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Officers of the National Council of Negro Women. Founder Mary McLeod Bethune is at center. The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1935 with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African-American women, their families, and communities.
Augusta Clark was elected as a Democratic councilwoman-at-large in 1979, becoming only the second African-American woman to serve on the city council. Clark served on the Philadelphia City Council, representing a citywide at-large seat, from 1980 to 2000. She became the chair of the council's Education Committee for twelve years. She was known ...
It advocates on behalf of black women and girls, as well as promotes leadership development and gender equity in health, education, and economic empowerment. Other social and family organizations. The Girl Friends, Incorporated is a social organization of African American women.
Profession. Politician. Katherine Gilmore Richardson (born 1983/1984 [1]) is a Democratic politician and at-large member of the Philadelphia City Council. Gilmore Richardson was first elected to an at-large seat in 2019, becoming the youngest Black woman to serve on the city council. [2] [3] On January 2, 2024, she became both the youngest ever ...
Designated PHMC. June 19, 1997 [1] The New Century Guild, now the New Century Trust, is an historic women's support organization which is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1882, it is one of the oldest and largest organizations devoted to meeting the needs of women in the labor force. From its founding, the organization's ...
Black power. Black feminism is a branch of feminism that focuses on the African-American woman's experiences and recognizes the intersectionality of racism and sexism . Black feminism philosophy centers on the idea that "Black women are inherently valuable, that [Black women's] liberation is a necessity not as an adjunct to somebody else's but ...
Women's Way is a grantmaking, advocacy, and education 501 (c) (3) status nonprofit that deals with current issues facing women and girls in the greater Philadelphia region. [1] Several women-focused nonprofits formed the organization in the late-1970s in response to financial struggles. The causes they served at the time were controversial and ...
The Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society ( PFASS) was founded in December 1833, a few days after the first meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society (in Philadelphia), and dissolved in March 1870 following the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. It was founded by eighteen women, including Lucretia Mott ...