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Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
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[[File:Banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs]]
The '''Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs''' (OFCWC) was formed in 1910 under the name the Oklahoma Federation of Negro Women's Clubs. The name was changed in 1924.<ref name="Cowan"></ref> An early leader of the OFCWC was [[Drusilla Dunjee Houston]].<ref name="Encyclopedia of Oklahoma"></ref>
The OFCWC protested [[Lynching in the United States|lynching]] in 1911. They endorsed [[Women's suffrage in the United States|woman's suffrage]] in 1914. They advocated for employment of [[African-American teachers]] in 1957.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Oklahoma"/>
The banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs is in the collection of the Smithsonian [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]] and is on view there.<ref name="NMAAHC"></ref>
==References==
[[Category:African-American history]]
[[Category:African-American women's organizations]]
[[Category:National Association of Colored Women's Clubs| ]]
[[Category:Women's clubs in the United States]]
[[Category:Women's organizations based in the United States]]
The '''Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs''' (OFCWC) was formed in 1910 under the name the Oklahoma Federation of Negro Women's Clubs. The name was changed in 1924.<ref name="Cowan"></ref> An early leader of the OFCWC was [[Drusilla Dunjee Houston]].<ref name="Encyclopedia of Oklahoma"></ref>
The OFCWC protested [[Lynching in the United States|lynching]] in 1911. They endorsed [[Women's suffrage in the United States|woman's suffrage]] in 1914. They advocated for employment of [[African-American teachers]] in 1957.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Oklahoma"/>
The banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs is in the collection of the Smithsonian [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]] and is on view there.<ref name="NMAAHC"></ref>
==References==
[[Category:African-American history]]
[[Category:African-American women's organizations]]
[[Category:National Association of Colored Women's Clubs| ]]
[[Category:Women's clubs in the United States]]
[[Category:Women's organizations based in the United States]]
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