Nelle Brooke Stull
Nelle Brooke Stull of Elyria, Ohio was founder and president of the Widows' & Widowers' Club,[1][2] which introduced bereaved men and women to each other in hope of making new matches. "I am the love fixer. I make men and women happy. My theory is that every Jill has her Jack," said Stull. (Time magazine, 12 November 1934)
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Nelle Brooke Stull
References
- "Swordfish". Time. November 12, 1934. Archived from the original on January 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
In Manhattan, Mrs. Nelle Brooke Stull, founder and president of the Widows' & Widowers' Club, arrived from Elyria,Ohio, to perform her "favorite chore," that of "Hymen's assistant." ...
- "Matrimonial Clubs' Methods Obvious, but Their Frankness Sets a Praiseworthy Example". Washington Post. November 23, 1935. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
Mrs. Nelle Brooke Stull, of Elyria, Ohio, promoter of the widely known Widows and Widowers Club, has been holding a match-making session in New York much to the delight of the town wits. Of course, nothing in America is so funny as getting married and the marriage is doubly funny if the participants are a little bald or fat. Mrs. Stull's club has thus become a sort of national joke. And yet her project despite its ludicrous aspects has its points. ...
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