Gertrude Bosler Biddle
Gertrude Bosler Biddle, a notable civic leader, was born in Carlisle on October 24, 1857. The daughter of J. Herman and Mary J. Kirk, she is best known for her role as president of the Carlisle Civic Club.
Carlisle Civic Club
The Butcher Family Children and Legacy
Even though John Butcher learned to read but couldn’t write and Charlotte Butcher never learned to read or write, all of their children had at least some schooling. Mary Butcher graduated from the colored high school in 1884. She became a seamstress and lived at home with her parents along with two of her sisters-Agnes, a cook; and Hattie, a seamstress.
Lenore E. Flower
Lenore E. Flower, notable genealogist and suffragette, was born on November 8th, 1883. The daughter of Mary Elizabeth Dunbar and Milton Embick, Lenore grew up in Boiling Springs. She studied writing and history at Irving College, an all-girls college located in Mechanicsburg.
Helen H. Stevens (1902-1994)
Born in Chicago on September 18, 1902, Helen Stevens was a long-time and very active member of the Carlisle community, whose life work was associated with finding assistance for individuals needing mental health services.