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Edith McAllister (née Scott) (February 18, 1918 – July 1, 2018) was a San Antonio civic leader, philanthropist, and a founder of the Southwest School of Art in San Antonio, Texas. She was also the first woman in the United States to be a campaign chairman for United Way .
Artemisia Bowden's legacy lives on today and is honored by San Antonio Independent School District's Bowden Academy, the Saint Artemisia Bowden Center of Excellence at St. Philip's College, the Bowden Legacy Building at St. Philip's College, and the University of Incarnate Word's Bowden Eye Care and Health Center. [6]
Ella Austin Orphanage is an orphanage in San Antonio, Texas.It grew out of the home of Ella and Edward Austin, moved to larger premises, and became established in 1897. As well as serving children in need it became a hub for local community and philanthropic endeavors.
The Woman's Club of San Antonio is a philanthropic civic organization located in Bexar County in the U.S. state of Texas. It was founded October 1, 1898 by Mary Eleanor Brackenridge, [1] Marin B. Fenwick [2] and sixteen other individuals who had been inspired by the National Federation of Women's Clubs. Brackenridge served as the organization's ...
On August 22, 2024, The University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin P. Eltife and the board authorized Chancellor James B. Milliken and the UT System to work with UT San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy and UT Health San Antonio (UTHSA) Acting President Rob Hromas to integrate both institutions into one unified institution by 2025.
The women's health movement has origins in multiple movements within the United States: the popular health movement of the 1830s and 1840s, the struggle for women/midwives to practice medicine or enter medical schools in the late 1800s and early 1900s, black women's clubs that worked to improve access to healthcare, and various social movements ...
In 1943, she accepted a three-month transfer to the San Antonio YWCA-USO for Black Military, a group formed to help morale for African American service members and their families. During the 1950s and 1960s, Black served alongside her husband in the Civil Rights Movement .
The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies is a basic and clinical research institute located on the Texas Research Park Campus of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA). It is a leading institute in the United States in geriatrics research.