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The General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC), founded in 1890 during the Progressive Movement, is a federation of approximately 2,300 women's clubs in the United States which promote civic improvements through volunteer service. Community Service Projects (CSP) are organized by local clubs for the benefit of their communities or GFWC's ...
League of Women Voters of South Australia(1909–1979) Lyceum Club (Australia), founded 1972. Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, founded 1902. National Council of Women of Australia, founded 1888, affiliated with the International Council of Women. National Council of Women of Queensland, founded 1905.
Of the 384 women who have served in the House, 252 have been Democrats (including four from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia) and 132 have been Republicans (including three from U.S. territories, including pre-statehood Hawaii). One woman was the 52nd Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.
April McClain was born in Buhl, Idaho [1] on May 28, 1964, [2] [3] to father Thomas McClain, a potato farmer, [1] and mother Laurel McClain. [4] She graduated from Buhl High School in 1982.
The American National Red Cross[ 5 ] is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. Clara Barton founded the organization in 1881 after initially learning of the Red Cross from the country of Switzerland. Barton resigned in 1904 with Mabel ...
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization. [1] Founded in 1893, NCJW is self-described as the oldest Jewish women's grassroots organization in the United States, currently comprising over 180,000 members. [2] As of 2021, there are 60 sections in 30 states. [2]
AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is an interest group in the United States focusing on issues affecting those over fifty. [3] The organization, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C. , said it had more than 38 million members as of 2018. [ 4 ]
Education. Brooklyn College (BA) Columbia University (MA) Shirley Anita Chisholm (/ ˈtʃɪzəm / CHIZ-əm; née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. [1] Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a ...