Name/Title
Navy Mothers ClubEntry/Object ID
1995.014.023.007Description
Black and white photo in very poor condition. Woman is seated at the center of the photo. She appears to be at a table with other women seated around her. Ena Wynn (?) written on the front and back of the photo.
Emma Jones began the first Navy Mothers Club in McAllen, Texas, in 1930. Chapter No. 1 began with 29 members. Just before and after World War II, numerous other clubs formed around the U.S. Traveling to Washington, D.C., Jones helped secure recognition of the Navy Mother's Clubs of America from the U.S. Navy itself. The clubs promoted "social, charitable, and educational work among the Navy men and their families," according to a 1941 article in The Monitor newspaper of McAllen. The organization also supported Navy women and Coast Guard members.Collection
Formidable Females