University Area Women of Rotary Records 1955-1991

Women of Rotary. University Area (Houston, Tex.)

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Houston Area Women's Center

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The Houston Area Women's Center (HAWC) emerged from the Women's Information and Referral Exchange Service (WIRES) in 1977. The Referral Exchange eventually became a service within HAWC, providing resources to battered women in metropolitan Houston, Texas. The purpose of the Women's Center is to "provide shelter and support services to survivors of sexual assault and family violence…[to] educate and inform the community in order to prevent and eliminate the causes of this violence…[T...

University Area Women of Rotary

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The University Area Women of Rotary was organized in 1948 . The active membership consisted of the wives of the members of the University Rotary Club, Houston, Texas. The organization engaged in two major philanthropic projects, a nursing scholarship endowment fund and donations to the Houston Area Women's Center. The group's social activities included parties, teas, luncheons and fundraising events. Because of a drop in membership, the organization disbanded effective as of September 1, 1990 . ...