Woman's National Democratic Club
The Woman's National Democratic Club is an organization that was founded in 1922 to promote the Democratic Party of the United States.[1] Florence Jaffray Harriman was its first president and one of its founders.[1] Emily Newell Blair was its principal founder, and also served it as secretary (1922–1926) and then later as president (1928–1929).[2] Another of its founders (there were many) was Minnie Fisher Cunningham.[3] Edith Bolling Galt Wilson headed the club's board of governors when it opened formally in 1924.[3]
Another notable member of the club was Virginia Foster Durr, who joined while her husband was working for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.[4][5]
In 1927 the club bought Whittemore House for its clubhouse.[6] In 1973 Whittemore House was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and it is also designated as a contributing property to the Dupont Circle Historic District.[7] Whittemore House is also home to the Woman's National Democratic Club Museum, which features memorabilia from various Democratic political campaigns, photographs, antique furnishings from the Gilded Age, and art exhibits.[8]
In 1991 the Woman’s National Democratic Club’s Educational Foundation was created.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Florence Jaffray Hurst Harriman: A Register of Her Papers in the Library of Congress,” Library of Congress 2002.
- ↑ McArthur, Judith. Minnie Fisher Cunningham : A Suffragist's Life in Politics New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, pages 118, 119, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 McArthur, Judith. Minnie Fisher Cunningham : A Suffragist's Life in Politics New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, page 124.
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