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Honoring the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs.
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WHEREAS, The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc. (NACWC) is a fellowship of women united in service to lift the standards of the home and family; and
WHEREAS, The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc. was founded in Washington, DC in July, 1896 by the merger of the National Federation of Afro- American Women, the Women's Era Club of Boston, and the Colored Women's League of Washington, DC; and
WHEREAS, The birth of NACWC in 1896, marked the beginning of a new era in African American womanhood and provided a vehicle for action through organized effort; and
WHEREAS, The Association's endeavor is to promote interracial understanding, justice and peace among all people, raise the standard of the home, and advance the moral, economic, social and religious welfare of the family; and
WHEREAS, The Association also strives to promote the education of women and youth through local, state, and regional workshops, seminars and scholarship assistance; and
WHEREAS, The activities and contributions of the clubwomen help to improve the quality of life for all people; and
WHEREAS, Membership includes women and youth in 32 states dedicated to "raising to the highest plane the homelife, moral standards, and civic life of our race"; and
WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia was honored to host the 108th Anniversary and 54th Biennial NACWC Convention, "Women Meeting the Challenge of Social, Political and Economic Leadership in the Global Society"; now therefore
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby honor the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs.
FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Mrs. Margaret J. Cooper, President of the NACWC as...
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