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Fabulous Women of WNFGA

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“[W]e have kept our lively characteristic pioneer spirit, as well as our flair for cooperative action …
It is difficult to visualize today the hardihood, vision, and enthusiasm of the small body of women who pioneered fifty years ago. Yet the organization has hewed to the line, & adapted its original & still vital purposes to a changing world.”
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Mrs. Herbert B. Hosmer, First History chair and WNF&GA archivist,
on the occasion of the Association’s 50th anniversary 1964


The Founding Mothers of WNF&GA were women of vision and integrity,
educated women of means who believed in the inherent right of women to live equally with men.
They were pioneers, with progressive ideas and the fortitude to make them real. 

​Here's a look at three Michigan women whose impact on the Association has been profound & lasting.

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Louisa Yeomans King
1863-1948

First National WNF&GA President
Founder, WNF&GA Michigan Division
Founder, Garden Clubs of America
Internationally known garden author & speaker
Get to know Louisa
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Clara Bryant Ford
1866-1950



​Wife of Henry Ford I, founder of Ford Motor Corporation.
​Fifth National WNF&GA President, 1927-34
Get to know Clara
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Matilda Dodge Wilson
1883-1967




​WNF&GA President, 1964-66

Businesswoman, preservationist, art collector, horsewoman, farmer and philanthropist
Get to know Matilda
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