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P.E.O. Blog: Founders

Our Founders' Missing Emblems

November 21, 2022

If you have ever lost your P.E.O. emblem, you can take comfort that even some of our P.E.O. Founders experienced this! 

Alice Coffin

Alice Coffin lost her pin and some years...

Founders, P.E.O. History

Founder Hattie Briggs Born October 10, 1849

October 10, 2022

This blog post is adapted from We Who Are Sisters: 150 Years of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. It is available to ...

Founders

Founder Suela Penfield Born August 24, 1851

August 24, 2022

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Founders, P.E.O. History

Founder Alice Bird Born May 8, 1850

May 6, 2022

Mary Alice Bird was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on May 8, 1850, the daughter of the first physician in Henry County.

Founders, P.E.O. History

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