Women's History Groups Remaining
Although the Women's Civic League ended after 101 years . . .
Other women's groups are still ongoing:
Century Club 1905 or 1906
Biographical/Historical: The Century Club was founded in 1905-1906 in Winchester, VA. Mrs. Thomas W. (Nell) Harrison had suffered a broken leg and several of her friends had assembled in her home to cheer her up.
There, the idea of enriching their lives with a little culture was born.
Those present being Mrs. Thomas W. Harrison, Mrs. Samuel Barton, Miss Lily Baker, Mrs. Robert Barton, and Mrs. Harry K. Russell.
Another fact sparked the birth of the club.
From a record by Mrs. H. Clay de Grange, Mrs. Francis de Montaigu, and Mrs. Harry K. Russell, the Reverend Dame had protested the evils of playing cards for money.
There were two factions in town dubbed the “Saints” and the “Sinners.” The Saints found themselves left out of all the parties, apparently deciding to fall back on culture—thus the birth of The Century Club.
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The Fort Loudoun Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
was organized December 2, 1921.
Where? At "Washington's Headquarters" on Cork and Braddock Streets.
See this link: http://fortloudoun.vadar.org/
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Or see:
The founding members of this organization are listed on Pages 95 to 96 of Winchester Virginia And Its Beginnings 1743-1814 by Katherine Glass Greene, 1926 .
And on this day, a noted woman came to preside at this group's creation.
Dr. Kate Waller Barrett (January 24, 1857 – February 23, 1925)
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Katherine R Glass Green one of the principle organizers of The Fort Loudoun Chapter gave great homage to Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, in Katherine R Glass Green's book mentioned above on pages 93 to 94.
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And Katherine R Glass Greene is someone to know too:
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Katherine R Glass Greene Collection at Handley Library Stewart Bell Archives:
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Here's another book by Katherine Rebecca Glass Greene:
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