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Founded:
October 23, 1897 at State Female Normal School (now Longwood University) in Farmville, Virginia
Open
Motto: Ta Kala Diokomen “Let
us strive for that which is honorable, beautiful, and highest.”
Membership: Over 180,000 women throughout the world
National Headquarters:
3205 Players Lane
Memphis, TN 38125
Philanthropies: Girlscouts of the USA
Prevent Child Abuse America
Children’s Hospital at Richmond, Virginia
American Academy
of Orthopedic Surgeons
Created National Women’s Friendship Day in 1999 for women
everywhere to celebrate those special people in their lives. Every third Sunday
in September is set aside as a day to remember the woman we call friends.
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