The Mississippi State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs Logo
*The Mississippi State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc. (MSFCWC), an African American women's club located in Mississippi, was celebrated on this date in 1903.
Educators Ursula J. Wade Foster, Mattie F. Rowan, and Lizzie Coleman created the club in 1903. They were inspired by visiting the annual session of the Southeastern Association of Colored Women's Clubs, held in Vicksburg in 1901. The club is affiliated with the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACW), headquartered in Jackson.
By 1906, the annual convention drew 200 delegates from women's clubs in Mississippi. However, around six years before 1920, there was no yearly convention. The organization had an annual convention and committees. MSFCWC sponsored scholarship opportunities and provided resources for black people in Mississippi. A new clubhouse for the organization was dedicated in Clinton, a town outside of Jackson, in 1953.
