Employed during her early adult years as a beautician,"Agnes M. Scanlon" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives. she and her husband, Joe, owned and operated Joe Scanlon's Tavern at the corner of Allegheny Avenue and G Street in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.Fox, Tom. "Joe Scanlon's Legacy." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Daily News, September 16, 1970, p. 4 (subscription required).
