Fannie Jean Black

Fannie Jean Black was the president of the San Francisco California Club from 1910 to 1912 and the chairman for San Francisco County on Woman's Auxiliary Board for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915.

Fannie Jean Black

Early life

Fannie Jean Lyne was born in San Francisco, California, daughter of William Lyne and Catherine Young, early settlers of California. Her father was of English lineage and her mother of Scotch descent, having been born in Kinross, Scotland. [1] [2]

She graduated from Broadway Gr. School in 1876, from Girls' High School in 1879, from San Francisco State Normal School in 1880. [3]

Career

She was very active in civic and women's club affairs; she was the president of Women's City Club into which The National League for Women's Service was resolved. [1]

In 1905 she was named president of the Alumnae Association Girls' High School. [3]

In 1909 she was chairman of the Press Department of the California Federation of Women's clubs and from 1910 to 1912 she was president of the San Francisco District of the California Federation of Women's clubs. [3]

California Club

She was president of the Women's City Club and from 1912 to 1914 she was president of the California Club. [1] [3]

She held several positions in different clubs. She was the chairman for San Francisco County on Woman's Auxiliary Board for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915. [1] [3]

Since 1918 she was first secretary and then director of the Traveler's Aid Board. [1] [3]

She was a member of the Western Woman's Club, San Francisco Center, English-Speaking Union, Commission for Relief in Belgium. [1] [3]

Personal life

On August 25, 1887, Fannie Jean Lyne married Alfred Pressly Black (b. 1856), a San Francisco attorney, and they had three children: Harold Alfred, Emma Francis Kew, Marion Alice Wagner. Another son, William Lyne Black, died young. She lived at 1260 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, California. [1] [3]

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References
  1. 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. 24. Retrieved 8 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Alfred Pressly Black". Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. Detwiler, Justice Brown (1929). Who's who in California : a biographical directory, 1928-29. Who's Who Publishing Co. p. 74. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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