|
About Us
“Long ago, but not far away…” women began to realize that perhaps they needed to “improve their skills, expand their rights and apply their abilities and special sensitivity to our society’s needs.” In October 1904, Mrs. Elvira Evelyna Worth Moffitt invited a group of ladies to meet with her in the State Library Reading Room for the sole purpose of organizing a Woman’s Club. These 146 ladies elected Miss Fannie Heck as the first president of their new club and wasted no time in putting their dreams and ideas to work through a variety of areas. They selected Child Culture, Literature, Domestic Science, Art, Village Improvement, Charities and Music as the first departments for their club and considered a Business Woman’s Section. These were women committed to the betterment of themselves and their community. The club work has continued in this departmental system with every department having a full program of activities.
By 1906, membership reached 180, even though several of the charter membership had not continued in the organization. The club became a part of the NC Federation of Women’s Clubs and was incorporated on December 3, 1906 as THE WOMAN’S CLUB OF RALEIGH, INC.
Today the statement of purpose reads, “The object shall be the intellectual philanthropic, social and civic betterment of the community.” This purpose is well defined in every thought and action of the Woman’s Club of Raleigh through its service to the city in which it lives. This club continues to plant seedlings of goodwill, hope and prosperity for a future of full grown oak trees outlining the city horizon and anchoring the city roots deeply within the state. |
