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“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.
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