User:Megalibrarygirl/Pioneer Women's Association

The Association of Pioneer Women was a woman's club in El Paso, Texas. The club was made up of women who had lived in the early days of the founding of El Paso.

History
The organization formed on October 7, 1921. Six women founded the group, which held its first meeting in the Pioneer room of the old county courthouse in El Paso. Some of the members had previously been part of the mostly men's organization, the Pioneer Association of El Paso County. The first meeting was held on January 26, 1922 where officers were elected, committees formed and a constitution and by-laws for the organization were adopted. The "main attraction" of the meetings were the oral histories given by women who had lived as pioneers in El Paso. The clubwomen decided that they would meet in each others' homes.

The first president of the organization was Mrs. I.A. Shedd. The Pioneers worked to get the Magoffin Homestead preserved as a museum. The organization also preserved ephemera and manuscripts relating to early life in El Paso.

Notable members

 * Kate Moore Brown.