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The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs (TFWC) is a non-profit women's organization in Texas which was founded in 1897. The purpose of the group is to create a central organization for women's clubs and their members in Texas relating to education, the environment, home and civic life, the arts and Texas history. [ 1 ]
The League of Women Voters of Benton and Franklin Counties will broadcast its local candidate forums starting Oct. 16. The forums will be broadcast at 7 and 11 p.m. daily Oct. 16-20 on Northwest ...
The Texas Association of Women's Clubs (TAWC) is an umbrella organization of African American women's clubs in Texas. It was first organized as the Texas Federation of Colored Women's Clubs in 1905. The purpose of the group was to allow clubs to work together to improve the social and moral life of people in Texas. [1]
Kansas was a representative state, as the women's clubs joined with local chapters of the WCTU and other organizations to deal with social issues. The clubs continued to feature discussions of current literature, culture, and civic events, but they also broadened to include public schools, local parks, sanitation, prostitution, and protection ...
Texas State Board of Education candidate Morgan Kirkpatrick, center, hosts a postcard writing campaign event on Oct. 13, at the Mahon Public Library in Lubbock.
We should see more women running for office and winning. Texas women are active politically. They vote. In the 2020 presidential election, 6.3 million Texas women voted, compared with 5.6 million men.
Women's clubs helped support and influence the creation of higher education. The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs "was a significant force behind the establishment of Texas Woman's University." [134] Women's clubs helped raise money for new college buildings. [104] Other clubs created scholarship funds for their communities. [135]
Auxiliary groups to the Woman's Club are the Arts and Crafts Study Club, the Book Club and the Junior Woman's Club of El Paso. [11] The Junior Woman's Club was founded 1934 and works with local charities to help improve the community of El Paso. [18] The club's building can be used as a venue for local events. [11]