GFWC History Timeline

Banner
1990.002.1
Sorosis banner with maroon backing and gold letters and fringe. The Sorosis emblem is shown in the top, left corner. Helen-Louise Fullman, on behalf of New York Sorosis, presented the banner to GFWC during the Ninety-ninth Annual Convention in N... View Full Record
Book
HQ1904 .C94 1898
The history of the woman's club movement in America, by Mrs. J. C. Croly (Jennie June) ...
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Records
CON 1900.06
GFWC Fifth Biennial Convention Records, 1900
The Fifth Biennial of General Federation of Women's Clubs was held 4-9 June 1900 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The GFWC Convention Records, 1900, consist of a convention program and the Official Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial, compiled and edited b... View Full Record
Records
PRO 1900-1902
GFWC Program Records, 1900—1902
GFWC Program Records, distributed during the administration of GFWC President Rebecca Douglas Lowe, 1900-1902: Folder 1: Charter and bylaws, 1900-1902. Folder 2: Directory, April 1901, including list of all GFWC clubs. Folder 3: Directory, A... View Full Record
Records
PRO 1902-1904
GFWC Program Records, 1902—1904
GFWC Program Records, distributed during the administration of GFWC President Dimies T. S. Denison, 1902-1904: Folder 1: Bylaws, 1902-1904. Folder 2: Directory, April 1902, including list of all GFWC clubs. Folder 3: Directory, January 1903,... View Full Record
Print
xxxx.054.13
The Bath
Colro woodcut with artist's monogram and signature. Identification on back of frame reads, "22 The Bath $20."... View Full Record
Manuscript
INT Panama 01
Report of the Canal Zone Federation of Woman's Clubs from its organization to the present time, May 15 1909.
Discussion of the formation of the Canal Zone Federation and early living conditions in the area. Representatives from seven new clubs in the Panama Canal area came together at the Tivoli Hotel on 12 October 1907 to form the Canal Zone Federation.... View Full Record
Records
PRO 1912-1914
GFWC Program Records, 1912—1914
GFWC Program Records, distributed during the administration of GFWC President Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker, 1912-1914: Folder 1: Bylaws, 1912-1914. Folder 2: Directory, October 1912, including list of all GFWC clubs. Folder 3: Directory, 19... View Full Record
Magazine
MAG 1915.12
General Federation Clubwoman, December 1915 Contents: The forward movement Intimate talks/ by the Editor President's Letter The "Peace Ship" of Henry Ford To what extent shall the General Federation and the state federations affiliate or c... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
PRES 1924.1928.03
Mary Belle King Sherman
Image of Mary Belle King Sherman, tenth international president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1924-1928. People in foreground from left, Rocky Mountain National Park Publicist Robert Sterling Yard, Enos Mills, F.O. Stanley, Congressman... View Full Record
Magazine
MAG 1917.11
General Federation Clubwoman, November 1917 "The Magazine is edited from the Service Office of the General Federation, located at 415-416 Maryland Building, Washington, D.C." Editor: Helen Louise Johnson, former GFWC Chairman of the Home Economics... View Full Record
Pin
2009.005.1
GFWC Unit for Overseas Service pin, 1919, back inscribed with "Martell Thomas." Under the direction of the YMCA, GFWC created the Overseas Service Unit and sent 100 young women to Europe to assist wounded soldiers in the aftermath of World War I.... View Full Record
Records
CON 1921.06
GFWC Mid—Biennial Council Meeting Records, 1921
The Mid-Biennial Council meeting of General Federation of Women's Clubs was held 13-18 June 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The GFWC Convention Records, 1921, consist of a council meeting program and transcript of an address by Alice Ames Winter at... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
HQ EXT 006
GFWC Headquarters, ca. 1922-1925... View Full Record
Records
PRO 1926-1928
GFWC Program Records, 1926—1928
GFWC Program Records, created during the administration of GFWC President Mary Belle King Sherman, 1926-1928: Folder 1: Bylaws, 1926-1928. Folder 2: Directory, 1927, including lists of state federation officers, program chairmen, and district... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
CONV 1930.01
GFWC Board of Directors with President Hoover, Washington, D.C., 8—9 January 1930
General Federation of Women's Clubs Board of Directors meeting, Washington, D.C., 8-9 January 1930. ... View Full Record
Painting
1939.001.1
Winter in Rock Creek
Winter in Rock Creek, 1937 Irene Underwood Trowbridge (b.1891) Winner of the Penny Art Fund Award State Art Contest in 1937, Trowbridge exhibited with the Society of Washington Artists (1939) and women's clubs in Maryland and D.C. ... View Full Record
Records
CON 1932.06
GFWC Twenty—First Biennial Convention, 1932
The Twenty-First Biennial Convention of General Federation of Women's Clubs was held 9-18 June 1932 in Seattle, Washington at the Civic Auditorium. The GFWC Convention Records, 1932, consist of a call for convention letter containing proposed ame... View Full Record
Records
PRO 1932-1935
GFWC Program Records, 1932—1935
GFWC Program Records, created during the administration of GFWC President Grace Morrison Poole, 1932-1935: Folder 1: Bylaws, 1932-1935. Folder 2: Directory, 1933-1935, including lists of state federation officers, program chairmen, and distri... View Full Record
Records
PRO 1941-1944
GFWC Program Records, 1941—1944
GFWC Program Records, created during the administration of GFWC President Sara Anderson Whitehurst, 1941-1944: Folder 1: Bylaws, 1941-1944. Folder 2: Directory, August 1941, including names of department and committee chairmen; article reprin... View Full Record
Magazine
MAG 1943.09
General Federation Clubwoman, September 1943
General Federation Clubwoman, September 1943 Contents: Post-war planning agenda; p.2. New forums; p.3. Mrs. Whitehurst speaks at board meeting; p.4. Buy a bomber; p.6. An honorary president passes; p.7. Winning the peace/ by The Honorable... View Full Record
Magazine
MAG 1943.12
General Federation Clubwoman, December 1943
General Federation Clubwoman, December 1943 Contents: Wedding Gowns for British Service Women News Flashes-American Home Department-Fine Arts Department; p.2. Mrs. Whitehurst Comments; p.4. Messages of Department Chairmen; p.5. Wedding Gown... View Full Record
Seal
1945.001.1
Seal for GFWC Fellowship and Scholarship, 1945 The Scholarship and Fellowship Committee introduced this seal in 1945 to bring public attention and raise funds for clubwomen establishing and maintaining scholarship and fellowships. The seals were s... View Full Record
Magazine
MAG 1945.09
General Federation Clubwoman, September 1945
General Federation Clubwoman, September 1945 Contents: A priceless opportunity/ by Lucy J. Dickinson; p.2. Toward a world of peace/ by Muriel Shoesmith; p.5. The world's second experiment/ by Mrs. William Dick Sporborg; p.7. United women's c... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
Tour 1960.03
GFWC International Tour, 1960
GFWC President Chloe Gifford and Mildred White Wells, Director of the GFWC Community Improvement Program, toured Athens, Salonika, and Patras, Greece upon the invitation of the Pan Arcadian Federation of U.S.A. After Greece, they visited Cairo, the... View Full Record
Magazine
MAG 1953.02
General Federation Clubwoman, February 1953
General Federation Clubwoman, February 1953 Contents: Independence Hall Project Bulletin board; p.3. She be somebody; p.4. Life among the communists/ by Kay Hamlin; p.5. Our hemispher is united/ by Zaio Woodford Schroeder; p.6. Internati... View Full Record
Records
PRO 1954-1956
GFWC Program Records, 1954—1956
GFWC Program Records, created during the administration of GFWC President Helen Busch Chapman, 1954-1956: Folder 1: Constitution and bylaws, 1955, 1956. Folder 2: Directory, 1955-1956. Folder 3: GFWC overviews, including booklets providing f... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
PRO Seat Belts 001
GFWC President Katie Ozbirn (1960-1962) launches the Women's Crusade for Seat Belts campaign with J. B. Wagstaff (left), Chairman of the Auto Industries Highway Safety Committee and Vice President of the Chrysler Corporation, and Alabama Representat... View Full Record
Records
PRO 1968-1970
GFWC Program Records, 1968—1970
GFWC Program Records, created during the administration of GFWC President Jessie Flanagan Magee, 1968-1970: Folder 1: Constitution and by-laws, 1968-1970. Folder 2: Directory, 1968-1970. Folder 3: President's office correspondence. Fold... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
PROG 1964-1966.01
GFWC "Operation Little Bells" Tour, Mexico, 1965
The September 1965 GFWC Board meeting was held in San Antonio, Texas. Following the meeting, on 17 September 1965, GFWC President Margaret Hasebroock and GFWC Director of Junior Clubs Mary Jean Houde led a group of GFWC members to Mexico to witness... View Full Record
Stamp, Postage
1966.011.1
GFWC was awarded a stamp by the United States Post Office in honor of its 75th anniversary on September 12, 1966. The commemorative stamp features two women attired in styles that span the history of the organization from 1890-1966. Charles Henry Car... View Full Record
Records
PRO 1966-1968
GFWC Program Records, 1966—1968
GFWC Program Records, created during the administration of GFWC President Carolyn Lawrence Pearce, 1966-1968: Folder 1: Constitution and by-laws, 1966-1968. Folder 2: Directory, 1966-1968. Folder 3: President's office correspondence to club... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
PRES 1974-1976.45
Mary Katharine Barnes Miller
Mary Katherine Miller, thirtieth international president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1974-1976, wih Dr. Dorothy Height, President of the National Council of Negro Women, at the HANDS UP summit conference held in Washington, D.C., Janu... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
PRES 1982-1984.13
Juanita Martin Bryant
Photographs of Juanita Martin Bryant, thirty-fourth international president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, with U.S. Vice President George Bush, GFWC leaders, and guests at the dedication of the Women's History and Resource Center at GFW... View Full Record
Magazine
MAG 1985.11
GFWC Clubwoman, November 1985
General Federation Clubwoman, November 1985 Contents: President's page/ by Jeri J. Winger; p.4. Junior director's message/ by Sandi Jones; p.8. GFWC 1985-1986 awards program; p.9. GFWC board of directors meeting; p.13. Jefferson memorial-mo... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
HQ EXT 031
GFWC Headquarters, detail of entrance, 2009... View Full Record
Medal
1994.008.1
Jane Cunningham Croly, nineteenth-century journalist, feminist, and founder GFWC in 1890, was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame on September 24, 1994. GFWC International President Jeannine Faubion attended the honors ceremony in Seneca... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
PRES 2002-2004.04
Judy Lutz
Shelby Hamlett, forty-third international president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 2000-2002, and Judy Lutz, forty-fourth international president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 2002-2004, receive a framed certificate and Fir... View Full Record
Magazine
MAG 2008.12
GFWC Clubwoman, December 2008—January 2009
GFWC Clubwoman, December 2008-January 2009, vol. 87, issue 1 Contents: Letters/ p. 3. News & Notes/ p. 5. On The Web/ p. 10. Programs Update/ p. 11. Watching Washington/ p. 22. 10 Steps To.../ p. 26. 1734 Treasures/ p. 28. Volunteers in... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
PRES 2008-2010.03
Rose M. Ditto
Photographs of Rose M. Ditto, forty-seventh international president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 2008-2010, with executive committee members, GFWC members, and Headquarters staff taken during the 25th anniversary celebration of the Wom... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
Croly.001
Jane Cunningham Croly ... View Full Record