National Association of Colored Women's Clubs

The National Association for Colored Women's Clubs ( NACWC ) is an American organization founded in July 1896 during the first annual meeting of the National Federation of Afro-American Women in Washington, DC . It was created through a merger of the National Federation of African-American Women , the Woman's Era Club of Boston and the National League of Colored Women of Washington after a call by Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin . Between 1896 and 1904, the NACWC was known as the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) . She adopted the motto “Lifting as we climb” in order to “show an ignorant and suspicious world that our goals and interests are identical to those of all good aspiring women”. The motto should reflect the goal of the association: Raising the reputation of the black population when black women take on leadership roles and initiate changes in the community.

Objectives of the NACWS

1. To work for the economic, moral, religious and social welfare of women and children.
2. Protect the rights of women and children.
3. Raising the standard and quality of life in the home and family.
4. Secure and use our influence to enforce the civil and political rights of all citizens.
5. Promote the education of women and children through the use of effective programs.
6. Creating the opportunity for African American families to achieve the highest human endeavors.
7. Effective interaction with the organization's male helpers.
8. Promote interracial understanding so that justice and prosperity can reign in all people.
9. Hold workshops at the national congress of the NACWC, which takes place every 2 years.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Who Are We" ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , NACW. 
2. ^ "National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC)" , Encyclopædia Britannica.
3. ↑ See The Records of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, 1895–1992, Part 1: Minutes of National Conventions, and President's Correspondence [microfilm] © National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, 1995.
4. ^ Lifting as We Climb: The Story of America's First Black Women's Club . In: Women's Museum of California . February 21, 2018 ( wordpress.com [accessed September 8, 2018]).