women who felt strongly about providing educational opportunities for

women at a time when few attended college, few owned property, and

none was allowed to vote.

——The Woman's Club has grown to a present membership of 1550. It

is not a service organization but the Club is actively involved in

community programs related to its mission of supporting education,

the arts, and vitality downtown.

——The Club provides educational and performing arts programs for the benefit of the public: A fall and

spring lecture series, Theatre at The Bolling Haxall House, the Concert Ballet of Virginia and more. To

be added to our events mailing list, please call 643-2847, ext. 10. The Education Endowment Fund offers

need-based scholarships to selected college-bound students through the Mary Munford Scholars

Program.

——The Woman's Club purchased the historic Bolling Haxall House at 211 East Franklin Street in

October 1900, at which time it made a firm commitment to remain downtown. In the mid 1980s, the club

raised over $1.5 million from the community and its membership to restore and renovate the building

which has been listed as a Virginia Historic Landmark and in the National Register of Historic Places. The

building has become a valuable resource for the community as well as for club members and is widely

used for business and social functions. The Bolling Haxall House Foundation, an agent of The Woman's

Club formed to maintain the historic property, has a 501(c)(3) status as a non-profit organization. The

Woman's Club affirms its commitment to downtown by supporting civic efforts to revitalize the city. The

public has regular access to the house which is open free of charge for individual and group tours.