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Wider Opportunities for Women partnered with the DC Employment Justice Center in 2003 to establish the DC Women's Agenda (DCWA). The DCWA is a local advocacy and policy coalition that promotes the advancement of equality and well-being of all women and girls in DC. The DCWA hosts public forums throughout DC on women's issues.
Washington Area Women's Foundation is a nonprofit organization located in Washington, DC, that brings together women who act as donors and activists, led by President and CEO, Tamara Wilds. [1] This network of women invests in the lives of low-income women – and single moms in particular – so they, in turn, can enrich the lives of their ...
The area had been heavily damaged by the 1968 Riots with many H Street shops being burned to the ground. However, it was the construction of the concrete overpass over the Union Station rail tracks connecting H Street NW to H Street NE known as Hopscotch Bridge which was the reason for the move. Rats were coming from the construction site into ...
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The Woman's National Democratic Club (WNDC) is a membership organization based in Washington, DC, that offers programs, events, and activities that encourage political action and civic engagement. The WNDC was founded in 1922 with the goal of providing a meeting place where Democratic women could engage in political dialogue and activities.
The school was founded in 1909 by Nannie Helen Burroughs as The National Trade and Professional School for Women and Girls, Inc. and was the first school in the nation to provide vocational training for African-American females, who did not otherwise have many educational opportunities available to them.
The Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA or Association) is a voluntary bar association in metropolitan Washington, D.C. The WBA has more than 800 members and was founded in 1917.
The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce was founded in 2001 to increase economic growth opportunities for women. As the only national organization of its kind, the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce works in concert with its over 500,000 members, national and local association partners, and key influencers to open doors for women business owners and career professionals.