Welcome!
The Woman's Club of Washington University is entering its centennial year in 2010. In preparation, we are building on the Club's outreach, programming, and membership. The Club is committed to service to the Washington University community, and our centennial committee is planning many exciting programs. View our calendar for more information about of centennial events.
August-September 2009 Newsletter (pdf)
Commemorative centennial items, including a book about the Woman's Club's history and teapots hand-stamped with our centennial logo will be available by special order. Please use our Fall Order Form (PDF) to purchase centennial items.
In honor of the Club's centennial year, the Woman's Club of Washington University is committed to establishing an endowed scholarship for students attending University College. We have reached our goal to raise a minimum of $50,000, which provides a $2,500 annual scholarship to a student enrolled in University College at Washington University. We are now working to build on this important scholarship and move beyond this minimum. Members of the Woman's Club are impressed with former scholarship recipients who have received annual awards from the Club. These students have held jobs, met family responsibilities, and have maintained good grades while attending University College. Over 60 percent of students attending Washington University receive financial aid. It is our mission to make Washington University a financial reality for students. Scholarships lessen the financial obligation while also helping attract the best and brightest students. Permanently endowed scholarships live in perpetuity-providing ongoing financial assistance each year to a deserving student.
If you are interested in making a gift to the Washington University Woman's Club Centennial Scholarship please contact:
Becky Hanrahan, 314-935-3609, becky.hanrahan@wustl.edu or mail your gift to Woman's Club of Washington University, Campus Box 1202, St. Louis, MO 63130. (Download pdf form) Our Giving page details many ways you can help support our initiatives.
In line with service to the University, The Woman's Club of Washington University and the Women's Society of Washington University are creating a new learning and support organization for the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum called Women and the Kemper, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Club.
We are designing some activities with professional women in mind, including a Saturday "Not Just Lunch."
Our Meet the Leaders program provides opportunities for men and women on campus to meet University and community leaders.
This year we will present a ticketed breakfast series at the Knight Center. Presentation titles include: Breast Cancer: Prevention and New Research, Women in Jazz in St. Louis, and Women at Washington University Today, chaired by Robin Hattori and Mary Ann Dzuback and cosponsored by Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Finally, our Lunch and Learn on Location program provides lively noon discussions on campus and an opportunity for women to build friendships.
We invite you to join the Woman's Club this year and enjoy some of our ongoing activities including bridge, literature, the Elizabeth G. Danforth Butterfly Garden, computers, galleries and sights, international women, the annual Assembly Series Lecture, and more!
New and renewing general Club membership is $35.00, or consider becoming a Sustaining Centennial Member for $100. We would be honored to have you join us at this historic time!
Sincerely,
Margaret Israel, 2009-2010 President
Upcoming Events
- University Night
- Dinner and Theatre
- Saturday, October 31, 2009 at
Dinner at 6:00 p.m. at Whittemore House
"Ragtime" performance at 8:00 p.m., Edison Theatre
Reservations (pdf form)