Arabella Page Rodman

Arabella Page Rodman (, Page; known after marriage as Mrs. Willoughby Rodman; 1868–1955) was an American civic leader, author, and philanthropist. Associated with organizations for the civic betterment of conditions for children and other public and semi-public philanthropic movements, she established the world's first playground commission in Los Angeles.

Early life and education Arabella Page was born in Memphis, Tennessee, September 19, 1868.

She graduated from St. Mary's Episcopal School, Memphis, Tennessee, in June 1885.

In 1940, she was engaged in World War II war-relief work, organizing for the American Red Cross in her neighborhood district of Silver Lake, having moved there in 1937. she married Willoughby Rodman, a lawyer, and an author of a work on the history of the bench and bar of Southern California and articles for Encyclopedia of Law, essays and poems.

Awards and honors She was conferred numerous medals and decorations, including Red Cross decorations from France and Belgium.

Selected works Through Opening Doors, 1947