Friends of the WHRC

Join the Friends of the WHRC today! Your membership donation will help the WHRC engage in outreach activities for students, teachers, and others interested in learning more about the history of GFWC and women volunteers; preserve and catalog the WHRC’s multimedia collections; build the research library collection of publications on women’s history; and offer internships and research fellowships.

To join the Friends, please send a check in the desired amount to WHRC Friends, GFWC, 1734 N Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20036, or order your membership through the GFWC Marketplace.

To help you choose your level of giving, view the WHRC Wish List. This list shows the approximate cost of materials needed to support the WHRC mission.  

Choose your Level of Giving

All annual membership levels include the benefits listed under the previous levels.

Presidential Donor - $1,000 per year

• Engraved crystal paperweight
• Name added to large plaque outside the WHRC Research Library

Benefactor - $500 per year

Full-day archives training workshop for individual or club representative using the collections at WHRC (small group format; certificate provided upon completion).

Sponsor - $250 per year

• 20 percent discount on library research services, including photocopying
• Feature story on WHRC-related topic on GFWC website

Patron - $100 per year

• 15 percent discount on library research services, including photocopying
• Current GFWC Holiday Ornament 

Supporter - $50 per year

• 10 percent discount on library research services, including photocopying
• WHRC-related story featured in WHRC News

Friend - $25 per year

• Subscription to and name listed in WHRC News
• Identification as Friends member with convention name badge ribbon

Club memberships are recommended at the Supporter level or higher. Individuals are encouraged to join at any level. WHRC volunteers are automatically included at the Friends level.