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125 FACTS 125 Milestones and Intriguing Facts About GFWC 125 FACTS 125 Milestones and Intriguing Facts About GFWC As the General Federation of Women’s Clubs celebrates 125 years of Living the Volunteer Spirit, it’s important to reflect on the accomplishments that have made GFWC an organization of global change. These names, places, facts, and figures are a testament to the incredible work of GFWC clubwomen in responding to the needs of the local, national, and international community. The lessons learned and experienced gained through this action give credence to the value of organized volunteer service. Taken as a whole, they weave a story of international volunteerism and members dedicated to strengthening their communities and enhancing the lives of others. Together, they are the story of GFWC. 1868 1889 Professional journalist JANE The Sorosis Club of New York City CUNNINGHAM CROLY WAS convenes 61 women’s clubs from DENIED ENTRANCE to an around the country to organize a all-male press club event federation. Sorosis President Ella Dietz Clymer closed her address2 at and responds by organizing the March conference with the words, a woman’s club. Jennie June, “WE LOOK FOR UNITY, BUT UNITY as she was known, names the IN DIVERSITY.” The original GFWC club Sorosis, a Greek word pin was designed and commissioned meaning “an aggregation; by the Committee on the Federation a sweet flavor of many fruits.”1 Badge Pin featuring this quote in 1892. 1890 1891 On April 24, at the Scottish Although the term “GLOBAL The first GFWC council Rite Hall in New York City, 63 SOCIETY” was not part of meets in West Orange, delegates from 17 states RATIFY the vocabulary of the day, New Jersey. After a THE CONSTITUTION of the3 the forwardthinking founders luncheon hosted5 by his wife General Federation of Women’s of GFWC chose General Mina, inventor THOMAS Clubs. Clubwoman Julia Ward Federation instead of National A. EDISON INVITES GFWC Howe, poet and social activist Federation with the intention DELEGATES to his lab who wrote the lyrics of “The of including women from ALL for a demonstration of Battle Hymn of the Republic,” was over the world. the kinetoscope, an early one of the constitution’s authors. 4 motion picture projector. 1893 1898 1900 THE FIRST PUBLIC EXHIBIT OF CLUB GFWC publishes the first History A PROGRAM OF TRAVELING of the General Federation of MATERIALS including LIBRARIES BEGAN with small yearbooks, guides, Women’s Clubs. It was written by rotating collections sent to rural work plans, and Jane Cunningham Croly and titled communities. THE HISTORY OF THE 7WOMAN’S photographs of MOVEMENT IN AMERICA. clubhouses was at the Charlotte Emerson Brown, first 6 World’s Columbian President of GFWC, was originally Exposition in Chicago asked by the Board of Directors within the Woman’s to compile the history but died Building. abruptly in 1895. 8 125 FACTS 125 FACTS 125 Milestones and Intriguing Facts About GFWC 1900 1901 1900 - The Indiana Federation Chicago clubwoman and The 56th Congress of the United social reformer Jane Addams of Clubs was the only state States of America granted the The Indiana Federation of headed GFWC’S CHILD LABOR organization that made General Federation of Women’s Clubs was the only9 state COMMITTEE to advocate for an obvious allowance for Clubs a FEDERAL CHARTER11. organization that made an legislation restricting child labor. male members by omitting obvious ALLOWANCE FOR “Women’s”MALE MEMBERS from their by name. omitting “Women’s” from their name. 10 1904 1906 GFWC established a BUREAU OF GFWC’s Art Committee assembled Clubwoman Alice Lakey (New INFORMATION IN PORTSMOUTH, its FIRST TRAVELING ART Jersey) initiated a letter-writing NEW HAMPSHIRE, to benefit GALLERY of original works by drive to ADVOCATE FOR GFWC members by preserving the American artists. Loaned to GFWC PURE FOOD LEGISLATION12. organization’s historic archives, 14 clubs nationwide for only the cost Taking up Lakey’s passion, distributing valuable program of postage, the exhibits expanded GFWC promoted a nationwide resources, and building a positive the appreciation and collection of awareness campaign that lead working relationship between American art. to the passage of the Pure Food GFWC members and staff. and Drug Act in 1906. 1907 13 1908 GFWC International President At the REQUEST OF U.S. Sarah Chase Platt-Decker was SECRETARY OF WAR invited by President Roosevelt WILLIAM TAFT, GFWC to attend the Conference 15 of Governors at the White organizes the Panama 16 Canal Zone Federation House. Invitations had gone of Women’s Clubs to all Governors, members of Congress, Cabinet, Supreme to improve the Court, and national organizations. civic life of the MRS. DECKER WAS THE ONLY community. WOMAN INVITED. 1909 1910s 1912 GFWC CREATED A PEACE U.S. President William GFWC supported COMMITTEE within the H. Taft SENT GFWC legislation for Federation’s Education INTERNATIONAL the EIGHT-HOUR Department. Under the leadership PRESIDENT EVA PERRY WORKDAY,18 of California clubwoman Ione MOORE (1908-1912) to the workplace safety Cowles, GFWC emphasized the PANAMA CANAL ZONE to and inspection, need to support community peace organize a woman’s club to workmen’s initiatives and provide resources improve the quality of life for compensation, and for club peace programs. workers and their17 families. prison reform. 19 125 FACTS 125 FACTS 125 Milestones and Intriguing Facts About GFWC 1912 1915 In the fall of 1915, the Children’s Bureau partners with GFWC to promote NATIONAL BABY 20 WEEK, MARCH 4-11, 1916. President Taft appointed Chicago clubwoman JULIA LATHROP AS CHIEF OF THE CHILDREN’S BUREAU. GFWC worked with the bureau to promote public healthcare for mothers and infants. 21 1916 1917 GFWC ESTABLISHED THE At the time of GFWC’s Immediately after President WAR SERVICE OFFICE at Biennial Convention, when Wilson’s announcement that 415-416 Maryland Building, Ione Cowles is elected GFWC diplomatic relations with Germany 1410 H Street, Washington, 23 GFWC International President, most had been severed, D.C., noting, “this Service State Federations had active RESPONDED WITH A TELEGRAM Office had been created peace committees. GFWC OF SUPPORT: “The General to be the actuary between CONTINUED TO PROMOTE Federation of Women’s Clubs stands the Departments of the PEACE until America is loyally behind the government. It is General Federation and drawn into world conflict in our desire to serve the nation to the the Departments of February 1917. 22 best of our ability.” Washington.”24 1921 The Council of National Recognizing that Native Defense appointed GFWC Americans were denied citizenship International President Ione rights, GFWC CREATED AN Cowles (1916-1920) to the INDIAN WELFARE26 COMMITTEE newly created Woman’s at their 1921 Salt Lake City, Utah, Committee. Collaborating with 27 Council Meeting, the precursor of Through the efforts of Chicago the YMCA, GFWC CREATED a GFWC Board Meeting. clubwoman Julia Lathrop, the THE OVERSEAS SERVICE UNIT SHEPPARD-TOWNER ACT 25of about 100 young women to OF 1921, also known as the assist with the war effort. MATERNITY ACT, WAS PASSED. 1922 1925 THE FEDERATION PURCHASED A JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP GFWC MEMBERS ORGANIZED 1734 N STREET NW in Washington, COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED A NATIONWIDE SURVEY on D.C., for its Headquarters. at the 1922 Biennial in Chautauqua, household technology in American 28 New York. homes and produced a five-part 30Home Equipment Primer to educate families on utilizing available utilities to maximize laborsaving. As a result of this campaign, “homemaker” was included as an identified occupation for the first time in the 1930 United 29 States census. 125 FACTS 125 FACTS 125 Milestones and Intriguing Facts About GFWC 1927 1930 On January 8, 1930, U.S. President THE PAINTING TITLED “THE Herbert Hoover greeted the GFWC Board of Directors on the Navy WOMAN’S CLUB” BY DAVID The American Library Association Steps of the State, War, and Navy ROBINSON was published credited GFWC with establishing Building, now called the Eisenhower in McCall magazine to Executive Building. During the meeting, 75% OF32 AMERICA’S PUBLIC accompany Dorothy Canfield’s PRESIDENT HOOVER ASKED LIBRARIES. article“3,000,000 Women.” It was CLUBWOMEN33 TO PROMOTE THE later exhibited in Nebraska and UPCOMING LONDON NAVAL presented to GFWC in honor of the CONFERENCE (January 22-April 22, first GFWC International President 1930). The London Naval Conference from Nebraska, Flavia Camp brought together the United States, Canfield, the writer’s mother. Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan to 31 discuss limiting naval armaments. GFWC ADOPTS THE PENNY THE FIRST PAN-AMERICAN ART FUND, originated by FELLOWSHIPS WERE AWARDED Clubwoman Nellie Wright to qualified students from Latin- Allen (New Jersey). State American countries, enabling them Federations collected one to pursue graduate work in the cent per member, and used 35 United States. the funds to purchase works by At the GFWC Convention held in state artists, mount traveling Denver, Colorado, THE JUNIOR exhibits, recognize clubs that PLEDGE, authored by Mrs. Helen best promoted art with awards, Cheney Kimberly of California, and provide34 art scholarships. was introduced. 36 1932 1934 The first national meeting of the THE JUNIOR GFWC’s Division on Public honorary educational society, DEPARTMENT WAS Health created the Women’s EPSILON SIGMA OMICRON, is ESTABLISHED Field Army in partnership with held at the GFWC Convention in in response to an the American Society for the increasing38 number Control of Cancer, now the Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1928 by the Indiana Federation of younger women AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. of Clubs, ESO promotes self- participating Hugely successful, the initiative improvement through a planned in volunteer raised public awareness and reading program. community service. funding to promote cancer 37 39prevention and early detection. 1936 1940 GFWC began a 10-year GFWC formally ADOPTED GFWC PUBLISHES HOMESPUN, study to review the proposed THE RED ROSE as the an anthology of poetry “to Federation’s official flower.
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