Woman's Club

Founded in October 1895 as the Mutual Improvement Circle, this organization began with twenty members. Initially gathering in individual homes, the club met as a study group to improve members' minds, serve the community, and promote the cause of women's rights. Its program for the first year was a study of Greece. Among the club's early civic projects were the establishment of the city's Carnegie Library in 1903, downtown beautification efforts, and landscaping of the courthouse grounds. Club members planted a row of live oak trees along the College Avenue approach to the Texas A&M University campus. In 1909 the name of the organization was changed to The Woman's Club. Meetings were held in the Carnegie Library building until 1929, when the first clubhouse was built. Due to increases in membership, the club met in a number of different locations before the present facility was constructed in 1972. The white rose serves as the organization's symbol and appears on club publications and awards. The Woman's Club continues to be active in the civic affairs of Bryan and College Station.

Woman's Club is a historical marker in Bryan, Brazos County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 54 historical markers documented in Brazos County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 172 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.6619, -96.3633 near Bryan. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Presbyterian Church (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Site of Odd Fellows University and Orphans Home, St. Joseph Catholic Church, and Jones, J. M., House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5041008705. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.