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Adelaide Goddard

Charter Member Adelaide E. Goddard, one of the 'original eight' attendees of the "First Meeting of Members - Committee Luncheon" (Venus Cafe, June 21, 1921)

Violet Richardson

Charter Member Violet Richardson (Ward) , who later became our 'Founder President'

Helena Gamble

Helena M. Gamble, the first Soroptimist Secretary, later became 'Historian for Life'.

Eloise Cushing

Eloise B. Cushing, one of the architects of the first club's constitution and bylaws

The list below is a summary of the contents of the Soroptimist 50th Anniversary book as printed by Southwestern Region in 1971, and later updated by Founder Region for the the 75th Anniversary of Soroptimist in 1996. Over time, each of the entries on the list will lead to a page as we add the history book to this site.

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Photos, etchings from Soroptimist International of the Americas archives

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