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In the American comedy-drama television series Gilmore Girls, the character Emily Gilmore is a regent of a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her granddaughter, Rory Gilmore , is presented to society at a DAR debutante ball and later joins the organization.
Ferguson pushed for the Daughters of the American Revolution to revise their national bylaws, leading to the organization banning discrimination based on race. She later founded, and served as chair, of the D.C. DAR Scholarship Committee. Ferguson was honored with a memorial plaque in the garden at DAR Constitution Hall in 2023.
In its first year, efforts funded three $100 scholarships and in 2018 the Fund provided more than $200,000 to DAR Schools. Funds are raised through direct donations to the Friends of DAR Schools Fund, including the Sustaining Supporter program, DAR merchandise sales at the Junior Shoppes, and Classroom Grant Awards Program.
The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11, 1890 as a nonprofit, non-political patriotic women's service organization.
Jul. 26—The Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution presented Halle VanCuren, a 2023 graduate of Logansport High School, with the 2023 INDAR Scholarship Award in May.
Under Wright's administration, the Daughters of the American Revolution passed an amendment to the society's bylaws in June 2023 that states the organization cannot discriminate on the basis of gender, religion, or sexual orientation. The amendment was voted on at the 2023 DAR Continental Congress, which was held in Washington, D.C..