The Cincinnati Woman's Club 1894-1936

• Club founded – March 26, 1894

• 1^st benefit was organized for Berea College – 1894–1895

• Organized the CWC Pearl Street Playground and Bathhouses – 1897

• Organized Vacation Schools –1898

• Funded a Matron for the Women’s Prison – 1898

• Provided three scholarships for Art Academy students – 1900

• Sponsored and maintained CWC Parks, created the 1^st Public Park in 1901, and then transitioned it to the Cincinnati Park Commission

• Instituted the Penny School Lunch program

• Oak Street Club House opens – February 7, 1910

• Provided the 1^st Christmas tree and lights for Fountain Square – 1913

• The Club initiates an annual gift in memory of deceased Club members – 1914
  • The first gift was given to the Terrace Park Fresh Air Farm
  • The gifts have increased over the years from $100 to $5,000

• The Club becomes a Red Cross unit during WWI – 1917

• Other WWI efforts included setting up a Red Cross sewing unit, adopting Base Hospital Unit 25, making bandages, and making knitting, clothing, and book donations

• The Club Philanthropic Fund created – May 8, 1925

• Established the Emergency Milk Fund – 1925

• The 1^st Club scholarship awarded ­– 1927

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