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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

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The organization formed on October 7, 1921.[1][2] Six women founded the group, which held its first meeting in the Pioneer room of the old county courthouse in El Paso.[3] Some of the members had previously been part of the mostly men's organization, the Pioneer Association of El Paso County.[4] 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.[5] The "main attraction" of the meetings were the oral histories given by women who had lived as pioneers in El Paso.[5] The clubwomen decided that they would meet in each others' homes.[5]

The first president of the organization was Mrs. I.A. Shedd.[6] The Pioneers worked to get the Magoffin Homestead preserved as a museum.[7] The organization also preserved ephemera and manuscripts relating to early life in El Paso.[3]

Notable members

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Pioneer Women Will Mark 28th Anniversary Meeting". El Paso Herald-Post. Retrieved 2018-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Cunningham 1978, p. 233.
  3. ^ a b "Pioneers to Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary". El Paso Herald-Post. 7 October 1971. Retrieved 2018-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hamilton 2005, p. 108.
  5. ^ a b c Hamilton 2005, p. 110.
  6. ^ Keogh, Mildred (1 November 1922). "Pioneers Held Church, School in Tent in Early El Paso Days; Hauled Water From Deming, N.M." El Paso Herald. Retrieved 2018-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Would Make Early Ranch E.P. Museum". El Paso Evening Post. 14 October 1927. Retrieved 2018-04-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Cunningham 1978, p. 122.

Sources

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  • Cunningham, Mary S. (1978). The Woman's Club of El Paso: It's First Thirty Years. El Paso, Texas: Texas Western Press. ISBN 0874040612.
  • Hamilton, Nancy (Fall 2005). "El Paso's Pioneer Women". Password. 50 (3): 107–121. ISSN 0031-2738.
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