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Laura J. Frakes was an American educator and civic worker, and the grand secretary of the Native Daughters of the Golden West.


Early life

Laura J. Frakes was a native of California.


Career

Laura J. Frakes was a very active civic worker and educator. She taught in
Plumas County, California Plumas County () is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is ...
. She was a literary writer of note. She was a member of National Press Bureau. She was one of the founders, charter member and grand secretary of Amapola Parlor, No. 80, part of the
Native Daughters of the Golden West Native Daughters of the Golden West is an American non-profit organization for women born in California. The organization focuses on the care and preservation of California history. It is the sister organization to the Native Sons of the Golden We ...
, Sutter Creek,
Amador County, California Amador County () is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 40,474. The county seat is Jackson, California, Jackson. Ama ...
. She was the president of the Sutter Creek Women's Civic Club. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.


Personal life

On December 29, 1926, in
Reno, Nevada Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...
, Laura J. Frakes married James Toman, a well-known mineralogist, geologist and mining expert. She lived at Wildwood Cottage, Clear Lake Villas,
Upper Lake, California Upper Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, California, United States. Upper Lake is located north of Lakeport, at an elevation of . The population was 1,052 at the 2010 census, up from 989 at the 2000 census. The Habematol ...
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References

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