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Show LAURA LAURETTA WOODLAND Elected 1927 Elected 1931 Woodland Laura to to TANNER 1929 1933 truly a Utah All of her four pioneer. Salt Lake City by 1850 and she herself is classified as a pioneer for she was born June 10,1867. The linking of the railroads on May 10, 1869 marked the end of the "pioneer" grandparents was in were period. Laura was born in Malad, Idaho to William West and Laura Peters Woodland. Her father was one of Brigham YoungFs Minute Men. Her entire life was spent in the interest of the west and its people. She the first woman to graduate from Brigham Young co l l ege class consisting of three young men and herself. She chose teaching because to her it was the highest aim one could achieve. She in schools in Wellsville and taught ungraded Millville, Cache County, at a salary of $50.00 per month. Later she taught the higher grades in Logan and had 40 teen age children in her department. was (1887) at Logan, a While teaching, she met Henry Smith Tanner who was attending B.Y. College. Originally she had planned to go into advanced education but changed those plans and married him on March 5, 1890 in the Logan Temple. He left almost immediately on an L.D.S. Mission and she continued to teach. On his return they moved to Provo so he _could attend the Brigham Young University. She took in boarders to help with finances. next move was to be a missionary. in California helping her husband organize the state for missionary work and taking care of the mission home. Returning from this assignment, they went to Ann Arbor, Michigan where her husband 'entered law school at· Michigan University. Again she took in roomers, four Utah boys, and their home became a gathering place for all utah students and L.D.S. services were held in their home each Sunday. Her to Salt Lake, her husband became a Salt Lake City judge and she became active in church, civic, educational and political affairs. Her first political work was under the direction of Anna as Well s Cannon in working for the el ection of Heber M. Well s governor. She became so interested she worked for and attended the She convention where Reed Smoot was nominated for U.S. Senator. wi th one cast her ballot in every county and state el ection, Returning exception, from the time Utah gained statehood. At the time of that significant event, she was appointed to be speaker at the Payson Republican celebration honoring that achievement. From 1917 - 1920 she was chair of the committee on Adult Health Education which resulted in thousands of patrons throughout Utah 79 |
