Lubbock Women's Club
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Starting in 1944, several women’s organizations met to coordinate their community improvement efforts. In February 1945, 22 groups became charter members of the Lubbock Women’s Club. After meeting at members’ homes, Texas Technological College and other sites, the club bought the former Plains Funeral Home building as their headquarters in 1949. Built in 1941 by contractor J.J. McLoen, the two-story, brick veneer building has a full-façade porch and Doric columns. The club has made additions as it has grown, holding its own functions, hosting other events and serving its neighbors and community. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2013
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Beginning in 1944, women's organizations across Lubbock joined forces to coordinate their community work, and in 1945 twenty-two groups chartered the Lubbock Women's Club. After meeting in homes and at Texas Technological College, the club bought the former Plains Funeral Home in 1949—a 1941 brick building with a full-façade porch and Doric columns—as its permanent headquarters, expanding it as membership grew. The club has hosted its own and neighbors' events there ever since.
Why it matters
The club reflects the powerful civic role of women's organizations in mid-century America, whose federated volunteer work shaped libraries, welfare, and cultural life in growing towns.
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