Fannie Jean Black was the president of the San Francisco California Club from 1910 to 1912 and the chairman for San Francisco County on Woman's Auxiliary Board for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915.

Early life

Fannie Jean Lyne was born in San Francisco, California, daughter of William Lyne and Catherine Young, early settlers of California. She graduated from Broadway Gr. School in 1876, from Girls' High School in 1879, from San Francisco State Normal School in 1880.

Career

She was very active in civic and women's club affairs; she was the president of Women's City Club into which The National League for Women's Service was resolved. In 1905 she was named president of the Alumnae Association Girls' High School. In 1909 she was chairman of the Press Department of the

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and from 1910 to 1912 she was president of the San Francisco District of the California Federation of Women's clubs. California Club 1

She was president of the Women's City Club and from 1912 to 1914 she was president of the California Club. She held several positions in different clubs. She was the chairman for San Francisco County on Woman's Auxiliary Board for the

Panama–Pacific International Exposition The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915. Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely se ...

in 1915. Since 1918 she was first secretary and then director of the Traveler's Aid Board. She was a member of the Western Woman's Club, San Francisco Center,

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Personal life

On August 25, 1887, Fannie Jean Lyne married Alfred Pressly Black (b. 1856), a San Francisco attorney, and they had three children: Harold Alfred, Emma Francis Kew, Marion Alice Wagner. Another son, William Lyne Black, died young. She lived at 1260 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, California.

References

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