Background
Helen Elliott Bandini was born in Indianapolis and educated in public schools.
Helen Elliott Bandini was born in Indianapolis and educated in public schools.
She came to California in 1874 when her father, Thomas B Elliot, was president of Indiana Colony, which founded Pasadena, California. Bandini came to California in 1874. She was a writer for newspapers and magazines.
Bandini died in 1912 in Pasadena, California.