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Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe

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Birth	:	9 May 1894 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Feb 1990
Burial	:	All Souls Walk at Saint Johns Cathedral, Denver, Denver County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.7380600, -104.9780000
Plot	:	B-80
Description	:	daughter of Otto Ezra Brownell (1871- ) & Inez Dean; wed 30 April 1919 to Hugh Bishop Woodroffe, son of William Edmund Woodroffe & Ella Rebecca Bonar; later divorced; 1 daughter: Isoline "Jane" Woodroffe born 13 Sep 1920 in Des Moines, Iowa; died 12 August 2016; wed Dick Headstrom. Hugh was a teacher in Davenport, Iowa. He married 1940 to Lorena Marie Jackson; 1 son Bill Woodroffe. Fleeta had a younger brother Scott Dean Brownell (1896-1952). Fleeta graduated from Drake University in 1918. She became well-known as a garden writer and editor. Her first free-lance article... Read More	daughter of Otto Ezra Brownell (1871- ) & Inez Dean; wed 30 April 1919 to Hugh Bishop Woodroffe, son of William Edmund Woodroffe & Ella Rebecca Bonar; later divorced; 1 daughter: Isoline "Jane" Woodroffe born 13 Sep 1920 in Des Moines, Iowa; died 12 August 2016; wed Dick Headstrom. Hugh was a teacher in Davenport, Iowa. He married 1940 to Lorena Marie Jackson; 1 son Bill Woodroffe. Fleeta had a younger brother Scott Dean Brownell (1896-1952). Fleeta graduated from Drake University in 1918. She became well-known as a garden writer and editor. Her first free-lance article was published in the Christian Science Monitor in 1929. She became a regular contributor to Better Homes and Gardens that same year, but also provided free-lance work to a number of publications during this time. She was eventually named garden editor (1942-1959) for Better Homes and Gardens. Woodroffe was also employed by the Des Moines Register as garden writer and editor (1940-1984). Woodroffe gained a national reputation through her efforts as a garden writer and editor. As a writer, she traveled around the world exploring and writing about new and exotic gardens. As editor, she pushed the use of full-color photographic prints in her magazines at a time when color photographic images were still uncommon. She wrote and supervised the publication of the first edition of the Better Homes and Gardens Garden Book (Meredith Publishing Co., 1951), a publication which sold nearly three million copies in its various revisions and printings. And as a testament to her longevity as a writer her gardening column appeared weekly in the Des Moines Register for 44 years. Throughout her long career, Woodroffe remained active in gardening activities, clubs, and societies. She served as judge at the New York International Flower Show and patroness at the Chicago Flower Shows. She was a charter member of the Des Moines Garden Club (1921), as well as a member of the American Horticultural Society, the American Rose Society, the American Iris Society, and the Overseas Press Club of America. Woodroffe was awarded an Honorary Membership (1979) from the Garden Writers Association of America. She was the first recipient of the Garden Writers Award (1959) from the American Association of Nurserymen and she received the Gold Honor Award (1966) from the Iowa State Horticultural Society. She was also honored several times over by having varieties of iris, day lily, and hosta named "Fleeta" in her honor.

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Where is Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe's memorial?
Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe's memorial is located at: All Souls Walk at Saint Johns Cathedral, Denver, Denver County, USA.
When did Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe death?
Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe death on 10 Feb 1990 in
Where are the coordinates of the Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe's memorial?
Latitude: 39.7380600
Longitude: -104.9780000

Family Members:

Spouse

Hugh Bishop Woodroffe

(1890 - 1968)

Children

Isoline Woodroffe Headstrom

(1920 - 2016)

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