Woman's Club of Raleigh (Raleigh, N.C.)

Elvira Evelyna Worth Moffitt moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, in early 1900's. By 1904, Ms. Moffitt felt the need to organize a woman's club to help the city deal with unattractive and dirty streets and sidewalks and yards needing care. The charter members of the Woman's Club of Raleigh (WCR) numbered 141; they elected Miss Fannie Heck as the first president and selected Child Culture, Literature, Domestic Science, Art, Village Improvement, Charities, and Music as the beginning departments for the club's service to the community. The number of members quickly grew to 180 dedicated women determined to improve their city. The WCR joined the NC Federation of Women's Clubs in 1906 and incorporated the club as The Woman's Club of Raleigh, Inc. It is also a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.