Baytown B P W Salutes 16 Charter Members From 1948
Baytown's Business and Professional Women honors 16 charter members who founded the organization in 1948. The piece lists Theresa Bremer Odena Childers Eulalia Davis Blanche DuPlantis Adline Englert Catherine Funderburk Edna Hart Beatrice Horton Humble Oil Beulah Jackson Sylvia McKin Beulah Miles Maevance Millican Elizabeth Longnecker Julia Pierson LaVerne varying roles at local firms and institutions.
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Baytown B&pw
Theresa Bremer
Bremer
Odena’ Childers
Eulalia E. Davis
LaVoys
Blanche DuPlantis
Baytown Hospital
Adline Englert
Courtesy Ford
Catherine Funderburk
Rockwell Manufacturing Co
Edna Hart
Ashland Chemical Co
Beatrice Horton
Citizens National McCullough
Humble Oil & Beulah M. Jackson
Refining Co
Sylvia McKin Newspaper Consultants Inc
1Stry
the Sun
Harris County Insurance Ophelia Jones
Beulah Miles
Maevance Millican
Culpepper
Elizabeth Furniture
Julia Pierson
Longnecker
LaVerne
Baytown Health Clinic
Foundation Strides for B P W Foundation Created in 1956
The Business and Professional Women's Foundation was created by the National Federation of B P W Clubs Inc in February 1956. It established scholarship funds and aims to support education, develop capabilities of business and professional women, and establish a library and research center as a data repository.
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The
Business and Professional Women's Foundation
National Federation of B&pw Clubs, Inc
Federation of Women Worldwide Forms Global Network
The International Federation of Business and Professional Women began in Geneva in August 1936 as a good will tour project. It grew from National Professional Women's Clubs USA to 24 countries by 1939 and now lists many nations with associated clubs. It remains non partisan and non sectarian, helping women in affiliated countries to be more effective through study, discussion and local action.
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International Federation of Business and Professional Women
Geneva
Switzerland
Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc
U.S.A
Austria
Canada
France
Italy
U.S
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
India
Republic of Ireland
Japan
Mexico
the Neatherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Rhodesia
South Africa
Southwest Africa
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Israel
Korea
Zambia
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Guyana
Iran
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
Malawi
Peru
Thailand
Trinidad
International Federation
Heritage Of B&PW Emphasizes Broad Opportunities
The piece highlights the Great Heritage of B&PW focusing on maximum employment and education, understanding legislative issues affecting Baytown and higher levels, personal and financial security, health and safety, and study of U.S. foreign policy and the United Nations.
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Baytown
U.S
United Nations
B&PW Convention Celebrates 50th Anniversary Triumph
Ruth Ash of Baytown attends the National Federation of Business and Professional Women convention in St. Louis where 3453 members and 1711 voting delegates marked the largest gathering. Fifty years of history honored 11 attendees from 1919, Korea and Israel joined the federation, bringing 45 countries in the International Federation. feature images celebrated women in business and 1969 as the movement’s promise. Argentinian sheep ranching note contrasts with the convention era.
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Ruth Ash
Baytown
National Convention of Business and Professional Women
St. Louis
National Federation of Business and Professional Women
B&pw
Korea
Israel
International Federation
NFBPW
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