| Marker Number |
5889 |
| Atlas Number |
5439005889 |
| Marker Title |
Woman's Club of Fort Worth |
| Index Entry |
Woman's Club of Fort Worth |
| Address |
1316 Pennsylvania Ave. |
| City |
Fort Worth |
| County |
Tarrant |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
655477 |
| UTM Northing |
3623470 |
| Subject Codes |
women's clubs; women, women's history topics |
| Marker Year |
1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
1316 Pennsylvania Ave., Fort Worth; Interior Garden Wall |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Women from eleven social and study groups, some formed before 1900, joined in 1923 to create the Woman's Club of Fort Worth. Miss Anna Shelton, who led the unification drive, served as the first President of the club. The charter members first met in a house donated by Etta O. (Mrs. William G.) Newby. As the club grew, it acquired other buildings. The organization performs many civic, charitable, and educational activities and maintains a Texana library collection. Membership in 1975 totaled about 3000. |
