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Posted on June 30, 2020 Posted By: randmin Categories:

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Wake Forest Woman's Club

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For more information on the club, please visit www.wake-forest-womans-club.comAs World War II raged on, the 1940s was a tumultuous and sometimes dangerous time for many, but GFWC clubwomen tried to do what they could to help the world around them. In 1944, GFWC ran a “Buy a Bomber” campaign, during which state federations sold war bonds worth more than $154 million – enough to purchase 431 planes!A year later, GFWC was invited by U.S. Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius to participate as a consultant to the U.S. delegation at the United Nations Conference on International Organizations, one of only five women’s organizations to receive the honor. On June 26, 1945, GFWC representatives witnessed the signing of the U.N. Charter in San Francisco. ... See MoreSee Less

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