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The Kentucky Foundation for Women is a 501(c)3 private, independent foundation that was established in 1985 by author Sallie Bingham [2] of Louisville, Kentucky. At the time, Ms. Bingham's philanthropic gift of $10 million was the largest endowment to any women's fund in the United States.
The Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs (KFWC) is a community and civic umbrella organization for women in Kentucky. It was founded in 1894 and is affiliated with the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC). [1] The KFWC helped bring about various reforms in Kentucky and expanded educational opportunities to citizens.
The Eloise B. Houchens Center for Women, Inc., a non-profit organization, was created in 1975 for the purpose of restoring and preserving the house. The interior includes inlaid wood flooring, intricately carved fireplaces and mantles downstairs, and polished woodwork throughout.
The campus was expanded to include East Hall which included dormitory rooms and a dining hall. [13] [14] [8] Morgan Hall was added around 1914; it house the college's library. [8] [15] The campus also featured an aesthetic garden. [16] Morgan Hall, East Hall, and West Hall of Kentucky College for Women, Danville, Kentucky, c. 1914
Julia Frances Allen, (1896-1974), Assistant Dean of Women, and later Dean of Women at Berea College; Ruth Mae Geiger, first licensed female commercial and fishing guide in Kentucky; Rosalind Hurley Richards, (1947-) pioneer educator; Alice Slone, (1904-1994) Founder of Lotts Creek Community School
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Instead, this list showcases Kentucky women and their roles in civil rights efforts after the 19th Amendment (1920) - including actions to enhance civil liberties in the U.S. - and up through the first stirrings of the Women's Liberation Movement that emerged from the Civil Rights Movement. [4]
Memorial Coliseum, coloquailly known as "The House That Rupp Built" [2] and "Historic Memorial Coliseum", [3] is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The facility, which opened in 1950, is home to four women's teams at the University of Kentucky – basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, and stunt.