Glenolden, Pennsylvania
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Glenolden is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,223 at the 2020 census, up from 7,153 at the 2010 census.
Gazebo in Glenolden Park
US 13 northbound in Glenolden
Mildred Scott Olmsted
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Mildred Scott Olmsted was an American Quaker pacifist, in leadership positions with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in the United States.
Glenolden, Pennsylvania
…Jack McFetridge (1869–1917), Major League Baseball pitcher Mildred Scott Olmsted (1890–1990), peace activist Vince Papale, former member of the Philadelphia Eagles and subject of the movie Invincible, born in Glenolden…
"Peace issues discussed with president, Washington, D.C. Sept. 30, 1936. Delegation from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom leaving the White House today after discussing peace issues with President Roosevelt. The women plan to campaign during the month of October… [in the back row on the right is] Mrs. Mildred S. Olmstead, who just made an expensive trip through the West and Middle West speaking on the need for peace"
Thunderbird Lodge, where the Olmsteds lived in Rose Valley PA