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In June 2019, Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly became the first African American elected to the DAR National Board of Management when she was installed as New York State Regent. [45] In 2022, Sheryl Sims became the first African-American woman to join the Nelly Custis Chapter of the DAR in Alexandria, Virginia. [46]
Ellen Hardin Walworth (October 20, 1832 – June 23, 1915) was an American author, lawyer, and activist who was a passionate advocate for the importance of studying history and historic preservation. Walworth was one of the founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was the organization's first secretary general. [ 1 ]
Wright was born and raised in Georgia. [1] She is the daughter of Charles Benjamin Rouse Sr. and Wauneithe Mitchell Rouse. [2] Her father, a Korean War veteran, was a recipient of the Good Conduct Medal, the China Service Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal Korea, and the Korean Service Medal with six stars.
She also promoted women's clubs and was the founder of the Travel Club and president of the Woman's National Press Association, as well as Lady Manager at Large at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. [2] The founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution honor Lockwood and the other co-founders of the DAR.
Washington was the DAR's first Registrar General, and was made "number one" on the "grand roll" of the society's membership. In 1898, Washington founded another lineage society, the National Society of Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America, with the broader goal of preserving the history of the American colonial era.
The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution honors Desha and the other co-founders of the DAR. The first official meeting of the first chapter (branch) of the Daughters of the American Revolution began at 2 p.m. on October 11, 1890, in Strathmore Arms, the residence of Mary Smith Lockwood, one of the four co-founders. [3]
Daughters of the American Revolution monuments and memorials (1 C, 12 P) Daughters of the American Revolution people (3 C, 255 P) Daughters of the American Revolution state forests (2 P)
She was featured in an NPR Weekend Edition interview with Scott Simon, "Meet the woman who has witnessed over 100 years of Black history in Chicago", [28] broadcast on Feb. 11, 2023. In April 2023, the Grinnell Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution honored Edith Renfrow Smith with the DAR's Women in American History award. [ 29 ]