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The WEC was created when Marie Moon, Alice Snider, Thelma Murrell and Dorothy Seifert gathered a group of 23 women together to discuss the formation of a luncheon club. [1] The WEC officially received its charter from the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) in 1962. It became an independent organization with ...
The Ladies' Literary Club also known as Wednesday Literary Club [2] was built as a social club building located at 61 Sheldon Street SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1] As of 2019, the building is being renovated into a social event space known as The Lit. [3]
Mary Jane Patricia Dockeray (March 8, 1927 – August 18, 2020) was an American environmental educator, founder of the Blandford Nature Center and Environmental Education Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 2012, she was admitted to the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
Immen served as a director of the National Association of Elocutionists (1895). [5] That year, during the founding of the Michigan State Federation of Women's Clubs, Immen was elected corresponding secretary. In 1896, when the Grand Rapids City Federation of Women's Clubs was founded, Immen was elected as its first president.
The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF) honors distinguished women, both historical and contemporary, who have been associated with the U.S. state of Michigan. The hall of fame was founded in 1983 by Gladys Beckwith and is sponsored by the Michigan Women's Studies Association. [ 1 ]
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Agnes Nestor — women's suffrage and workers' rights activist [24] Lyman Parks — Mayor of Grand Rapids; Helen Cary Russell — president, Grand Rapids Federation of Women's Clubs; president, Michigan State Federation of Women's Clubs; Michael Sak — State Representative; Harold S. Sawyer — U.S. Congressman; Hillary Scholten — U.S ...
Wealthy Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Coordinates 42°57′21″N 85°39′46″W / 42.955965°N 85.662799°W / 42.955965; -85.