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Washington Women's History Consortium

Washington Women's History Consortium

Women's Clubs and Organizations

Iris Lohman, Junior Director, 1972-1974

Washington State Federation of Junior Women's Clubs


"It's Up to Us" was the theme picked by Mrs. Kenneth Lohman, Washington State Junior Director. A new chairman was added - National Projects Chairman. Kathy Estep was Advisor to the Juniors.

Mid-Year Board 1972 was in Yakima with 148 attending.

Bicentennial plates were sold exclusively by GFWC (one each year for four years) and each club was urged to appoint a Bicentennial Chairman.

Convention 1973 convened in the capital city of Olympia, with the highlight being a tour of the Governor's Mansion and tea with Mrs. Dan Evans, the Governor's wife.

Shirley Phipps, of Spokane, was named State Clubwoman of the Year.

King County Juniors presented a resolution urging all Washington State Juniors to distribute Red Ball Stickers for fire safety. Dr. Pat was voted as a state project and it was proposed we submit Kontum for a National Project.

Iris announced that a Freedom Tree was planted'in honor of all returnees of the Viet Nam War at the Capitol Grounds in Olympia.

At the 1974 convention at the Hanford House in Richland, Rosalie Frostad of Walla Walla was named State Clubwoman of the Year. The Outstanding State Chairman Award was presented to Nancy Fairbanks. A Junior Chorus performed under the direction of Micki Foos.

Iris served on the GFWC level as Junior Home Life Chairman during the 1974-76 administration.

Sources

This biographical sketch, compiled by WSFWC's The History Resource Committee, appeared in The First 100 Years 1886-1996: A Condensed of Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs.

WSFWC's The History Resource Committee

Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs Resource Committee.

Corroborative Source Material

  • Biographical Histories by Serena Mathews and Leona Burke McCulloch
  • District and State Minutes
  • Club Member Books Club Yearbooks
  • The Washington Club Woman

Additional Reading

If you would like to do additional reading or research on the history of Women's Clubs consider the following:

  • Houde, Mary Jean, Reaching Out, A Story of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1989.
  • Wells, Mildred White, Unity in Diversity, The History of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, Published by the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1965.
  • Wells, Mildred White, Unity in Diversity, The History of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Volume IL Published by the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1975.
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