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| '''Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar''' ({{nee}} '''O'Harra'''; after first marriage, '''Lent'''; after second marriage, '''Lent-Barndollar'''; 1872-1938) was an American stenographer and advertiser |
'''Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar''' ({{nee}} '''O'Harra'''; after first marriage, '''Lent'''; after second marriage, '''Lent-Barndollar'''; 1872-1938) was an American ] and advertiser. In ], she was the state's first ];<ref name="OaklandTrib6Aug1938" /> in ], she was the first woman ] expert ever to testify in the ].<ref name="Crocker1925" /> In ], Lent-Barndollara conducted the Multigraph Letter Company,<ref name="Crocker1925">{{cite book |last1=Crocker |first1=Florence B. |title=Who Made Oakland? |date=1925 |publisher=C. Dalton |pages=84-85 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tUIgaDXJFZUC&pg=PA84 |access-date=27 December 2024 |language=en |chapter=Mrs. Gladys Lent-Barndollar}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> a large ] business with headquarters on the seventh floor of the ].<ref name="Hunt1926">{{cite book |last1=Hunt |first1=Rockwell Dennis |title=California and Californians |date=1926 |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |via=] |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822000614149&seq=153 |pages=105-06 |chapter=MRS. GLADYS H. LENT-BARNDOLLAR |volume=5 |access-date=27 December 2024 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> She served as President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.<ref name="OaklandTrib6Aug1938" /> | ||
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| She was given a position in the offices of one of the leading law firms of that city. There, she continued her effective services until she found it necessary to seek a change of location for the benefit of her health and that of her daughter. She proceeded to |
She was given a position in the offices of one of the leading law firms of that city. There, she continued her effective services until she found it necessary to seek a change of location for the benefit of her health and that of her daughter. She proceeded to Colorado, and her ability as a stenographer and executive there gained for her the position of court reporter for the District Court in the southern part of the state.<ref name="Hunt1926" /> She graduated from a college in this state.<ref name="OaklandTrib7Aug1938" /> | ||
| In 1906, Lent-Barndollar came to |
In 1906, Lent-Barndollar came to California, opening an office in ] where she worked as a public stenographer. She left for ] within a few months and opened an advertising business office in the ] before the debris from the ] had been cleared away. She later opened branch offices in Los Angeles and ]. She disposed of her business in Los Angeles and San Francisco when she established her permanent residence in Oakland in 1911, where she was prosperous in her business activities and also gained prominence in social, cultural, civic and business circles.<ref name="Hunt1926" /><ref name="OaklandTrib7Aug1938" /> | ||
| In 1915, after meeting many business women at the ] and conferring with them concerning their varied activities, Lent-Barndollar decided to establish in Oakland a business woman's club, and her efforts along this line led to the formation of the Woman's Bureau of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. She became the first president of this bureau,<ref name="OaklandTrib7Aug1938" /> which within a period of two years, was merged into the Business and Professional Women's Club of Oakland, she having served two years as president of this club.<ref name="Hunt1926" /> | In 1915, after meeting many business women at the ] and conferring with them concerning their varied activities, Lent-Barndollar decided to establish in Oakland a business woman's club, and her efforts along this line led to the formation of the Woman's Bureau of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. She became the first president of this bureau,<ref name="OaklandTrib7Aug1938" /> which within a period of two years, was merged into the Business and Professional Women's Club of Oakland, she having served two years as president of this club.<ref name="Hunt1926" /> | ||
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Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar (née O'Harra; after first marriage, Lent; after second marriage, Lent-Barndollar; 1872-1938) was an American stenographer and advertiser. In Colorado, she was the state's first court reporter; in California, she was the first woman handwriting expert ever to testify in the state's Supreme Court. In Oakland, California, Lent-Barndollara conducted the Multigraph Letter Company, a large direct-by-mail business with headquarters on the seventh floor of the Tribune Tower. She served as President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
Early life and education
Gladys O'Harra, was born in Oswego, New York, and was a representative of a family that was founded in the U.S. in the Colonial era, her maternal great-grandfather having been a patriot soldier and officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and her maternal grandfather having served as an officer in the civil war. Ancestors of Lent-Barndollar became pioneers in Ohio at a time when that state was a frontier region.
Lent-Barndollar gained her early education largely in the public schools at Scriba, New York, and through self-application, broad travel and comprehensive reading and study, she rounded out a liberal education, besides having developed a musical talent and gained a reputation as a concert and church singer.
She was left a widow within two years after her marriage to Benjamin F. Lent, of Syracuse, New York, and her circumstances were such that she then found it necessary to provide financial support for herself and her infant daughter. In preparation for this responsibility, she completed a course in the Caton Business College in Buffalo, New York, graduating with honors.
Career
She was given a position in the offices of one of the leading law firms of that city. There, she continued her effective services until she found it necessary to seek a change of location for the benefit of her health and that of her daughter. She proceeded to Colorado, and her ability as a stenographer and executive there gained for her the position of court reporter for the District Court in the southern part of the state. She graduated from a college in this state.
In 1906, Lent-Barndollar came to California, opening an office in Los Angeles where she worked as a public stenographer. She left for San Francisco within a few months and opened an advertising business office in the Monadnock Building before the debris from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake had been cleared away. She later opened branch offices in Los Angeles and Oakland, California. She disposed of her business in Los Angeles and San Francisco when she established her permanent residence in Oakland in 1911, where she was prosperous in her business activities and also gained prominence in social, cultural, civic and business circles.
In 1915, after meeting many business women at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition and conferring with them concerning their varied activities, Lent-Barndollar decided to establish in Oakland a business woman's club, and her efforts along this line led to the formation of the Woman's Bureau of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. She became the first president of this bureau, which within a period of two years, was merged into the Business and Professional Women's Club of Oakland, she having served two years as president of this club.
Lent-Barndollar was influential also in the organization of the Soroptimist Club of Alameda County, California, serving as President in 1930, and a member of the Board of Directors for two years. She gave two years of service as a director of the local Business and Professional Women's Club.
In 1924, she was the first woman to be elected a director of the Oakland Advertising Club, with which she became identified at the time of its organization. She was re-elected to the board of the Advertising Club, and also served as secretary-treasurer.
Lent-Barndollar was well known as a public speaker along both business and civic lines.
During World War I, Lent-Barndollar worked in connection with the various areas of patriotic service in Alameda County. She served under Herbert Hoover as the chair of the county's women's food conservation committee.
During her residence in California, she was prominent in cultural affairs, especially along musical lines. She traveled extensively, especially in concert work. As a vocalist, she held choir positions in several large churches in various cities in the U.S.
She was the first woman handwriting expert to testify in the local Supreme Court. She was sent as a delegate to the convention of the federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and in 1925, she was a delegate to the convention held in Portland, Maine.
Personal life
Widowed after two years of her marriage to Benjamin F. Lent, they had one child, a daughter, Myrtle. Her second marriage was to Charles K. Barndollar in 1912.
Ill for almost two years, Gladys Lent-Barndollar died in Oakland, California, on August 5, 1938
References
- ^ "Women's Club Leader Dies". Oakland Tribune. 6 August 1938. p. 13. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Crocker, Florence B. (1925). "Mrs. Gladys Lent-Barndollar". Who Made Oakland?. C. Dalton. pp. 84–85. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Hunt, Rockwell Dennis (1926). "MRS. GLADYS H. LENT-BARNDOLLAR". California and Californians. Vol. 5. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 105–06. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via HathiTrust. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Rites Tomorrow for Clubwoman. Mrs. Barndollar's Death Ends Pioneer Business Career". Oakland Tribune. 7 August 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.