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'''Hermione Curiel Friend''' (born [[May 17]], [[1917]] in Mobile, Mobile County; died [[January 20]], [[2003]]) | '''Hermione Curiel Friend''' (born [[May 17]], [[1917]] in Mobile, Mobile County; died [[January 20]], [[2003]]) was a supporter of arts and culture. | ||
Hermione was the daughter of Hans Curjel and the former Carol Rebecca Leinkauf. She attended Newcomb College at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana and the College for Women at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia as a member of the Class of 1938, but interrupted her studies after she met and married attorney [[Edward Friend Jr]]. She completed her bachelor's degree at the [[University of Alabama]] in [[1968]]. | Hermione was the daughter of Hans Curjel and the former Carol Rebecca Leinkauf. She attended Newcomb College at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana and the College for Women at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia as a member of the Class of 1938, but interrupted her studies after she met and married attorney [[Edward Friend Jr]]. She completed her bachelor's degree at the [[University of Alabama]] in [[1968]]. | ||
Friend helped to establish the [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]], served on the board of the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] and chaired the advisory board for the [[Jefferson County Family Court]]. She chaired the [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]]' [[1970 Salute to Great Britain]]. She was honored for her work by being named "[[Birmingham Woman of the Year]]" by the [[Business and Professional Women of Birmingham]] that October. | |||
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* Norman, Joyce (October 25, 1972) "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/digital/collection/p16044coll6/id/305/rec/1 Mrs. E. M. Friend Jr. is Woman of Year]" {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:08, 25 February 2019
Hermione Curiel Friend (born May 17, 1917 in Mobile, Mobile County; died January 20, 2003) was a supporter of arts and culture.
Hermione was the daughter of Hans Curjel and the former Carol Rebecca Leinkauf. She attended Newcomb College at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana and the College for Women at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia as a member of the Class of 1938, but interrupted her studies after she met and married attorney Edward Friend Jr. She completed her bachelor's degree at the University of Alabama in 1968.
Friend helped to establish the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, served on the board of the Birmingham Museum of Art and chaired the advisory board for the Jefferson County Family Court. She chaired the Birmingham Festival of Arts' 1970 Salute to Great Britain. She was honored for her work by being named "Birmingham Woman of the Year" by the Business and Professional Women of Birmingham that October.
References
- Norman, Joyce (October 25, 1972) "Mrs. E. M. Friend Jr. is Woman of Year" The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections