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The Woman's Club of San Antonio is a philanthropic civic organization located in Bexar County in the U.S. state of Texas. It was founded October 1, 1898 by Mary Eleanor Brackenridge, [1] Marin B. Fenwick [2] and sixteen other individuals who had been inspired by the National Federation of Women's Clubs. Brackenridge served as the organization's ...
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On October 1, 1898, the Woman's Club of San Antonio was organized by Brackenridge and Marin B. Fenwick., [8] a precursor of other similar civic and social organizations in the city. The organization was the vanguard of Texas women's clubs in promoting women's suffrage. Brackenridge served as the organization's president for the first seven ...
Mujeres Por La Raza had many local communities based in cities such as Houston, Dallas, Corpus Christi, Laredo, San Antonio, Crystal City, Mercedes, Austin, and Temple. Alma Canales, a member of the organization, received the endorsement from the Texas Women's Political Caucus (TWPC) on her 1972 campaign for lieutenant governor. However, the ...
Fuerza Unida was founded in 1990 by former employees of Levi Strauss & Co., protesting the sudden closure of the company's San Antonio plant and shifting of labor overseas to Costa Rica. This resulted in loss of employment by 1,250 Mexican and Mexican-American women.
Graciela Sanchez is the director of the Esperanza and has been since 1988. She was brought up in s household of women with strong, independent voices who also were into activism. Graciela and her staff work to create plans and programs that aid people of color, queer people and women, and people who survived cultural genocide.
Alamo City Rollergirls or ACRG, [2] is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 2005, the league played their fourth season in 2010. The ACRG are a founding member [3] of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [4]
The WPSL is the longest-running active women's soccer league as it enters its 25th season in 2023. The WPSL is also the largest women's soccer league in the United States, North America and the world with 130 active teams as of 2023. [1] The WPSL started as the Western Division of the W-League, before breaking away to form its own league in 1998.