Maids and Matrons Club

In 1906, three years after the founding of Brownfield, eleven women gathered together to form a club. Named Maids and Matrons, the club became primarily a study group in 1907, and the members founded the town's first library that year. Affiliated with the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs in 1915, the club continued to operate the library and supported numerous civic causes. When the Kendrick Memorial County Library was organized in 1957, the club donated their entire 3,000-volume collection of books to form the nucleus of the institution's holdings.

Maids and Matrons Club is a historical marker in Brownfield, Terry County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Terry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 21 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.2005, -102.2786 near Brownfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Joe T. and Laura Hamilton Home (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Oak Grove, City of Brownfield, and Brownfield Municipal Power Plant.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5445003186. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.