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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 ...
The family moved to San Antonio in 1942. [1] [4] She attended Christ the King Private School and later graduated from Providence High School. [2] After high school she worked with The Salvation Army while taking college courses at night at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She graduated in 1979 with a bachelor's degree, which took her 20 ...
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 ...
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The 2025 San Antonio mayoral election will be held on May 3, 2025, to elect the next mayor of San Antonio, Texas. The election will be officially nonpartisan under state law and will determine the successor of four-term mayor Ron Nirenberg , who is ineligible for re-election due to term-limits.
Members of this organization describe how Mrs. Austin founded the Progressive Women as a group that would support philanthropic endeavors in the community, particularly the work of the children’s home. Their work paved the way for the continuation of the orphanage even after Ella Austin died as a result of heart disease on November 5, 1902.
The Women's Armed Services Integration Act (Pub.L. 80–625, 62 Stat. 356, enacted June 12, 1948) enabled women to serve as permanent, regular members of the armed forces in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the recently formed Air Force. However, Section 502 of the act limited service of women by excluding them from aircraft and vessels of the ...
The 14 women here prove there’s no one way to make a difference—you can start right where you are. Below, they share their goals, their mantras, how they define success, and what they hope ...