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The Redwood City Woman’s Club and their guests recently celebrated the club’s listing as a national historic landmark that recognized commendable women of the past by unveiling a custom-made plaque commemorating the century-old club.
At Saturday’s dedication ceremony, Redwood City Mayor Diane Howard and club member Edythe Miller revealed the plaque, resting atop a hand-selected boulder and underneath a red blanket. The plaque, which will live in front of the cozy, craftsman-style home that has served as the group’s HQ for 110 years, marks the Woman’s Club as part of the National Register of Historic Places.
Climate Magazine editor and club member Janet McGovern gave a history of the club: Katherine Cumberson, Aileen Finkler, and Mary Beeger – prominent in their time – started a conversation in 1909 about creating a local women’s club, and by 1911, the club had grown, the women had a headquarters on Clinton Street, and the Redwood City Woman’s Club had been officially founded.
Mayor Diane Howard presented a proclamation that honored the club, a Redwood City Historic Landmark and a California Historical Landmark. The proclamation can be read in full below.
Click through the photos to see the new plaque.
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