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Arabella Page Rodman
Arabella Page Rodman | |
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.png) Rodman in a 1919 publication | |
| Born | Arabella Page September 19, 1868 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 1955 |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's Episcopal School |
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| Known for | Playgrounds |
| Notable work | Through Opening Doors |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Thomas Nelson Page |
| Awards | Red Cross decorations from France and Belgium |
Arabella Page Rodman (née, Page; known after marriage as Mrs. Willoughby Rodman; 1868–1955) was an American civic leader, author, and philanthropist.[1] Associated with organizations for the civic betterment of conditions for children and other public and semi-public philanthropic movements,[2] she established the world's first playground commission in Los Angeles.[3] She was one of the leading speakers on various phases of recreational, vocational, and other social agencies.[4]
- ^ Who's who in California. Vol. 3. Who's Who Historical Society. 1960. p. 375. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ Moody, Charles Amadon (1909). Lummis, Charles F.; Moody, Charles Amadon (eds.). "Makers of Los Angeles". Land of Sunshine. 30. F.A. Pattee & Company: 404. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
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LATIMES1937was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hunt, Rockwell Dennis (1926). California and Californians. Lewis publishing Company. pp. 428–29. Retrieved 26 December 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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