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The Official Texas Historical Commission Marker recognizing the Houston Heights Woman's Club dedication was a well attended affair sponsored by the
Harris County Historical Commission.
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett was the keynote speaker at the Houston Heights Woman's Club marker dedication.
Writer, historian, preservation advocate and driving force for the HHWC organization, Anne Sloan received a proclamation from City Councilwoman Ellen Cohen District C.
Harris County Historical Commission Chairman, Janet K. Wagner gave a wonderful overview of the historic significance of the organization.
Harris County Historical Commission Members Jim Fisher, Mike Vance, Janet Wagner, Debra Blacklock Sloan, Bernice Mistrot and Gayle Davies.
The Houston Heights Woman's Club in 2012
THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS WOMAN’S CLUB
Marker Text
HOUSTON HEIGHTS WOMAN'S CLUB
THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS WOMAN'S CLUB HAS REMAINED A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1900 AND EVEN CONSTRUCTED ITS OWN CLUB BUILDING IN 1912, STILL IN USE. THE CLUB GAVE WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND MOVE
AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL WOMEN'S ROLES. MEMBERS WERE ACTIVE WITH SUCH ISSUES AS THE LACK OF WOMEN'S PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND OPPOSITION TO THEIR VOTING, HOLDING OFFICE, OR SERVING ON JURIES. THEY ALSO FOCUSED ON EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING A LIBRARY AT
HOUSTON HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL IN 1905, AND BEING VALUED VOLUNTEERS AT THE HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY. DURING WORLD WAR I, THE CLUB VOLUNTEERED TO MAKE SURGICAL BANDAGES FOR THE RED
CROSS. WHEN WORLD WAR II ERUPTED, THE LADIES AGAIN VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AND CLUBHOUSE TO THE RED CROSS, EARNING A SPECIAL CITATION FROM THE U. S. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY FOR THEIR SERVICE. THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS WOMAN'S CLUB HAS ALSO BEEN DEDICATED TO HELPING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS DONATED TIME AND MONEY TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE UNITED FUND, CARE INTERNATIONAL, AND THE VETERANS
HOSPITAL. THEY ALSO BROUGHT TOYS TO SICK CHILDREN AT BEN TAUB AND JEFF DAVIS HOSPITALS. TODAY THE CLUB CONTINUES TO VOLUNTEER IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. MEMBERS SPEND MANY HOURS MENTORING STUDENTS, ASSISTING THE ELDERLY AND PROVIDING QUILTS TO CHILDREN IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS WOMAN'S CLUB HAS GROWN TO BE AN INVALUABLE FORCE IN STIMULATING THE INTELLECTUAL PURSUITS OF WOMEN AND ALWAYS STRIVING TO PLACE THE NEEDS OF OTHERS AS THEIR FOREMOST CONCERN.
175 YEARS OF TEXAS INDEPENDENCE * 1836-2011
MARKER IS PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
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2011 NEWS AT THE
HARRIS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION
The 4th Quarter Meeting of the Harris County Historical Commission included a special award given by Author Audrey Cook (right) to Marker Dedication Chair, Debra Blacklock-Sloan for her excellent guidance.
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