Franziska "Fanny" Johanna Mathilde Bayrhoffer Thelen (November 15, 1856 – April 28, 1939) was member of the Women's Committee of the Panama–California Exposition in 1915 and of the San Diego County Woman's Board of the State and National Defense.
Franziska "Fanny" Johanna Mathilde Bayrhoffer Thelen (November 15, 1856 – April 28, 1939) was member of the Women's Committee of the Panama–California Exposition in 1915 and of the San Diego County Woman's Board of the State and National Defense.
Franziska Bayrhoffer was born on November 15, 1856, in Monroe, Wisconsin, the daughter of Karl Theodor Bayrhoffer (1812–1888) and Charlotte Elisabeth Dratz. [1]
Monroe, known as "the Swiss Cheese Capital of the USA", is a city in and the county seat of Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,827 at the 2010 census. The city is bordered by the Town of Monroe to the north and the Town of Clarno to the south.
Karl Theodor Bayrhoffer was a German American philosopher, free-thinker, and publicist.
She was a member of the Library Board and authorized press correspondent for same. [1] She served as a National City Library board member for a number of years. [2] She was a member of the Board of Directors of the San Diego Community Service. [1] For three years she was the president of San Diego Children's Home. [1] She was a member of the Women's Committee of the Panama–California Exposition in 1915 in San Diego. [1] She was a member of San Diego County Woman's Board of the State and National Defense. [1] She received a Red Cross Medal for services during the war. She visited the Naval Hospital every week and brought gifts to veterans and service-men. [1] She was a member of the American Association of University Women, National City Friday Club and several other organizations. [1]
The Panama–California Exposition was an exposition held in San Diego, California, between January 1, 1915, and January 1, 1917. The exposition celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, and was meant to tout San Diego as the first U.S. port of call for ships traveling north after passing westward through the canal. The fair was held in San Diego's large urban Balboa Park.
The American Association of University Women (AAUW), officially founded in 1881, is a non-profit organization that advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. The organization has a nationwide network of 170,000 members and supporters, 1,000 local branches, and 800 college and university partners. Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C. AAUW's CEO is Kim Churches.
Bayrhoffer moved to California in 1888 and lived at 327 East First St., National City, California. On January 6, 1880, in Omaha, Nebraska, she married Edmund Thelen (1851–1934) and had three children: Max (1880–1972), Paul (1881–1948), and Rolf (1883–1925). [1] [3]
National City is a city located in the South Bay region of the San Diego metropolitan area, in southwestern San Diego County, California.
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She died on April 28, 1939, and is buried at National City, California. [4]
Her son Max Thelen, a San Francisco attorney, donated the Thelen Shelf, a memorial to his parents, at the National City Library. [2]
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