GFWC GLENDALE WOMANS CLUB
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Mission Statement
GFWC Glendale Woman’s Club, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 non profit, charitable service organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. The Glendale Woman's Club is part of the General Federation of Woman’s Club, the largest woman’s volunteer organization in the world. The Woman’s Club is non-partisan, non-sectarian and non-profit and aims to provide a variety of social events through bi- monthly programs.
About This Cause
History of the GFWC Glendale Woman’s Club The Glendale Woman’s Club played an important role in the social and cultural development in Glendale. Mary ‘Lettie’ Mossman came to Arizona by train, from back east in 1897, to teach school. She married Edgar Ewing, E.E. Jack, in 1901. After Lettie married and did not teach school any longer, she founded the Self-Culture Club in 1901. The initial, primary aim of the ‘Club’ was self-improvement from a literary standpoint. In 1902 the Glendale Woman’s Club joined the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Membership grew quickly and by 1907 the Club had 50 members. It became difficult to continue to meet in homes, so the group decided to acquire its own clubhouse. Two prominent Glendale families gave the membership a lot which they sold for $500 and used the money as ‘seed money’ to begin the construction of a meeting place. The first private donation was $5.00, prize money won by a member at the state fair for the best cake baked with sugar from the Sugar Beet Factory. $5.00 shares of stock were sold too. By 1912 the members raised enough money to build one of the first women’s clubhouses in Arizona. A famous architect, Thornton Fitzhugh, was hired to design the building which is a bungalow design and cost approximately $2,947 to construct. The clubhouse building first opened its doors in 1913 and was placed on the National Historic Register on July 7, 1989. In addition to the members’ club meetings, the building was the largest meeting hall for the community and different functions. During World War I, the doors were open for sewing, bandage-making, and packing supplies for the troops. The club women were instrumental in establishing the city’s art council and historical society. The club members still own and use the building for meetings, and to complete community projects. The community still use the building for meetings and functions. Over the years, clubwomen have assisted with many different GFWC initiatives which promote education, encourage healthy life-styles, supports the arts, and assists with the preservation of our natural resources. In 2021 Club goals include a renewed focus on the issue of Literacy in our community. The 120th Birthday party included the donation of over 2,000 books to our local school libraries, Healthy start programs and the Center for African American Resources.