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"306 The Realtg Bh!,e Book of Calilornia
The Woman Realtor of CaliforniaBa }IAZEL M. GRANT,Pasadena
lVomen o Strons Fador-Workins for ldeds-ThePioneel Com
Littee-The lvonl&rts Depalttnent TheThreshol(I ol a Brodder
Era.
t T I H E n L o r yo i l h e w o n - i n r F , l r n r n C a l i
f o f r i a s ^ s r o f ) u f n e nI r n d \ ^ o m F r o f v i s i
o n a r . d a n l o r y o l u r r J i r a r g a r t z a l i o n ._
{ l t . i } F / r s Fg omar .u l h i g h r d e a l s r d i n r F g
| i r } . o f s a I : z e dh pCalifornia Real Estate Association,
to r.aise he sttndalds of the realestate business above the
unce*ain pr.acticesof that Dr'iod. Whenw o m F n a d p l a ! e r r
h . ' n s e l \ p n . t r . u p a t u p r , r h p , ; a p " r r r e
6 e l dthese men of vision invited them to membelship in mnny of
the localboards o{ the State Association.'fhe first wonan to be
gr.anted a brokcr.,s license in Califorr1jais Edith L. clove, of
Sacr.amnto,who r.eceivedLicense No. T unalerthe 1919 act. Othels
lblior.ed urtil today we find the reai estatewomzrn a stlong factor
in the businessaDd n the Califonja R.ealEs_tate Association. HeI
chief difiicult days of experirnent havepassed. We find her.
conductirg successful, hr.ivinq offices. We seeh e r ' f l . i : \
' i p . i n . \ e r \ p h r s Fu t \ p u S i r p l s . r r p r . "
p e I r 1 n a l r g e _mnt, subdivisions, and in city and country
property of iti "tnsses.e see her taking her' shate of thc l\'olk
of the realty boaralsanal heA s s n c i s l i o n .W" f i r d h p f
u | g a r r i z i r r gr c r v o a " d s r d $ . o r k l l r g oI r
a k . r h p ma s r . c c s s .R p . o g I i / a oL \ e r r l ) - \
F r ] b o a f d r c a r t u "n r a v o . p ph e r s p r r r F d s i
r t a d i r . . r o r ' . s u . , r ' , " p n r d . , , r .i . _ l
, r " s i _dent, secretaly and dilectol.ol valious boards; rve see
her servint onn a ' ) ys l a l . a r r db o a | d r o . l l n r ' r
t c " s :v p c a p e r r a k i | l e l . r . p r | i , nallairs of
her commulity; we see hel ever keenly inteiested in r,,,hat-ever is
for the benefit of her board and her profession. Stre hasb | o u g
h r _ ,c \ e f l e - o s .b i l : r J a n d r p p | e c i i . i ! e
i r n d p r s l r l n d i r r c" { h pr ' p p d s l h e r ' f r o l
. ! s r o t r ,- c r . o t n r , r i l l a i t dhe f ! a l " z . s
n c i a t i o r lWORKINC TOR IDIJALS
The phlase, "the WonranRealtor, , 'sisDif ies hat the reat
estatemeD and wonrell of Ca]ifomia are working iogether in perfect
busi_Dssharmony fol the bcst inter.estsol the ploiessioD. Ii means
that\vomenat bringirg to the Caljlbrria Real Estate Association
anal hep y . ' l * " " . ' f l h o u g h l . r e v i n ' p r a s r
.r . ' I o s p h . " p .e r s o n a i i L r .s u b l t eidprt i"m
rId i" inf inirpcara. ir) and d""r,e tor.o" i. ice. lr mear,s hal1o
the result of generations of men,s scintjfic business traininq
isbeing added the result of gnentions of women,s holne loving,
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The Reolilt IlLueBoolr t),fCalifuni&serving trainirg. In
rvhat other business s this combi ation so neccs_s a r l s o d . r
i r ' a b r pr s r , h , . r p j , t s r a l p u s i r r p s s lO r
r In e r o I v i s r o n .l \ i l I r h , r b | r r d l h n t , t o
r g i . r . n a o p t | l . r . o n i h i .. i o n 1 , o " s i b t
" . hnjrdi l ! 'onhrlp..F . "o, fo. wlrpr" rvontp|| t rp no,{ . . o
r ' r r r d I a t r . U t u r . . : 1y h h r p n l . a l i | | gn f
u | | . . r r r r n t \ i n r " g a r do - r ' r ' a a l a r . d .
r c l l r h eb u s i I . ! s j r h r . . on . r u r r i t . r . l i
s d e n r u n _strated beyonddoubt that the wonan re:r i tor proves
the CalifomiaRe , l E . r - p A s . u " i , r o r , i . a , o n r p
t e u n ; ' 1 i o . g , r , , i r o , i , , ,n J i "oemoclanc o lhe
cofe
THE PIONDDRSThe fi}st *,oman member.of the Califol'nia Reat
Estate Associa_tion was Miss M. E. Dealins of Oakland.The fir'st
\onan meDber of a local board w^s l{i-s. M. \r. B. I,tc_Adam of San
Flancisco Real Estate Board.The first boar.d stalted by:r woman was
the Watts board, whichwas organized by Mrs. Mae Liddy jn 1922.The
fir'sl woman boar.dpresident wls ]!Irs. Car.olineFisher,
1924presidenl of the A].tesia board.The fir'st woman state dilector
was Mr.s. Mae Liddy oI Watts.
. The first statc \a'oman's ealty committee was appointedby
pres!dent Henry P. Bar.bour n 1924.The ffrst Woman's Department in
"Califomia Real Estate" ap-peared n January, 1924.The firct wonan's
auxiiialy to a local board was organized in1922 at Santa Ana, with
Mrs. C^rl Mock as pr.esident.
. TVOMAN OFFICERS IN BOARDSAmong the women aiding in secretalial
'vork for realty organiza_tions may be mentioned Caroline Vetter of
Monrovia; Flor;ce I{.Cuuey of San Pdro; Winifred Traver of
clendale; MIs. J. L. Watterof Venice; Bessie P. Montgomery of
Southvest Board; Elsie Herbertol Pasadena:Ail .er S,o Vrs.a{i
isranl se.re-ary ol th. Slal. Asso-. r a l i o . r l nd C o n s r a
n r o . W r i g h l . ^ { i c e I n 2 n a g e r r I he N a r ; o n
a lAssocrat ion f Rerl Estate BoardsThe ffrst woman realtor's
breakfast at a state co[vention is to bejn Pasadena n
October.,192,1,MIs. Mae Liddy actins as hostess.Thete are
twenty-three realty boalds in California which havewomen membels.
In the majodty of the other cities there ar'e activewomen brokers
\r.ho hrve signified the dcsir.e o becomemembeN ofthe boards.There
ate many *-omen in the rcal estate business n Califomia.The
directory indicales thal one out of evely ten licenses ssued
inCalifolnia is to a wom.rn.
TIIE STATEWOMAN'SCONfNIITTEE_ .Pr.sidprr Hpr rJ P.
Rarbou"opellpd hpgrlp ior thp organizatrono l l hp w o m a n . p r
l l o r s . E a i " l y t r h i s r d , n i n l " l r a t i o | l "
a p p o ; n 1 . 6
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308 The Realttt Ithrc nooh al Calilor i(conmittee of worreD
knoNn as the State Woman,s Realtl' Comnittee.The membels of this
g._oupare:
I I | s . H a z p iN . C r n n r .P a s a d F r a ,h . i l . m a
r .X{r's. _IelenM. Lyford, San Fruncisco.MIs. .1.B. Bletherl, San
Diego.XIrs. Myra V. Duttor, Santa Ba1'bar.a_Mrs. Jeannc Dunham,
Inglevood.-[lls. JeAruy E. Fitzgela]d, Los Angetes.lliss Roma N.
Bunrett, Berkeley.Miss Myrna D. Hildreth, Stockton.l{Is. Ione
Davis, PasadeDa.Mrs. A. G. Walte1. Lagunn Be:rch.MIs. Mac Liddy,
Watts.Mr's. lll E. Walters, Los Ansetes.]tiss JessieM. I{osrrcr.,
PasadeDa.MIs. J. L. Waltcr', Venice.Ruby Barhan, Long Beach.Miss
n{. Dillard, Long Beach.Mrs. N. E. lfccaDn, Lanker.shim.X{Is. E. T.
Chur.ch, Long Beach.Mrs. Carclire Fishcr., Ar'tesia.Mrs. Valentine
Le$'is, Santa Monic?r.The story of the wolk and irfluence of this
comniltee cannot bewritten until 1925, at least. Noq'it is nerely a
houseof dreams, but
the foundation of the lvo an realto/s houseof ser-vices begun.
Horv-ever, this comlnitlee docs not desile to conlplete the
house,biut mer.elyio.nnk: {h. rourdArion ifn, rrro.Jgb or. "rclr
suc,.odir,gco.nnrit ieer o 0 U d n o n . I t r s . . n , 1 l ' L pn
. . o n l i s l r . d l r . ^ gh o . o | p r a . i o n .If IE
\\rcI{AN,SDNPARTITENA--. Following Ure aDpointrncnt of the
1l,on]arl'sconrrrittee, clenn D.Willaman, editor of Califomia Reat
Estate, offereal a secaion n themagazine to thc conmittee to be
kno.wn as .,The Wonlan,s Depad-ment of the Califonia Real Estate
Association,,, now an evei. in-creasing depai ment vhich will gr.ow
rapidh: both in jDterest andinfluen.e
TI{E THIiESIIOLD OF A BROADER ERATo thirk of the Califol.nia
Real Estate Association \ithout thewomen vol d be to think of an
olganization irnpover.ishedby theira b s " ,e ._J l r l e \ A d a q
u n r F l vl , n r n i s ^' . a i I o p l , o i r r r , , ' . ." r
, . 1n r . a p tr e s p o n s i L ' i l ; r yle r ' . \ l r L " i l
r o s r o l i m i r , o r l , ; i " o n , ; : L u t i a r o h
ebalarce, the fiIencss arld the strength of the state ^nd
nationalLet those who are or.ganizedkeep jDterested. lat those r.ho
arenot, becorne rte,-ested. \Ve ate at the threshold of a broader
era inthe history of the rvoman r.eallor's progr.ess. Califolnia's
womenrealtor:sare glad thal thcy need to work in the venfs to come
to brinsabout a fltll realization of theil'hopes. Thet- are
interested in tI ;needs, the housing facilities, the bcautincation
of their. cities. I{aythcir hopesof ser'\'ice D these things be
fulfilled that the cort butionof the wolien nlay be worthy of the
lirm fouldatior laid bt, the menof the Califomia neal Estate
Associatic,rr.
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