Woman's National Democratic Club

Picture of Whittemore House in Washington, D.C., the clubhouse of the Woman's National Democratic Club
Whittemore House, clubhouse of the Woman's National Democratic Club

The Woman's National Democratic Club is an organization that was founded in 1922 to promote the Democratic Party of the United States.[1] Florence Jaffray Harriman was its first president and one of its founders.[1] Emily Newell Blair was its principal founder, and also served it as secretary (1922–1926) and then later as president (1928–1929).[2] Another of its founders (there were many) was Minnie Fisher Cunningham.[3] Edith Bolling Galt Wilson headed the club's board of governors when it opened formally in 1924.[3]

Another notable member of the club was Virginia Foster Durr, who joined while her husband was working for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.[4][5]

In 1927 the club bought Whittemore House for its clubhouse.[6] In 1973 Whittemore House was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and it is also designated as a contributing property to the Dupont Circle Historic District.[7] Whittemore House is also home to the Woman's National Democratic Club Museum, which features memorabilia from various Democratic political campaigns, photographs, antique furnishings from the Gilded Age, and art exhibits.[8]

In 1991 the Woman’s National Democratic Club’s Educational Foundation was created.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 “Florence Jaffray Hurst Harriman: A Register of Her Papers in the Library of Congress,” Library of Congress 2002.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Judith. Minnie Fisher Cunningham : A Suffragist's Life in Politics New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, pages 118, 119, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Judith. Minnie Fisher Cunningham : A Suffragist's Life in Politics New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, page 124.
  4. ↑ Patricia Sullivan. "Virginia Foster Durr Obituary". Retrieved 2007-01-17.
  5. ↑ "Virginia Foster Durr". Encyclopedia of Alabama.
  6. ↑ "The Whittemore House: Washington D.C.".
  7. ↑ Brown, T. Robins (January 26, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Art Exhibition & Museum". Woman's National Democratic Club. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  9. ↑ "EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION". Woman's National Democratic Club.
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