Nannie S. Brown Kramer
Nannie S. Brown Kramer (1883-1953) was active in club and civic affairs. She was interested in P. T. A. work.
Early life[]
Nannie S. Brown was born in 1883 in St. Peter, Minnesota, the daughter of Alexander Brown. [1]
Career[]
She was active in club and civic affairs and Parent-Teacher Association work; she held several important offices in P.T.A. organizations, including vice-president of the California Congress of P.T.A. and chairman of several committees, serving two terms as a member of the Oakland Board of Education. [1] She was chairman of Public Health Department of Oakland schools, and was appointed by the State Superintendent of Schools. [1] She was member of the State Committee on Revision of Forms for Registration of Minors. [1] She was director of the Public Welfare League. [1] She was organizer, president and membership director of the Oakland Women's City Club; this club had three thousand members and erected a new building which cost $600,000 ($8,373,364.16 in 2017). [2] [1] She was a member of the Rock Ridge Club and Order of the Eastern Star. [1]
Personal life[]
Kramer moved to California in 1906 and lived at 5915 Chabolyn Terrace, Oakland, California. She married Peter Joseph Kramer and had on son, Lloyd Ferris Kramer . [1]
She died on August 9, 1953, and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California). [3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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. 59. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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- ^ "DollarTimes". Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Kramer - 10 Aug 1953, Mon • Page 27". Oakland Tribune: 27. 1953. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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- 1883 births
- 1953 deaths
- People from Oakland, California
- People from St. Peter, Minnesota