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2005 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
Women's Club Of Raleigh
For over 100 years the Woman’s Club of Raleigh
has encouraged women to improve their skills,
expand their rights, and apply their abilities
and special sensitivity to society’s needs.
The legacy began in 1904 when Elvira Evelyna
Worth Moffitt gathered a group of ladies
together for the sole purpose of organizing a
woman’s club. The original structure included
departments on Child Culture, Literature,
Domestic Science, Art, Village Improvement,
Charities, and Music. Other early activities
included a first free milk fund, a first baby
clinic, and a free lunch program for
undernourished children. The club also promoted
the development of a county health department,
helped secure the first public health nurse,
provided supplies for a new hospital, and
planned creative, educational programs for its
members. The purchase of a bookmobile for Wake
County, hiring of a full time psychologist in
the public schools, establishment of a library
at Dorothea Dix Hospital, creation of a garden
at the Woman’s Correctional Center, and numerous
beautification projects were other club
initiatives.
Over the years the club has given significant
financial and hands-on support to countless
organizations, including the YWCA, YMCA, Rex
Hospital, Red Cross, Dix Hospital, Salvation
Army, Wake County Detention Home, Interact, Girl
Scouts, Raleigh Boychoir, Community Music
School, Capital City Trail, Raleigh Historic
Site Foundation, Raleigh Memorial Auditorium,
all North Carolina state museums, Raleigh City
Museum, and various educational programs in Wake
County Schools. The scholarship program of the
Woman’s Club has provided thousands of dollars
each year to high school students and mature
women who wish to continue their education and
improve job skills.
Many other organizations got their start through
the efforts of the Woman’s Club of Raleigh.
These include the local Tuberculosis Association
and the Earl W. Brian Clinic, Raleigh Garden
Club, Junior Woman’s Club of Raleigh, Cerebral
Palsy and Rehabilitation Center, Capital City
Trails, and the local Red Cross chapter.
It has been said that good things begin when
someone cares. Members of the Woman’s Club of
Raleigh have cared for more than a century.
Their imprint on the quality of life in Raleigh
and in North Carolina is well-defined.
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For more information, please write:
Raleigh Hall of Fame
PO Box 6128, Raleigh, NC 27628-6128
Or email information@raleighhalloffame.org
or call (919) 787-9617.
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