Knodle, Edith Leone Fulton (1876-1952) Also known as: Knodle, Mrs. Fred S.

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Edith Leone Fulton Knodle to Jane Addams, December 8, 1904

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Birth Date

1876-11-04

Death Date

1952-06-26

Birthplace

Indianapolis, IN

Biographical Text

Edith Leone Fulton Knodle had a career dedicated to education and helping young children. She was a student of Eliza Blaker's School for Women. Her first job was at Indianapolis' Day Nursery Association where she was a secretary. She later became the secretary for the Indianapolis League for the Hard of Hearing. After some time, she also began teaching lip-reading classes for the same organization and, over the years, became a respected teacher for many of the young children at the Indiana State School for the Deaf. Knodle would also give informative talks to the mothers of the deaf preschool students.

Knodle married Fred S. Knodle in 1901. Knodle died in 1952.

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Sciancalepore, Victoria

Lichon, Sara Catherine

Biebrich, Caitlin

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Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1904

Bibliography and Links

Edith F Knodle, 1910 United States Federal Census

Edith F Knodle, 1920 United States Federal Census

Edith F Knodle, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

Edith L Knodle, 1940 United States Federal Census

Edith Leone Knodle, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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Hard of Hearing League Schedules Fall Classes, The Indianapolis News September 13, 1938, p. 5

Indianapolis Journal, Volume 53, Number 274, 1 October 1903, page 7

Instructor of Deaf to Address Mothers, The Indianapolis Star October 27, 1946, p. 16

Lip-Reading Classes Set by Society Here, The Indianapolis Star September 14, 1943, p. 12

Mrs. Edith Knodle Dies in Home, The Indianapolis Star June 27, 1952, p. 16

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“Knodle, Edith Leone Fulton (1876-1952),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, https://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/2107.