The National Association of Colored Women aka The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc. (NACWC)through its network of local clubs continues to address immediate and long rane issues that impact upon their respective communities. The total achievements of NACWC must include the accomplishments of all its local clubs throughout NACWC's more than 115 years of history. The following list are only highlights of the accomplishments of NACWC at the national level since its founding in 1896.
1916
Paid the mortae on the Fredrick Douglas Home, located on 14 acres
of land in Washington, D.C.
1924
Established the Hallie Q. Brown Scholarship Fund
1930
Organized the National Association of Girls Clubs
1954
Purchased NACWC National Headquarters at 1601 R Street NW
in Washington, D.C.
1962
Sponsored the World of Work Conference on Career and Job
Opportunities in cooperation with the Women's Bureau of the
US Department of Labor and Howard University.
1982
In partnership with John H. Johnson of Ebony/Jet Johnson
Johnson Publishing established the Gertrude Johnson Williams
Oratorical Contest for NACWC Youth
1990
Partnered with Africare to build a women's health clinic
1995
Completed Mandangry Woloft Maternity Center in the
Republic of Senegal through partnership with Africare
1997
Established NACWC young adult chapters of college campuses
1998
Established the NACWC/Talladega Educational Partnership
Established the Grandparents Academy (an inter-generational
tutoring program)
2002
Established the Dr. Patricia L. Fletcher Scholarship Fund
2006
National President's Project supporting food banks and homeless
shelters
2010
National President's Projects: Education Initiative, Childhood Obesity
and homeless veterans
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There have been several 'founders' and key members in the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. The first president of the association was Mary Church Terrell from 1896 to 1900. Other founders include Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Margaret Murray Washington, Frances E. W. Harper, and Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin.
she served as president of the national american woman suffrage association
i don't know when she change the history ,but she change her history because she was the first black African American women to be study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the united confound the national association of colored graduate nurses with ADAH B. Thomas.
The motto of the National Association of Colored Women aka The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc. (NACWC) isLifting As We Climb
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The first African-American woman to serve in Congress, Shirley Chisholm of New York, won election in 1968; 25 African-American women have followed her.Source: Women in congress
NACW... African-American women founded this organization in 1896. Stands for National Association of Colored Women.
National Women's Football Association was created in 2000.
Women's National Basketball Association's motto is 'Expect Great'.
The motto of The National Association of Women in Construction is 'Building Your Future'.
There have been several 'founders' and key members in the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. The first president of the association was Mary Church Terrell from 1896 to 1900. Other founders include Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Margaret Murray Washington, Frances E. W. Harper, and Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin.
There have been several 'founders' and key members in the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. The first president of the association was Mary Church Terrell from 1896 to 1900. Other founders include Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Margaret Murray Washington, Frances E. W. Harper, and Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin.