Jeanne L'Strange Cappel explained

Jeanne L'Strange Cappel
Other Names:Wa-be-no O-pee-chee, Wabena Opechee, Jennie Strange Rolson
Birth Name:Jeanne Marie Strange
Birth Date:May 10, 1873
Birth Place:Dundas, Minnesota
Death Date:September 27, 1949
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Occupation:Writer, teacher, playground director, clubwoman
Notable Works:Chippewa Tales (1930)

Jeanne L'Strange Cappel (May 10, 1873 – September 27, 1949), also known as Jennie Strange Rolson, Wa-be-no O-pee-chee, and Wabena Opechee, was an American writer, educator, and clubwoman, author of Chippewa Tales (1928).

Early life

Jeanne Marie Strange was born in Dundas, Minnesota, the daughter of Edward Strange (1842–1908) and Laura (or Lauraette) Sargent Strange (1846–1937).[1] She was described as being a member of the Chippewa (Ojibwe) people,[2] [3] and recalled a Chippewa grandmother in her presentations.[4] She graduated from the University of Southern California.[5] [6]

Career

Cappel was a physical education teacher and playground director in Los Angeles.[7] She wrote two volumes of Chippewa Tales (1928, 1930), retellings of traditional stories,[8] and The Mother You Gave Me (1941), a novel, with Beatrice Phillips Cole.[9] She was a founding member[10] [11] and president of the American Indian Woman's History and Art Club,[12] [13] [14] and wrote, directed, and acted in a play, Out of the Past, performed by the club in 1933.[15] The club required active members to have Indian ancestry.[16]

Cappel gave lectures on American Indian lore to community groups and at a Campfire Girls camp,[17] sometimes in costume,[18] [19] [20] and sometimes with her son to accompany her.[21] "The Indian tales deal so much with things in nature," she explained of her work. "They not only give a practical suggestion that is real education for the child mind, but they also afford the imagination a delightful impetus."[22]

Cappel was also active with the Dickens Fellowship,[23] [24] and the Los Angeles branch of the National League of American Pen Women.[25] [26] She was reported to be "the first woman of her ancestry to become a Daughter of the American Revolution".[27]

Personal life

Jennie Strange married Richard O. Rolson in 1891; they had a son, Robert Earl Rolson (1893–1986), and moved to California, where they divorced. She married Albert Cappel in 1916, in Los Angeles.[28] He died in 1937. She lived in Laguna Beach in her later years,[29] and died in 1949, aged 76 years, in Los Angeles. Her gravesite is in Inglewood Park Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. News: 1937-04-09. Mrs. Lauraetta Strange. 7. The Redondo Reflex. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: McClintock. Ruth. 1929-02-22. Women's Club News. 16. Los Angeles Evening Express. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: 1929-02-24. Indian Program Delights Drama Group in Club. 38. The Los Angeles Times. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: 1939-03-21. Wild Flowers Are Topic For Meeting. 7. Santa Ana Register. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: 1934-05-12. Indian Music, Lore Reviewed. 12. The Pomona Progress Bulletin. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: 1932-01-25. Indian Legends Will be Told at Luncheon of Claremont Women. 6. The Pomona Progress Bulletin. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: 1949-09-30. Obituary for Jeanne S. Cappel (Aged 76). 19. The Los Angeles Times. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  8. Book: Office, Library of Congress Copyright. Catalog of Copyright Entries. June 1928. U.S. Government Printing Office. 563. en.
  9. News: 1941-05-15. Untitled brief item. 5. Monrovia News-Post. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 1927-03-20. Indian Women Unite in Club. 75. The Los Angeles Times. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  11. News: Lindsey. Estelle Lawton. 1928-04-16. American Indian Woman's Club Will Give Kindness to Animals Program Tonight. 9. Los Angeles Evening Express. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  12. News: 1928-12-27. Tells Reader about Indian Book. 3. Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  13. News: 1932-06-24. Indian Club to Have New Official Group. 4. Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  14. News: 1946-12-25. Indian Heads of Clubs Send Xmas Greeting. 4. Ukiah Republican Press. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  15. News: 1933-04-26. Indian Art Club to Give Pageant. 5. Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  16. News: 1930-07-18. Indian Club Names Leaders. 10. Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  17. News: 1928-07-09. Girls' Camp Near Sea is Held Ideal. 9. The Pasadena Post. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  18. News: November 15, 1940. Interesting News of Clubs and Clubwomen. 18. San Bernardino Sun. August 18, 2021. California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  19. News: 1933-04-02. D.A.R.. 42. The Los Angeles Times. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  20. News: 1943-01-30. Indian Lore Theme for Civic Club. 3. Monrovia News-Post. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  21. News: 1934-02-08. Indian Woman Tells Legends to C.A.R.. 3. The Highland Park News-Herald. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  22. News: Price. Gertrude M.. 1926-06-07. Save Indian Legends for Child. 2. Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  23. News: October 6, 1944. Dickens Fellowship to Hold Meeting. 28. Daily News. August 18, 2021. California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  24. News: Dickens Club to Meet. 22. Daily News. August 18, 2021. California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  25. News: 1935-08-06. Penwomen Set Contest. 34. The Los Angeles Times. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  26. News: 1942-04-29. Early Birds. 38. The Los Angeles Times. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  27. News: 1932-01-13. Gaviota Chapter Meets. 5. The Long Beach Sun. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  28. News: 1916-07-05. Quietly Married. 7. Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.
  29. News: 1939-03-25. Untitled brief item. 4. Santa Ana Register. 2021-08-19. Newspapers.com.

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