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Washington Women's History Consortium

Washington Women's History Consortium

Women's Clubs and Organizations

Mrs. James McDonald
Mrs. Charles Getzendaner
1938-1942

President, Washington State Federation of Junior Women's Clubs


Records for these two administrations are sketchy. One document lists Mrs. James McDonald (1938-40) and Mrs. Charles Getzendaner (1940-42) as Presidents. There were 39 clubs in the Junior Federation and a travel fund was adopted.

The Washington State Juniors raised $800 for the Helen Keller Tribute by selling ash trays made by the blind. The organization received national recognition from IR GFWC for this work.

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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