Imogen Harding Brodie
Imogen Harding Brodie | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 8, 1878 |
| Died | August 16, 1956 (aged 78) Multnomah, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer and vocal teacher |
| Spouse | |
Imogen Harding Brodie (June 8, 1878 – August 16, 1956) was an American vocal teacher and contralto soloist; she was the wife of the American envoy to the court of King Rama VI of Siam.
Early life
[edit]Imogen Harding Brodie was born on June 8, 1878, the daughter of George A. and Jennie B. Harding. She was the great-granddaughter of Samuel K. Barlow. Brodie's great-grandmother was Susanna Lee of South Carolina, whose father, William Lee, was a lieutenant of artillery in the Revolutionary war.[1]
Career
[edit]Brodie was active in civic affairs. She was a vocal teacher until 1915. For many years she was a contralto soloist in various Portland churches. From 1921 to 1925, she moved to Bangkok, where her husband was the American Envoy to the court of King Rama VI.[1]
She was a member of the Professional Woman's League of Portland.[1]
Personal life
[edit]In 1905, she married Edward Everett Brodie (1876–1939), a leader among newspaper men,[2] and had two children, Madelen Jane and George Harding. She lived at Brodacre-on-Clackamas, Ore. R. F. D. 2, Oregon City, Oregon.[1]
She died aged 78 on August 16, 1956, in Multnomah, Oregon.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 157. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Biography of Edward E. Brodie". Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2017. (republished from Carey, 1922)
