Nacwc

The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, UTA Student Chapter is a group of women who believe strongly in the ideals of sisterhood and service.  In October 1996 a group of courageous women assembled themselves and joined the ranks of thousands of women who have for over one hundred years served mankind.  These women became the future of one the oldest black organization in the United States of America.  This was the formation of the first college chapter creating a new era for the NACWC. Blessed by God and moved by faith, these young women follow in the footsteps of service.  They continue the work of "lifting and climbing" began in 1896.   With extraordinary ladies of the UTA Student Chapter leading the fight, the African-American community can look forward to another one hundred years of service.

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1896: Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington, D.C. elected first national president.

1897: NATIONAL NOTES became the official organ of the Association.  The magazine was the outgrowth of a fact sheet published by Mrs. Booker T. Washington.

1906: Affiliated with the National Council of Women of the U.S.A.

1916: Paid mortgage on the Fredrick Douglas Home, located on 14 acres of land in Washington, D.C.

1924: Established Hallie Q. Brown Scholarship. 1930: Organized the National Association of Girls Clubs

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