Bryan in Brazos County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Women’s Club
Photographed by James Hulse, April 3, 2021
1. The Women’s Club Marker
Founded in October 1895 as the Mutual Improvement Circle, this organization began with twenty members. Initially gathering in individual homes, the club met as a study group to improve members' minds, serve the community, and promote the cause of women's rights. Its program for the first year was a study of Greece.
Among the club's early civic projects were the establishment of the city's Carnegie Library in 1903, downtown beautification efforts, and landscaping of the courthouse grounds. Club members planted a row of Live Oak trees along the College Avenue approach to the Texas A&M University campus.
In 1909 the name of the organization was changed to The Woman's Club. Meetings were held in the Carnegie Library building until 1929, when the first clubhouse was built. Due to increases in membership, the club met in a number of different locations before the present facility was constructed in 1972.
The white rose serves as the organization's symbol and appears on club publications and awards. The Woman's Club continues to be active in the civic affairs of Bryan and College Station.
Erected 1989 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8705.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work
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Location. 30° 39.61′ N, 96° 21.832′ W. Marker is in Bryan, Texas, in Brazos County. It is at the intersection of Carter Creek Parkway and Lee Hollow Drive, on the left when traveling north on Carter Creek Parkway. The marker is located on the right side of the front entrance of the Women’s Club on the wall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 Carter Creek Parkway, Bryan TX 77802, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Presbyterian Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Christian Church of Bryan/College Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of First Public School in Bryan (approx. 0.6 miles away); Eugene Edge Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Methodist Church of Bryan (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Baptist Church, Bryan, Texas (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Joseph School (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bryan.
Photographed by James Hulse, April 3, 2021
2. The front entrance to the Women’s Club with Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, April 3, 2021
3. The view of the Women’s Club from the street
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
