Hattie B. Gooding
Hattie B. Gooding (1877 - January 26, 1938) was a publicity agent who organized the St. Louis, Missouri, Women's City Club, forerunner to the Town Club and wrote advertising for the Lesan Advertising Company, later Gardner Advertising Company.
Biography
Hattie B. Gooding was born in 1877 in
She moved to
Starting from 1910, she was in the advertising business for herself, since when the musical bureau she established forced her out of this business. Hattie B. Gooding was the responsible for a series of worthy musical attractions presented to the St. Louis public during the season of 1913-14. Gooding went to New York to arrange with the musical managers for the attractions offered. Out of a long list she selected those who represent the highest in their own special field, and which she felt sure St. Louisans would enjoy. The list began with Madame
On the list for 1914 and 1915 there were also
Despite being a working woman, Gooding was of the position that women did not need suffrage.
She was an active member of the
She was member of the press committee of the St. Louis Society for the Relief and Prevention of Tuberculosis and press committee of the St. Louis District of Women's Clubs, and a member of the board of directors of the Consumer's League; she was secretary of the Women's City Club and the only woman among ten men of the board of the Civic League Committee of Public Safety and Law Enforcement.[7]
She lived at 6604 Virginia Avenue and 605 Clara Avenue, St. Louis, and died on January 26, 1938, and is buried at Park Lawn Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Johnson, Anne (1914). Notable women of St. Louis, 1914. St. Louis, Woodward. p. 82. Retrieved 17 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Miss Hattie B. Gooding, Publicity Agent, Dies - 27 Jan 1938, Thu • Page 3". The St. Louis Star and Times: 3. 1938. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Kneisel Quarter Recital - 21 Feb 1915, Sun • Page 21". St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 21. 1915. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "To Play Vivaldi Concerto - 04 Feb 1915, Thu • Page 11". The St. Louis Star and Times: 11. 1915. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Theatre Tickets - 14 Feb 1915, Sun • Page 18". St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 18. 1915. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Votes-for-Women Prize Answer Awards - 16 Dec 1912, Mon • Page 13". St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 13. 1912. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Caroldelet's Glory Reflected by Her Clubwomen - 02 Jul 1911, Sun • Page 51". The St. Louis Star and Times: 51. 1911. Retrieved 26 January 2018.