the August 25-31, 2020, edition of The Putnam Examiner, supplied by the Putnam County historian's office.
Marjorie Lobdell Addis was a renown Putnam County, NY, suffragist. She was born and raised in Brewster, NY, and was a 1907 graduate of Brewster High School. She went in to earn an undergraduate degree from Smith College in 1911, followed by a master's degree at the Columbia University School of Business, after which she attended the New York University Law School.
In the fall of 1917, Marjorie was one of the Putnam County marchers in the Women's Parade for Freedom, representing the Putnam County Suffragists. The parade was held in Central Park in New York CIty.
In 1918, Marjorie was the secretary of Edith Diehl at the Women's Land Army in Wellesley, MA. From there, she was recruited by the federal government, appointed as confidential secretary to Dr. H. W. Draper, assistant surgeon general of the United States Public Health Service. They were sent by President Woodrow Wilson to lead the campaign to stamp out the Spanish Flu Pandemic in western MA.
Marjorie returned to life in Brewster following the unexpected death of her father, Emerson W. Addis. Marjorie and her brother, Alexander L. Addis, then stepped into their father's role, publishing and editing The Brewster Standard newspaper. Marjorie was a founding member of the Women's Republican Club of Putnam County, a member of the District Nursing Association, a trustee of the Brewster Library, a supporter of the Southeast Museum, and a former member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Marjorie Lobdell Addis lived to the age of 95, dying on her 95th birthday.
A great article on the life of Marjorie Lobdell Addis, entitled "Remembering a Putnam County Suffragist - and So Much More," was published in the August 25-31, 2020, edition of The Putnam Examiner, supplied by the Putnam County historian's office.
In the fall of 1917, Marjorie was one of the Putnam County marchers in the Women's Parade for Freedom, representing the Putnam County Suffragists. The parade was held in Central Park in New York CIty.
In 1918, Marjorie was the secretary of Edith Diehl at the Women's Land Army in Wellesley, MA. From there, she was recruited by the federal government, appointed as confidential secretary to Dr. H. W. Draper, assistant surgeon general of the United States Public Health Service. They were sent by President Woodrow Wilson to lead the campaign to stamp out the Spanish Flu Pandemic in western MA.
Marjorie returned to life in Brewster following the unexpected death of her father, Emerson W. Addis. Marjorie and her brother, Alexander L. Addis, then stepped into their father's role, publishing and editing The Brewster Standard newspaper. Marjorie was a founding member of the Women's Republican Club of Putnam County, a member of the District Nursing Association, a trustee of the Brewster Library, a supporter of the Southeast Museum, and a former member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Marjorie Lobdell Addis lived to the age of 95, dying on her 95th birthday.
A great article on the life of Marjorie Lobdell Addis, entitled "Remembering a Putnam County Suffragist - and So Much More," was published in the August 25-31, 2020, edition of The Putnam Examiner, supplied by the Putnam County historian's office.
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