Lotta Hetler James

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Lotta Hetler James

Lotta Hetler James (1876 - March 18, 1945) was a public speaker, active in civic, church and community projects, and was a candidate for Governor of California.

Early life[]

Lotta Hetler was born in 1876 in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

Career[]

Lotta Hetler James was a teacher at Elgin Academy for eight years.[1]

She was president of the in Elgin, Illinois, for four years, and of the , in Hanford, California. She was the first president of the Kings County Federation of Clubs, president of the San Joaquin district federation and then from 1936 to 1938 president of the .[1][2][3]

James was also chairman of the Child Welfare Resolution Committee of the State Federation Women's Clubs,[1][3] charter member and chairman of the Education and Membership committees of Elgin, Illinois of the Young Men's Christian Association,[1] member of the Hanford Woman's Club Coterie, the and the Hanford Business and Professional Women's Club.[1][3]

In 1937 she ran for Governor of California; the California Federation of Women's Clubs, of which she was the outgoing president, during the annual convention in Quincy, California, launched her candidacy. Dr. , one of her sponsors, said: "We need a woman as State executive and Mrs. James has such good common sense, I am sure she would be an excellent governor. California never has had a woman governor. After watching the performances of some of the man, I think it is time to put a woman in office."[4]

Personal life[]

Lotta Hetler James lived in Elgin, Illinois, and then moved to California in 1913 and lived at 421 W. Elm Street, Hanford, California.[1]

Lotta Hetler married Wilber Delno James (1875-1929). They had two sons: Austin H. James and Lieutenant Richard D. James. After she was a widow, she made home with her lifelong friend , a fellow officer at the , at 415 North Douty Street.[1][3][5]

She died on March 18, 1945, and is buried with her husband at , Hanford, California.[1][3][6]As perpetual memorial to her name the Hanford Women's Club provided a subscription to the Reader's Digest braille edition to be kept in the California Home for Blind.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. p. 56. Retrieved 8 August 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Sunday, November 24, 1935". Oakland Tribune. 1935. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Sunday, March 18, 1945". The Fresno Bee the Republican. 1945. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Thursday, May 27, 1937". Plumas Independent. 1937. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Jo Wheeler Guest at BPW Conference at Fresno". Shafter, California: Shafter Press. October 19, 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 15 March 2018 – via Newspaperarchive.com. open access
  6. ^ "Wednesday, March 21, 1945". The Fresno Bee the Republican. 1945. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Friday, July 6, 1945". The Fresno Bee the Republican. 1945. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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