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The College Alumnae Club was organized March 11, 1910 in the home of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell in Washington, D.C. Twenty-four University graduates joined her, elected officers and set up a program. The new club desired to stimulate young women to attain professional excellence, to exert influence in various movements for the civic good, and to promote a close personal and intellectual fellowship among professional women. For nine years the club grew and participated in many activities to raise the standards of Negro colleges and to achieve woman suffrage. In 1919, the Club invited the first group of university graduates who lived outside of the District to organize. Baltimore accepted the invitation. In the early 1920's the District of Columbia Club organized seven branches in cities where it found interested college women. In 1922, representatives of the newly organized Branches were called to Washington to discuss incorporation but it was not until April 6-7, 1923, that the Branches structured a national organization. In 1924, the National Association of College Women was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. The Association provides a nation-wide organizational structure to stimulate and coordinate the concerns and activities of local groups of college women for constructive work in education, public and civic affairs, and human relations; encourages the extension of professional acumen and disciplines of college women to a leadership role on local, national, and international levels; promotes a closer union and fellowship among college women. It has cooperated with national and local, social and economic programs, and is affiliated with such national organizations as the American Council on Education, the National Education Association, the Civil Rights Leadership Council, the National Urban League, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Women's Advisory Council of the Office of Economic Opportunity, National Assault on Illiteracy Program, plus many others. The NAUW also participates in the White House Conferences and the United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization. It has made fellowship grants to many outstanding women who sought and completed doctoral studies. A few projects sponsored are: Remedial and Tutorial Services; Voter Education; Family Relations; Community Development and Planning; and Consumer Education Projects. On August 9, 1974, in the Philadelphia, Pa. biennial convention, the Association accepted its updated charter and became known as the National Association of University Women. There are 74 branches throughout the U.S.A. Inez B. Brewer (1949-1953); *Mrs. Thelma T. Williams (1953-1957);*Mrs. Lillian W. McDaniels (1961-1965); *Miss Portia C. Bullock (1965-1969); Mrs. Odessa Wright Farrell (1969-1974); *Mrs. Margaret Una Poche (1974-1978); Mrs. Nettie S. Manning (1978-1982); and Ms. Rhebena T. Castleberry (1982-). *Deceased [[image]] Mrs. Emma H. Redmond, North Central Sectional Director [[image]] Mrs. Helena E. Patten, South Central Sectional Director SECTIONAL DIRECTORS NORTHEAST Mrs. C. Gwendolyn Colvin Wilmington, DE SOUTHEAST Mrs. Theola W. Moore Rich Square, NC NORTH CENTRAL Mrs. Emma Redmond Dayton, OH SOUTH CENTRAL Mrs. Helena E. Patten New Orleans, LA WEST Mrs. Grace Robinson Culver City, CA PAST PRESIDENT Mrs. Nettie Manning Winston-Salem, NC SECTIONAL LAY MEMBERS NORTHEAST Mrs. Thomasena Brewer-Cloyd St. Albans, NY SOUTHEAST Dr. Louise Sutton Hertford, NC NORTH CENTRAL Mrs. Ida Blackwell Chicago, IL SOUTH CENTRAL Mrs. Isabella Collins New Iberia, LA WEST Mrs. Verna M. Warren Los Angeles, CA APPOINTED OFFICERS HISTORIANS Mrs. Christine Sumpter East Elmhurst, NY Mrs. Lucinda Fox Ward New York, NY JOURNALIST Mrs. Goldie Baldwin Washington, DC COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS MEMBERSHIP Mrs. Carrie A. Haynes Los Angeles, CA PROGRAM Mrs. Lillian Ross Washington, DC FINANCE Mrs. Mary J.R. Otis Baton Rouge, LA PUBLICATIONS Mrs. Goldie A. Baldwin Washington, DC BY-LAWS Mrs. R.C. Ola Brown Los Angeles, CA PUBLICITY Mrs. Ruth Howell Dublin, CA FELLOWSHIP Mrs. Phyllis J. Eggleston Philadelphia, PA NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Mrs. Carolyn A. Minor Sacramento, CA NOMINATING Mrs. Rebecca Johnson Lake Charles, LA NECROLOGY Mrs. Bessie B. Richards Portsmouth, VA APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Apply to local branch in your community, or to Mrs. Carrie Haynes, National First Vice President, who is National Membership Chairman. 1501 - 11th Street, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20009 383
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