Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs
The Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs (ESFWC) was founded in 1908 and is an
NAACP.[2]
About
Bethel A.M.E. Church in New York City in July 1909.[5] The organization has created educational endowments.[2] In 1933, they formed the Empire State Association of Youth Clubs for black girls.[2]
The organization also saw that Harriet Tubman, who was living in poverty in the Tubman Home, would need continuing donations to support her care in her old age.[6] The ESFWC was sending Tubman $25 a month for expenses, which supplemented the $20 a month she received as a pension.[7] Tubman's expenses came to around $40 a month.[8] The club has continued to honor Tubman's memory in various ways. In 1915, the group created a monument designed by Mrs. Jackson Stewart at Tubman's grave.[9] In 1974, the ESFWC paid tribute to Tubman at their annual convention, and over 300 women attending the convention visited the Tubman home.[10]
Notable members
- Mary Frances Gunner (president)[11]
- Frances Reynolds Keyser (president)
- Maria Perkins Lawton (president 1916–1926)[12]
References
Citations
- ^ "Federation to Convene Next Week". The New York Age. 27 June 1912. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 9780815608080.
- ^ "Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs Records". M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives. University of Albany. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Lawton, M.C. (3 September 1909). "New Federation of Women's Clubs". The Bystander. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Empire Federation Convenes". The New York Age. 22 July 1909. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Humez 2003, p. 113,115.
- ^ "Harriet Tubman Needs Federation Money, part 1". The New York Age. 8 February 1912. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harried Tubman Needs Federation Money, part 2". The New York Age. 9 February 1912. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn, New York". Harriet Tubman Biography. Archived from the original on 27 February 2008.
- ^ "Willas Women's Whirl". The Pittsburgh Courier. 31 August 1974. Retrieved 15 May 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com
- ^ Delaney, Ted. "Black History Month: Chronicling Lynchburg's roots". The News & Advance. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
Sources
- Humez, Jean M. (2003). Harriet Tubman: The Life and the Life Stories. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299191238.