Laura E. Frenger

Laura Eppelsheimer Frenger (1873-1961) was active in club affairs, the first woman in New Mexico to be listed in Who's Who.[1]

Early life

Laura Eppelsheimer was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 5, 1873, the daughter of Frank and Laura Eppelsheimer. [2]

Career

Laura E. Frenger was an Executive at the Home Service Secretary of the American Red Cross for eight years. [2] [1]

She organized the New Mexico State Federation of Women's Clubs of which she was life member; she was the General Federation Territorial and State secretary for 11 years; she was the General Federation director from 1916 to 1920; she was assistant chairman of Legislative Department of Women's Clubs (she spearheaded a successful drive for child legislation in New Mexico), she was assistant chairman of the Music Department of Women's Club. [2] [1]

In 1928 she was elected President of the State Federation of Music Clubs. [2]

She was State Chairman of the Atwater Kent Radio Audition; she was president of the Las Cruces Music Club. [2]

She was president of the Woman's Improvement Association of Las Cruces. She was Honorary member of the State College Progress Club. [2]

Personal life

Laura E. Frenger moved to New Mexico in 1899 and lived at 955 N. Alameda Blvd., Las Cruces, New Mexico. [2]

She married George W. Frenger, mayor of Las Cruces and founder of the Chamber of Commerce, and had three children: Reymond, Frank G., Laura Louise. [2] [1]

She died on September 29, 1961, and is buried at Masonic Cemetery, Las Cruces.[3]

References
  1. "Las Cruces Sun-News (Las Cruces, New Mexico) 01 Feb 1970, Sun • Page 21". Las Cruces Sun-News: 21. 1970. Retrieved 6 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. 148. Retrieved 8 August 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Biographical Sketch of Laura Eppelsheimer Frenger". Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
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