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Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar

1872 – 1938

American stenographer, handwriting teacher, advertiser

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Lived 1872 – 1938 (aged 65–66). Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar was an American advertising person, stenographer and teacher.

Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar ( O'Harra; after first marriage, Lent; after second marriage, Lent-Barndollar; ca. 1872 - 1938) was an American business executive and clubwoman. In Colorado, she was the state's first court reporter.

Lent-Barndollar was a pioneer in the direct mail advertising field. a large direct-by-mail business with headquarters on the seventh floor of the Tribune Tower.

She served as President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Her parents were David Saulsbury and Mary Elizabeth (Tracy) O'Harra. The family that was founded in the U.S. in the Colonial era, her maternal great-grandfather having been a patriot soldier and officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and her maternal grandfather having served as an officer in the civil war. Ancestors of Lent-Barndollar became pioneers in Ohio at a time when that state was a frontier region. they had one child, a daughter, Myrtle Hope Lent-Holtzmann (born 1892). Gladys Lent-Barndollar died in Oakland, California, on August 5, 1938.

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Important facts

Born
1872
Birth century
Died
1938
Occupation
Advertising person, stenographer, teacher
Nationality
Also known as
Gladys Hortense O'Harra, Gladys Lent, Gladys Barndollar, Mrs. Benjamin F. Lent, Mrs. Charles Kirk Barndollar

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar's

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Who was Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar?

American stenographer, handwriting teacher, advertiser (1872-1938)

When was Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar born?

Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar was born in 1872.

When did Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar die?

Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar died in 1938.

What was Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar's occupation?

Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar was an advertising person, stenographer and teacher.

What nationality was Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar?

Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar

· Wikidata: Q131567033

· DBpedia: Gladys H. Lent-Barndollar

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