Laura Adrienne MacDonald

Laura Adrienne Townsend MacDonald (April 16, 1887 - April 1982) was a pianist and a business pioneer woman. [1]

Early life

Laura Adrienne Townsend was born in Park City, Utah, on April 16, 1887, the daughter of Herbert Scott and Elizabeth A. Townsend. [2]

Career

Laura Adrienne MacDonald was a pianist. She was the church organist at Tonopah, Nevada. [2]

After moving to La Crescenta from Tonopah, she started a real estate business with the development of 50 acres in Highway Highlands, California. At the death of her husband in 1933, the Foothill Boulevard office had grown to include insurance and notary services. She ran the business alone for the next 36 years retiring in 1969 at 82 years old. [1]

She was the president of Tonopah Woman's Club and of La Crescenta Woman's Club. [2]

She was the president of the Tonopah Parent-Teacher Association and member of the Lincoln Parent-Teacher Association. [2]

She was a member of the American Red Cross and the Board of Realtors. In 1968 she was honored by the La Crescenta Chamber of Commerce as the La Crescentan of the year. [1]

During World War II, she worked the swing shift as a riveter for Lockheed Aircraft Co. after putting in a full day at her own office. [1]

Personal life

In 1910 in Detroit Laura Adrienne Townsend married Rory Q. MacDonald (died in 1933) and had five children: Jack H., Gordon, Bruce, Scott T. and Roderick Q.. From Nevada, they moved to California in 1923 and lived at Highway Highlands, La Crescenta, California. [2]

She died on April 1982.[1]

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References
  1. "Crescenta Business Pioneer Succumbs to Heart Failure - 18 Apr 1982, Sun • Page 170". The Los Angeles Times: 170. 1982. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. 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. 63. Retrieved 8 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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