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The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a
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-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' efforts towards independence. A non-profit group, they promote education and patriotism. The organization's membership is limited to direct lineal descendants of soldiers or others of the Revolutionary period who aided the cause of independence; applicants must have reached 18 years of age and are reviewed at the chapter level for admission. The DAR has over 185,000 current members in the United States and other countries. Its motto is "God, Home, and Country".


Founding

In 1889 the centennial of President
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's inauguration was celebrated, and Americans looked for additional ways to recognize their past. Out of the renewed interest in United States history, numerous patriotic and preservation societies were founded. On July 13, 1890, after the Sons of the American Revolution refused to allow women to join their group,
Mary Smith Lockwood Mary Smith Lockwood (1831–1922) was one of the founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Biography On July 13, 1890, after the Sons of the American Revolution refused to allow women to join their group, Lockwood published the story ...
published the story of patriot
Hannah White Arnett Hannah White Arnett (1733–1823) was an American woman who is known for preventing a group of men in Elizabethtown, Province of New Jersey (now Elizabeth) from proclaiming their loyalty to Great Britain in exchange for "protection of life and pro ...
in '' The Washington Post,'' asking, "Where will the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution place Hannah Arnett?" On July 21 of that year, William O. McDowell, a great-grandson of Hannah White Arnett, published an article in ''The Washington Post'' offering to help form a society to be known as the Daughters of the American Revolution. The first meeting of the society was held August 9, 1890. The first DAR chapter was organized on October 11, 1890, at the Strathmore Arms, the home of
Mary Smith Lockwood Mary Smith Lockwood (1831–1922) was one of the founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Biography On July 13, 1890, after the Sons of the American Revolution refused to allow women to join their group, Lockwood published the story ...
, one of the DAR's four co-founders. Other founders were
Eugenia Washington Eugenia Scholay Washington (June 27, 1838 – November 30, 1900) was an American historian, civil servant, and a founder of the lineage societies, Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America. Wash ...
, a great-grandniece of
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,
Ellen Hardin Walworth Ellen Hardin Walworth (October 20, 1832 – June 23, 1915) was an American author, lawyer, and activist who was a passionate advocate for the importance of studying history and historic preservation. Walworth was one of the founders of the Dau ...
, and
Mary Desha Mary Desha (March 8, 1850 – January 29, 1911) was a founder of Daughters of the American Revolution. Early life Mary Desha attended the University of Kentucky (at that time known as "Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky"), after whic ...
. They had also held organizational meetings in August 1890. Other attendees in October were Sons of the American Revolution members Registrar General Dr. George Brown Goode, Secretary General A. Howard Clark, William O. McDowell (SAR member #1), Wilson L. Gill (secretary at the inaugural meeting), and 18 other people. The First Lady, Caroline Lavina Scott Harrison, wife of President Benjamin Harrison, lent her prestige to the founding of DAR, and served as its first President General. Having initiated a renovation of the White House, she was interested in historic preservation. She helped establish the goals of DAR, which was incorporated by
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in 1896. In this same period, such organizations as the
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, the Mary Washington Memorial Society, Preservation of the Virginia Antiquities, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Sons of Confederate Veterans were also founded. This was in addition to numerous fraternal and civic organizations flourishing in this period.


Structure

The DAR is structured into three Society levels: National Society, State Society, and Chapter. A State Society may be formed in any US State, the District of Columbia, or other countries that are home to at least one DAR Chapter. Chapters can be organized by a minimum of 12 members, or prospective members, who live in the same city or town. Each Society or Chapter is overseen by an executive board composed of a variety of officers. National level officers are: President General, First Vice President General, Chaplain General, Recording Secretary General, Corresponding Secretary General, Organizing Secretary General, Treasurer General, Registrar General, Historian General, Librarian General, Curator General, and Reporter General, to be designated as Executive Officers, and twenty-one Vice Presidents General. These officers are mirrored at the State and Chapter level, with a few changes: instead of a President General, States and Chapters have Regents, the twenty-one Vice Presidents General become one Second Vice Regent position, and the title of "General" is replaced by the title of either "State" or "Chapter". Example: First Vice President General becomes State First Vice Regent.


Historic programs

The DAR chapters raised funds to initiate a number of historic preservation and patriotic endeavors. They began a practice of installing markers at the graves of Revolutionary War veterans to indicate their service, and adding small flags at their gravesites on Memorial Day. Other activities included commissioning and installing monuments to battles and other sites related to the War. The DAR recognized women patriots' contributions as well as those of soldiers. For instance, they installed a monument at the site of a spring where Polly Hawkins Craig and other women got water to use against flaming arrows, in the defense of
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(present-day
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). In addition to installing markers and monuments, DAR chapters have purchased, preserved, and operated historic houses and other sites associated with the war.


DAR Hospital Corps (Spanish–American War, 1898)

In the 19th century, the U.S. military did not have an affiliated group of nurses to treat servicemembers during wartime. At the onset of the Spanish–American War in 1898, the U.S. Army appointed Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee as Acting Assistant Surgeon to select educated and experienced nurses to work for the Army. As Vice President of the DAR (who also served as NSDAR's first Librarian General), Dr. McGee founded the DAR Hospital Corps to vet applicants for nursing positions. The DAR Hospital Corps certified 1,081 nurses for service during the Spanish–American War. DAR later funded pensions for many of these nurses who did not qualify for government pensions. Some of the DAR-certified nurses were trained by the American Red Cross, and many others came from religious orders such as the Sisters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy, and Sisters of the Holy Cross. These nurses served the U.S. Army not only in the United States but also in Cuba and the Philippines during the war. They paved the way for the eventual establishment—with Dr. McGee's assistance—of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901.


Textbook committees

During the 1950s, statewide chapters of the DAR took an interest in reviewing school textbooks for their own standards of suitability. In Texas, the statewide "Committee on Investigations of Textbooks" issued a report in 1955 identifying 59 textbooks currently in Texas public schools that had "socialistic slant" or "other deficiencies" including references to "Soviet Russia" in the ''Encyclopedia Britannica''. In 1959, the Mississippi chapter's "National Defense Committee" undertook a state lobbying effort that secured an amendment to state law which added "lay" members to the committee reviewing school textbooks. A DAR board member was appointed to one of the seats.


Contemporary DAR

There are nearly 180,000 current members of the DAR in approximately 3,000 chapters across the United States and in several other countries. The organization describes itself as "one of the most inclusive genealogical societies" in the United States, noting on its website that, "any woman 18 years or older — regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background — who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership". The current DAR President General is
Pamela Rouse Wright Pamela Hilda Edwards Rouse Wright is an American philanthropist, clubwoman, businesswoman, and jewelry designer. Since 2022, she has served as the President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution, National Society Daughters of the Ame ...
, the founder and owner of a jewelry and luxury goods business in Texas.


Eligibility

Membership in the DAR today is open to all women, regardless of race or religion, who can prove lineal bloodline descent from an
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who aided in achieving United States independence. The National Society DAR is the final arbiter of the acceptability of the documentation of all applications for membership. Qualifying participants in achieving independence include the following: * Signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence; * Military veterans of the American Revolutionary War, including State navies and militias, local militias, privateers, and
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or Spanish soldiers and sailors who fought in the American theater of war; *
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s of provisional or State governments,
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and State conventions and assemblies; * Signers of
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or
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; * Participants in the Boston Tea Party or
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; * Prisoners of war, refugees, and defenders of fortresses and frontiers; doctors and nurses who aided Revolutionary casualties; ministers; petitioners; and * Others who gave material or patriotic support to the Revolutionary cause. The DAR published a book, available online, with the names of thousands of minority patriots, to enable family and historical research. Its online Genealogical Research System (GRS) provides access to a database, and it is digitizing family Bibles to collect more information for research. The organization has chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia. DAR chapters have been founded in
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, Austria, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
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, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The DAR is a governing organization within the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America, and each DAR President General has served on HSC's board since its inception.


Education outreach

The DAR contributes more than $1 million annually to support five schools that provide for a variety of special student needs. Supported schools: *
Kate Duncan Smith DAR School The Kate Duncan Smith DAR School is a K- 12 public school in Grant, Alabama. History The school was established in 1924 and operates under a public-private partnership between the Marshall County School System and the National Society of the ...
,
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*Crossnore School, Crossnore, North Carolina *Hillside School,
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* Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, Kentucky *
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, Mount Berry, Georgia In addition, the DAR provides $70,000 to $100,000 in scholarships and funds to American Indian youth at Chemawa Indian School,
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; Bacone College,
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; and the Indian Youth of America Summer Camp Program.


Civic work

DAR members participate in a variety of veteran and citizenship-oriented projects, including: * Providing more than 200,000 hours of volunteer time annually to veterans in
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hospitals and non-VA facilities * Offering support to America's service personnel in current conflicts abroad through care packages, phone cards and other needed items * Sponsoring special programs promoting the Constitution during its official celebration week of September 17–23 * Participating in naturalization ceremonies


Exhibits and library at DAR Headquarters

The DAR maintains a genealogical library at its headquarters in Washington, DC and provides guides for individuals doing family research. Its bookstore presents scholarship on United States and women's history. Temporary exhibits in the galleries have featured women's arts and crafts, including items from the DAR's quilt and embroidery collections. Exhibit curators provide a social and historical context for girls' and women's arts in such exhibits, for instance, explaining practices of mourning reflected in certain kinds of embroidery samplers, as well as ideals expressed about the new republic. Permanent exhibits include American furniture, silver and furnishings.


Literacy promotion

In 1989, the DAR established the NSDAR Literacy Promotion Committee, which coordinates the efforts of DAR volunteers to promote child and adult literacy. Volunteers teach English, tutor reading, prepare students for GED examinations, raise funds for literacy programs, and participate in many other ways.


American history essay contest

Each year, the DAR conducts a national American history essay contest among students in grades 5 through 8. A different topic is selected each year. Essays are judged "for historical accuracy, adherence to topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and neatness." The contest is conducted locally by the DAR chapters. Chapter winners compete against each other by region and nationally; national winners receive a monetary award.


Scholarships

The DAR awards $150,000 per year in scholarships to high school graduates, and music, law, nursing, and medical school students. Only two of the 20 scholarships offered are restricted to DAR members or their descendants.


Segregation and exclusion of African Americans, and later inclusion

In 1932 the DAR adopted a rule excluding African-American musicians from performing at DAR Constitution Hall in response to complaints by some members against "mixed seating," as both black and white people were attracted to concerts of black artists. In 1939, they denied permission for Marian Anderson to perform a concert. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the organization. In her letter to the DAR, Roosevelt wrote, "I am in complete disagreement with the attitude taken in refusing Constitution Hall to a great artist... You had an opportunity to lead in an enlightened way and it seems to me that your organization has failed." As the controversy grew, the American press overwhelmingly backed Anderson's right to sing. '' The Philadelphia Tribune'' wrote, "A group of tottering old ladies, who don't know the difference between patriotism and putridism, have compelled the gracious First Lady to apologize for their national rudeness." The ''
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'' wrote, "In these days of racial intolerance so crudely expressed in the Third Reich, an action such as the D.A.R.'s ban... seems all the more deplorable." At Eleanor Roosevelt's behest, President Roosevelt and Walter White, then-executive secretary of the
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, and Anderson's manager, impresario Sol Hurok arranged an open-air concert on the steps of the
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with a dignified and stirring rendition of " America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)". The event attracted a crowd of more than 75,000 in addition to a national radio audience of millions. The DAR officially reversed its "white performers only" policy in 1952. However, in 1957, the Colorado branch of the DAR refused to allow a Mexican-American child to participate in an Abraham Lincoln birthday event. In 1977, Karen Batchelor Farmer (now Karen Batchelor) of Detroit, Michigan, was admitted to the Ezra Parker Chapter (
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) as the first known African-American member of the DAR. Batchelor's admission as the first known African-American member of DAR sparked international interest after it was featured in a story on page one of '' The New York Times.'' In 1984, Lena Lorraine Santos Ferguson, a retired school secretary, was denied membership in a Washington, D.C. chapter of the DAR because she was Black, according to a report by '' The Washington Post''. Ferguson met the lineage requirements and could trace her ancestry to Jonah Gay, a white man who fought in Maine. When asked for comment, Sarah M. King, the President General of the DAR, told ''The Washington Post'' that the DAR's chapters have autonomy in determining members. King went on to tell ''Washington Post'' reporter Ronald Kessler, "Being black is not the only reason why some people have not been accepted into chapters. There are other reasons: divorce, spite, neighbors' dislike. I would say being black is very far down the line....There are a lot of people who are troublemakers. You wouldn't want them in there because they could cause some problems." After King's comments were reported in a page one story, outrage erupted, and the
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threatened to revoke the DAR's real estate tax exemption. King quickly corrected her error, saying that Ferguson should have been admitted, and that her application had been handled "inappropriately". DAR changed its bylaws to bar discrimination "on the basis of race or creed." In addition, King announced a resolution to recognize "the heroic contributions of black patriots in the American Revolution." Since the mid-1980s, the DAR has supported a project to identify African-Americans, Native Americans, and individuals of mixed race who were patriots of the American Revolution, expanding their recognition beyond soldiers. In 2008, DAR published ''Forgotten Patriots: African-American and American Indian Patriots in the Revolutionary War.'' In 2007, the DAR posthumously honored one of Thomas Jefferson's slaves,
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, as a "Patriot of the Revolution." Because of Hemings Bell's declaration by the DAR to be a Patriot, all of her female descendants qualify for membership in the DAR.''American Spirit Magazine,'' Daughters of the American Revolution, January–February 2009, p. 4
Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly (née Rhodes December 11, 1946 – October 16, 2019) was an African-American genealogist who traced her American lineage to the April 5, 1614, union of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. She was also a member of the Jamestowne So ...
, in 2019, became the first African-American elected to the DAR National Board of Management when she was installed as New York State Regent in June.


Notable members


Living members

*
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, American academic, chief executive officer and dean, Kent State University Stark *
Ada E. Brown Ada Elene Brown (born November 8, 1974) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She is a former trial judge of the Dallas County courts and a former Justice of the Fifth Court of A ...
, first African-American woman federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate, and first African-American woman on the
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in its 140-year history. Second Native American woman to become a federal judge *
Laura Bush Laura Lane Welch Bush (''née'' Welch; born November 4, 1946) is an American teacher, librarian, memoirist and author who was First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Bush previously served as First Lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000. ...
, former
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* Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady of the United States, politician, political and social activist * Bo Derek, actress, former model, and veterans advocate * Elizabeth Dole, former
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from North Carolina, former
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,
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, American Red Cross president,
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er, presidential candidate, and presidential advisor * Tammy Duckworth, American Army veteran, former U.S. Representative, and from 2017, U.S. Senator from Illinois. Duckworth is depicted along with Molly Pitcher in a statue sponsored by the DAR Illinois chapter and dedicated to women veterans on the grounds of the Brehm Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon, Illinois *
Candace Whittemore Lovely Candace Whittemore Lovely (born March 15, 1953) is an American impressionist painter known for her paintings of contemporary American life, including landscapes of treasured locales and people at play in idyllic locations. She lives and works in ...
, painter * Dr. Donna J. Nelson, chemistry professor * Katie Pavlich, conservative commentator, author, blogger, and podcaster * Margaret Rhea Seddon, NASA astronaut


Deceased members

* Jane Addams, activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner *
Mary Jane Aldrich Mary Jane Aldrich (, Johnston; March 19, 1833 – April 27, 1909) was an American temperance reformer, lecturer, and essayist of the long nineteenth century. She served as vice-president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) an ...
(1833–1909), American temperance reformer and lecturer * Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist *
Lillie Stella Acer Ballagh Lillian "Lillie" Stella Acer Ballagh Farmer (died April 30, 1938) was the founder of Matinee Musical Club, Los Angeles. Early life Lillian "Lillie" Stella Acer was born October 30, in Rochester, New York, the daughter of John Acer and Maria Foste ...
, national chairman of Colonial Relics *
Mary Ross Banks Mary Ross Banks (, Ross; after first marriage, Bowdre; after second marriage, Banks; March 4, 1846 – September 15, 1910) was an American litterateur and author of the long nineteenth century. Her literary fame came to her suddenly and was the res ...
(1846–1910), litterateur and author *
Clara Barton Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk. Since nursing education was not then very ...
,
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founder *
Octavia Williams Bates Octavia Williams Bates (1846 – January 12, 1911) was an American suffragist, clubwoman, and author of the long nineteenth century. She was involved with women's movements associated with higher education and political enfranchisement. Bates was p ...
(1846–1911), suffragist, clubwoman, author * Frances E. Burns (1866–1937), social leader, business executive *
Mary Temple Bayard Mary Temple Bayard (, Temple; after first marriage, Bayard, after second marriage, Jamison; pen name, Meg; July 23, 1853 – August 17, 1916) was an American writer and journalist. Her literary work was mostly written for magazines in the interes ...
(1853–1916), American writer, journalist *
Cora M. Beach Cora May Brown Beach (August 3, 1878 - March 30, 1968) was an American genealogist and historian, author of ''Women of Wyoming'' (1927). Biography Cora May Brown was born on August 3, 1878, in West Oxford, Ontario, the daughter of James Emerson B ...
, State Chairman and member of National Committee for Genealogical and Historical Research * Clara Bancroft Beatley (1858–1923), educator, lecturer, author *
Ella A. Bigelow Ella A. Bigelow (May 21, 1849 – October 23, 1917) was an American author and clubwoman. Among her publications were ''Prize Quotations'' (Marlboro, 1887), ''Venice'' (Marlboro, 1890), ''Old Masters of Art'' (Buffalo, 1888), and ''Letters upon Gre ...
(1849–1917), author and clubwoman *
Sarah Bond Hanley Sarah Bond Hanley (January 1865 – April 15, 1959) was an American politician most notable for being one of the first two Democratic women to serve in the Illinois General Assembly. Biography She was born in Leon, Iowa in 1865. She attended Monm ...
, first Democratic woman to serve in the
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. She served as the Illinois State Regent. *
Leah Belle Kepner Boyce Leah Belle Kepner Boyce (died April 5, 1960) was a journalist, civic worker and clubwoman. Early life Leah Belle Kepner was born in Port Carbon, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Howard Douglas Kepner (1854-1922) and Emma Rebecca Chillson Vose (185 ...
, State Recording and Secretary of the California Daughters of the American Revolution * Gene Bradford (1909–1937), member of the Washington State House of Representatives * Alice Willson Broughton (1889–1980), First Lady of North Carolina * Olivia Dudley Bucknam, Hollywood chapter *
Eleanor Kearny Carr William Eleanor Kearny Carr (March 1, 1840 – March 29, 1912) was an American planter and political hostess who served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1893 to 1897 as the wife of Governor Elias Carr. She was a charter member and libraria ...
(1840–1912), First Lady of North Carolina * Luella J. B. Case (1807–1857), author *
Marietta Stanley Case Marietta Stanley Case (, Stanley; August 22, 1845 – 21 July 1900) was a 19th-century American poet and temperance advocate. Her very best poems were entitled, "The Waning Century" and "Amorpatioe", the latter being written for the Daughters of t ...
(1845–1900), poet and temperance advocate *
Annetta R. Chipp Annetta R. Chipp ( Biggs; after first marriage, Klingensmith; after second marriage, Chipp; May 2, 1866 – March 25, 1961) was an American temperance leader and prison evangelist. She served as president of the South Idaho Woman's Christian Temp ...
(1866-1961), temperance leader and prison evangelist *
Florence Anderson Clark Florence Anderson Clark (, Anderson; June 10, 1835 – March 19, 1918) was an American author, newspaper editor, librarian, and university administrator. She served for 14 years as assistant librarian at the University of Texas (UT), and in honor ...
(1835–1918), author, newspaper editor, librarian, university dean *
Vinnie B. Clark Vinnie B. Clark (1878–1971) was an educator and author who established and developed the Geography Department at the San Diego State University. Early life Vinnie B. Clark was born in 1878 in Mayville, Wisconsin, the daughter of Dr. Gilbert J. C ...
, established and developed the Geography Department at the San Diego State Teachers College * Clara Rankin Coblentz (1863-1933), social reformer * Sarah Johnson Cocke (1865–1944), writer and civic leader *
Emily Parmely Collins Emily Parmely Collins (, Parmely; after first marriage, Peltier; after second marriage, Collins; pen name, Justitia; August 11, 1814 – April 14, 1909) was an American woman suffragist, women's rights activist, and writer of the long nineteenth c ...
(1814–1909) – suffragist, activist, writer *
Harriet L. Cramer Harriet L. Cramer (, Barker; February 14, 1848 – February 7, 1922) was an American journalist. Starting off as a typesetter and proofreader at ''The Evening Wisconsin'', a daily newspaper published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she went on to become ...
(1847–1922) – newspaper publisher *
Inez Mabel Crawford Inez Mabel Crawford (August 16, 1869 – February 1938) was a prominent socialite in Ottawa, Kansas who moved to San Mateo, California, and worked for many years as the first city librarian and head librarian of the San Mateo City Library. Ea ...
, first registrar of the General Edward Hand Chapter *
Belle Caldwell Culbertson Belle Caldwell Culbertson (, Caldwell; February 23, 1857 – August 4, 1934) was an American author and philanthropist, active in social and religious reforms. She served as president, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbytery of Washi ...
(1857–1934), author and philanthropist *
Carrie Chase Davis Carrie Chase Davis (13 August 1863 – 22 March 1953) was an American physician and suffragist. After teaching for some years, she graduated with a Medical Degree from Howard University College of Medicine in 1897, with a specialization in Bacter ...
(1863–1953), American physician, suffragist *
Allie Luse Dick Allie Luse Dick (, Luse; June 2, 1859 - June 10, 1933) was an American music educator who identified with various religious, social, philanthropic and educational activities. Among the positions she held, Dick served as director of music at Heddin ...
(1859–1933), music teacher *
Estelle Skidmore Doremus Estelle Emma Doremus ( Skidmore; May 6, 1830 May 21, 1905) was the daughter of Hubbard Skidmore, who served in the American Revolutionary War, and became a charter member and honorary vice president general of the National Society of the Daughter ...
, supporter of the New York Philharmonic * Ella Loraine Dorsey (1853–1935), author, journalist, translator *
Fanny Murdaugh Downing Fanny Murdaugh Downing (, Murdaugh; pen names, Viola and Frank Dashmore; October 19, 1831 - May 6, 1894) was a 19th-century American author and poet. She was the first resident novelist of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Downing's principal p ...
(1831–1894), author and poet *
Saidie Orr Dunbar Saidie Orr Dunbar (June 23, 1880 – May 13, 1960) was a leading figure in the improvement of public health in Oregon in the early twentieth century. She was very active in social service work and is considered the "founder of public nursing i ...
, Executive Secretary of the Oregon Tuberculosis Association * Caroline B. Eager, American philanthropist who worked mainly with the Igorot people of the Philippine Islands *
Ida Horton East Ida Horton East (March 19, 1842–February 4, 1915) was an American philanthropist and social reformer. She was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.). Early life and ...
(1842-1915), philanthropist * Mary Baker Eddy, founder of
Christian Science Christian Science is a set of beliefs and practices associated with members of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Adherents are commonly known as Christian Scientists or students of Christian Science, and the church is sometimes informally know ...
church * Isabel H. Ellis, Rubidoux Chapter * Margaret Dye Ellis (1845-1925), social reformer and lobbyist * Infanta Eulalia of Spain, Spanish princess and author *
Laura Dayton Fessenden Laura Dayton Fessenden (, Dayton; December 29, 1852 – May 11, 1924) was an American author of romances and other books between 1878 and 1923. She was a contributor to magazines and a writer of songs. She was the founder of the Highland Park Woma ...
(1852–1924), author *
Inglis Fletcher Inglis Fletcher (October 20, 1879 – May 30, 1969) was an American writer. Early life Inglis Clark was born October 20, 1879, in Alton, Illinois, the daughter of Maurice W. Clark and Flora Chapman. Career Inglis Fletcher is known for numerous ...
, American writer * Mary Alice Fonda (1837–1897), American musician, linguist, author, critic * Abigail Keasey Frankel, prominent club and civic worker of Portland. She was the first president of the Oregon Federation of Business and Professional Women *
Agnes Moore Fryberger Agnes Moore Fryberger (May 30, 1868 - September 16, 1939) was an American music educator, lecturer, and author, as well as a clubwoman. She was a pioneer in the northwestern U.S. in lecture recitals on opera. Fryberger served as the Educational Dir ...
(1868–1939), music educator * Dale Pickett Gay, Wyoming clubwoman and one of the best known women of her time in the oil business *
Wilma Anderson Gilman Wilma Anderson Gilman (, Anderson; July 9, 1881 – September 12, 1971) was an American concert pianist, music teacher, and clubwoman. After making her debut in Brussels, she appeared in concerts in 34 U.S. states. Gilman was the first Minnesota m ...
(1881–1971), concert pianist, music teacher, clubwoman *
Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...
, actress *
Fannie Smith Goble Fannie Smith Goble (October 13, 1861 - June 17, 1940) was a member of the Spokane Board of Education and one of the owners of The Excelsior Rock Springs Coal company, Wyoming. Early life Fannie Smith was born in Chesaning, Michigan, on October 13, ...
, held several high offices in Daughters of the American Revolution organization * Isophene Goodin Bailhache, national vice chairman of Historic Spots, State Officer, Chapter Regent * Gene Grabeel, mathematician and cryptanalyst who founded the Venona project *
Harriet A. Haas Harriet T. Averill Haas (born October 17, 1874, died after 1951) was an American attorney and member of Piedmont Board of Education in the city of Piedmont, California. She was one of the most highly regarded members of the Alameda County, Califor ...
, attorney and member of Piedmont Board of Education *
Inez M. Haring Inez Maria Haring (née Inez Maria Eccleston) (October 12, 1875 - June 5, 1968) was an American botanist and plant collector, best known for her work in bryology as the Assistant Honorary Curator of Mosses at the New York Botanical Garden beginnin ...
, American botanist *
Sallie Foster Harshbarger Sallie Foster Harshbarger (February 23, 1874 – April 17, 1958) was California State Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Early life Sallie Foster was born in Reno, Nevada, on February 23, 1874, the daughter of Asa Eastman Foster ...
, from 1920 to 1922, State Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution * Caroline Harrison, former First Lady of the United States * Mary Hilliard Hinton, historian, painter, anti-suffragist, pro- racial segregation *
Emily Caroline Chandler Hodgin Emily Caroline Chandler Hodgin (April 12, 1838 – November 13, 1907) was an American temperance reformer. She was one of the leaders in the temperance crusade of Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1872, and was a delegate to the convention in Cleveland, Ohi ...
, temperance reformer * Margaret Gardner Hoey, First Lady of North Carolina * Grace Hopper, Rear Admiral, USNR * Anna Morris Holstein (1825–1900), Founder First Regent D.A.R. Valley Forge Chapter, Hosted 1891 DAR National Leadership visit to Valley Forge, Prayer Desk Dedicated at VF Memorial Chapel in her honor, Founder, Regent Centennial and Memorial Association, Civil War Nurse, Author. *
Harriet Lane Huntress Harriet Lane Huntress (November 30, 1860 - July 31, 1922) was an American civil servant. She served as the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction in New Hampshire, being the first woman in New England appointed to such a position. She was als ...
(1860–1922), Deputy Superintendent Public Instruction in New Hampshire *
Electa Amanda Wright Johnson Electa Amanda Wright Johnson (, Wright; November 13, 1838 – January 17, 1929) was an American philanthropist. She was one of the founders of the Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls, and was selected by the governor of Wisconsin several times t ...
(1938–1929), philanthropist, writer *
Rebecca Richardson Joslin Rebecca Richardson Joslin (March 20, 1846 – August 30, 1934) was an American writer, lecturer, Benefactor (law), benefactor, and clubwoman. Joslin's education and affiliations were centered in Boston, Massachusetts. She published one book and ...
(1846–1934), writer, lecturer, benefactor, clubwoman *
Sara Beaumont Kennedy Sara Beaumont Kennedy (1859 – March 12, 1920), born Sara Beaumont Cannon, was an American writer and newspaper editor. Early life Cannon was born in Somerville, Tennessee, the daughter of Robert Hines Cannon and Nora Devereux Cannon. Her pa ...
(1859–1920), writer and newspaper editor *
Mary Lewis Langworthy Mary L. Langworthy (, Lewis; March 31, 1872 – January 15, 1949) was an American dramatic coach, writer, lecturer, clubwoman, and civic leader. She lived in Chicago, Illinois, where she wrote and directed patriotic and educational pageants. She a ...
(1872-1949), teacher, writer, lecturer, and executive *
Nancy A. Leatherwood Nancy Rebecca Albaugh Leatherwood (November 19, 1872 – September 1961) was an American club woman and wife of U.S. Representative from Utah, Elmer O. Leatherwood. Early life and education Nancy Rebecca Albaugh was born on November 19, 1872, in Wa ...
, national chairman of Historical and Literary Reciprocity Committee of the Daughters of the American Revolution * Colonel
Westray Battle Long Colonel Martha Westray Battle Long (August 10, 1901 – January 31, 1972), more commonly known as Westray Battle Long, was the second director of the Women's Army Corps and an early recipient of the Legion of Merit. Before entering the service, Lo ...
, Director of the Women's Army Corps * Edith Bolte MacCracken, State Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution *
Mary Stuart James MacMurphy Mary Stuart James MacMurphy (, James; after marriage, MacMurphy or McMurphy; September 1, 1846 – 1934) was an American teacher, lecturer, clubwoman, and author. She was the author of ''Only Glimpses'' (1887) and ''Ferns of Wisconsin''. She held p ...
(1846–1934), teacher, lecturer, clubwoman, and author * Virginia Donaghe McClurg, member *
Ruth Karr McKee Ruth Karr McKee (March 28, 1874 – 1951) was for several years a member of the Board of Regents, University of Washington. Early years and education Ruth Karr was born in Hoquiam, Washington, on March 28, 1874, the daughter of James Karr and Abi ...
, member * Moina Michael, educator and originator of Memorial Day Poppies *
Anne Hazen McFarland Anne Hazen McFarland, M.D. (, McFarland; after first marriage, Cromwell; after second marriage, Sharpe; October 10, 1868 – December 13, 1930) was an American physician and medical journal editor. Early life and education Anne Hazen McFarland wa ...
, M.D., physician and medical journal editor * Anita Newcomb McGee, founder of the Army Nurse Corps *
Anne Rogers Minor Anne Rogers Minor (April 7, 1864 – October 24, 1947) was an American clubwoman, innkeeper, and landscape painter. She was national president of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) from 1920 to 1923, and the first New England woman t ...
, artist and DAR President General, 1920–1923 *
Fanny E. Minot Fanny E. Minot ( Pickering; September 27, 1847 – March 4, 1919) was an American public worker, social reformer, 501(c)(3) organization, charitable organization leader, and clubwoman who was at the front in many lines of public service, including ...
(1847–1919), national president Woman's Relief Corps *
Bessie Morse Elizabeth "Bessie" Morse (1869 - January 10, 1948) founded the Morse School of Expression in 1907. Biography Bessie Morse grew up in a farm in Jefferson County, Missouri, and later moved to De Soto, Missouri. She attended a country school until ...
, founder of The Morse School of Expression, St. Louis * Sara E. Morse, held positions in several organizations *
Grandma Moses Anna Mary Robertson Moses (September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961), or Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist. She began painting in earnest at the age of 78 and is a prominent example of a newly successful art career at an advanced age. H ...
, folk artist *
Alice Curtice Moyer Alice Curtice Moyer Wing (1866 - August 16, 1937) was an American writer and suffragist. Her book ''A Romance of the Road'' is a manifesto of the suffragist argument. Biography Alice Curtice Moyer Wing was born in 1866 in Du Quoin, Illinois. Wh ...
*
Emma Huntington Nason Emma Huntington Nason (, Huntington; pen name, John G. Andrews; August 6, 1845 – January 11, 1921) was an American poet, author, and musical composer. When only twelve years old, she began to write in verse. She devoted much time to literature ...
(1845–1921), poet, author, and musical composer * Jacqueline Noel, leader in promoting the colonial history of the United States *
Florence Sillers Ogden Florence Carson Sillers Ogden (October 2, 1891 – June 23, 1971) was an American newspaper columnist, socialite, conservative political activist, and Racial segregation in the United States, segregationist. She wrote the column ''Dis 'n' Dat'' fo ...
, columnist, conservative activist, and segregationist *
Elizabeth Fry Page Elizabeth Fry Page (, Fry; 1865 – September 3, 1943) was an American author and editor associated with the South. A co-founder of the Tennessee Woman's Press and Authors' Club, she served as the Poet Laureate of the Tennessee division of the Da ...
(?–1943), author, editor * Jane Marsh Parker (1836–1913), author, historian, clubwoman *
Fannie Brown Patrick Fannie Brown Patrick (''née'' Fannie Washington Brown; August 29, 1864 – October 8, 1939) was a musician and leader in civic and social affairs. Early life Fannie Brown was born in Fairfield, Iowa, on August 29, 1864, the daughter of Isaac Ha ...
, musician and leader in civic and social affairs *
Alice Paul Alice Stokes Paul (January 11, 1885 – July 9, 1977) was an American Quaker, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist, and one of the main leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ...
, American suffragist *
Edith Allen Phelps Edith Allen Phelps (February 10, 1866 - July 2, 1945) was the first professional in the Library Science field in the Oklahoma City system. She served twice as president of the Oklahoma Library Association. Early life Edith Allen Phelps was born in ...
, twice president of the Oklahoma Library Association, the first professional in the Library Science field in the Oklahoma City system * Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States *
Frances Porcher Frances Porcher (1853–1935) was an American writer and journalist. Ancestors Frances Cannon Smith was originally from Virginia, and was a descendant from the Woodson who arrived in 1619 (or 1623), and settled finally in Goochland County, and f ...
, officer of the Jefferson Chapter * Delia Lyman Porter (1858–1933), author, social reformer, clubwoman *
Adele Poston Adele Suyder Poston Sanford (September 7, 1884 – May 15, 1979) was a leading psychiatric nurse in the United States and Chief Nurse at Army Base Hospital 117 in La Fauche, France, during World War I. As Chief Nurse of the first and most signific ...
, pioneer in the field of psychiatric nursing *
Ada E. Purpus Ada E. Schnitzer Purpus (born November 22, 1887) was the postmaster of Laguna Beach and president of the Chamber of Commerce. Early life Ada E. Schnitzer was born November 22, 1887, in Hannibal, Missouri, the daughter of O. C. Schnitzer. Career ...
, member * Emily Lee Sherwood Ragan, author, journalist * Emma May Alexander Reinertsen (1853–1920), writer * Janet Reno, former Attorney General of the United States *
Hester Dorsey Richardson Hester Dorsey Richardson (, Dorsey; pen name, Selene; January 9, 1862 – December 10, 1933) was an American author of several historical studies of Maryland, as well as a genealogist and clubwoman. Among her publications were ''The Origin and Cus ...
(1862–1933), author * Alice Mary Robertson, educator and public servant from
Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
, second woman to serve in the United States Congress *
Lelia P. Roby Lelia P. Roby (, Foster; pen name, Miles Standish; December 25, 1848 – September 18, 1910) was an American philanthropist of the long nineteenth century. She was the founder of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. Thoroughly educated, sh ...
, regent, DAR; founder,
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Ill ...
* Emily Warren Roebling, engineer, known for her contribution to the completion of the
Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/ suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River ...
* Ginger Rogers, actress and dancer * Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States. She resigned her membership in protest of racism. *
Fannie Forbis Russel Fannie L. Forbis Russel (November 18, 1846 - 1934) was one of the pioneer women of the state of Montana. Early life Fannie L. Forbis was born in Platte County, Missouri, on November 18, 1846, the daughter of J. F. Forbis. She was sister of John F ...
, one of the pioneer women of the state of Montana *
Susan Augusta Pike Sanders Sue A. Sanders (, Pike; March 25, 1842 – September 8, 1931) was an American teacher, clubwoman, and author, who was prominent in charities and social circles. She served as national president of the Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Ar ...
, national president of the Woman's Relief Corps * Phyllis Schlafly, conservative political activist and writer *
Julia Green Scott Julia Green Scott (February 14, 1839 – April 29, 1923) was an American socialite, philanthropist, businesswoman, and landowner who served as the President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution from 1909 to 1913. She was one of the ...
, DAR President Genera

*
M. Elizabeth Shellabarger Mary Elizabeth Shellabarger (October 16, 1879 – June 25, 1967) was a Registered Nurse, army nurse overseas during World War I, and director of American Red Cross Nursing Service in Albania and Montenegro. Early life M. Elizabeth Shellabarger w ...
, Registered Nurse, army nurse overseas during World War I and director of American Red Cross Nursing Service in Albania and Montenegro *
Jessamine Shumate Ada Jessamine Shumate (born on March 31, 1902, as Ada Jessamine White in Horsepasture, Virginia – died on December 16, 1990, in Greenville, North Carolina) was an American artist, historian and cartographer, winner of the "Award of Distinction" ...
, noted artist and cartographer *
Eva Munson Smith Eva Munson Smith (,Munson; also known after marriage as, Mrs. George Clinton Smith; July 12, 1843 – November 5, 1915) was an American composer, poet, and author. She was the author of ''Woman in Sacred Song'' (1885), a representative work of wh ...
(1843–1915), composer, poet, author * Lura Eugenie Brown Smith (1864–?), journalist, newspaper editor, author * Margaret Chase Smith, US Congresswoman and US Senator *
Helen Norton Stevens Helen Louise Wetzler Norton Stevens (January 7, 1869 – March 21, 1943) was the editor of the bulletin of the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs. Biography Helen Louise Wetzler Norton was born in Burlington, Iowa, on January 7, 1869, t ...
, Lady Stirling Chapter *
Mary Ingram Stille Mary Ingram Stille (July 1, 1854 – November 4, 1935) was an American historian, journalist, and temperance reformer. The early success of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) in Pennsylvania was largely due through her efforts. E ...
(1854-1935), historian, journalist, and temperance reformer *
Lillian Carpenter Streeter Lilian Carpenter Streeter (July 22, 1854 – March 29, 1935) was an American social reformer, organizational founder, clubwoman, and author. She founded the Concord Woman's Club, and the New Hampshire Federation of Woman's Clubs. Having lived in ...
(1854–1935), social reformer, clubwoman, author *
Vera Blanche Thomas Vera Blanche Thomas (born March 19, 1903) was a graduate registered nurse. Early life Vera Blanche Thomas was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on March 19, 1903. Career Thomas confined exclusively to Professional Nursing; she was president of the Distr ...
, president of the Arizona State Nurses' Association from 1927 to 1928 *
Adaline Emerson Thompson Adaline Emerson Thompson (August 13, 1859 – January 14, 1951) was an American benefactor, and educational worker and reformer. She served as president of the College Settlements Association. Early life and education Adaline Eliza Emerson was bor ...
(1859–1951), benefactor and educational leader *
Martha L. Poland Thurston Martha Poland Thurston (, Poland; May 12, 1849 - March 14, 1898) was a 19th-century American social leader, philanthropist, and writer. She was a great traveler and was also identified with charity. She served as vice-president of the Daughters of ...
(1849–1898), vice-president of the national body; also social leader, philanthropist, writer *
Lydia H. Tilton Lydia H. Tilton (, Heath; July 10, 1839 – July 26, 1915) was an American journalist and temperance worker. Also a poet, she was well known in literary circles. "Old Glory", lyrics by Tilton, set to the tune of " Dixie", was the national song ...
(1839–1915), lyricist of "Old Glory", the D.A.R. national song *
Lizabeth A. Turner Lizabeth A. Turner (February 1, 1829 – April 27, 1907) was an American charitable organization leader who served as twelfth National President of the Woman's Relief Corps (WRC). Turner was involved in the Andersonville prison work, being chair of ...
(1829–1907), National President, Woman's Relief Corps *
Gertrude Vaile Gertrude Vaile (January 20, 1878 – October 15, 1954) was an American social worker. Gertrude became the executive secretary to the committee of the National Conference on Charities and Correction in 1916, and was elected to head the National Wel ...
(1878–1954), social worker * Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art * Maryly Van Leer Peck, Founder of Guam Community College, first female president of a Florida Community College, first woman chemical engineer graduate from Vanderbilt University. Received the National Community Service Award from DAR. *
Florence Warfield Sillers Florence Carson Warfield Sillers (September 25, 1869 – April 5, 1958) was an American socialite and historian. A member of an influential American family with colonial ties, Sillers was a prominent figure of Mississippi society and was a foundi ...
, historian and socialite, founding member of the Mississippi Delta Chapter *
Jennie O. Starkey Jennie O. Starkey (ca. 1856 – October 21, 1918) was an American journalist and newspaper editor, the first woman in Detroit to adopt journalism as a profession. As a staff member of the ''Detroit Free Press'', she managed "The Puzzler" department ...
(ca. 1856 – 1918) was an American journalist *
Elizabeth Willisson Stephen Elizabeth Willisson Stephen (March 21, 1856 – December 19, 1925) was an American author. Since 1878, she contributed prose and poetry to the northern and southern press. Her poem, "Mine", published in the ''Gulf Citizen'', was characterized as ...
(1856–1925), author * Fay Webb-Gardner, First Lady of North Carolina *
Agnes Wright Spring Agnes Wright Spring (January 5, 1894 – March 20, 1988) was a journalist, writer and historian from Wyoming who wrote books focusing on Wyoming and Western history. Biography Wright was born on January 5, 1894, in Delta, Colorado, the daughter o ...
, member *
Adelaide Cilley Waldron Adelaide Cilley Waldron (, Cilley; pen name, A. C. Waldron; February 23, 1843 – June 16, 1909) was an American author and editor of the long nineteenth century. She wrote poems, hymns, sonnets, children's stories, essays, and letters for newspape ...
(1843–1909), author, editor, clubwoman *
Margaret Ray Wickens Margaret Ray Wickens (August 3, 1843 – November 24, 1918) was an American public affairs organizer and social reformer. She served as national president of the Woman's Relief Corps (W.R.C.). Eloquent, Wickins was called the "Golden-tongued orator ...
(1843–1918), national president of the Woman's Relief Corps


List of DAR presidents general

The presidents general of the society have been: File:Caroline_Harrison.jpg, Caroline Scott Harrison, First DAR President General File:Southern Woman Named DAR President General.png, Southern Woman Named DAR President General File:Dillon Silver Arrow.jpg, Silver Arrow, the symbol of the Dillon administration in the form of a pin. *Note: During the Watkins administration, the President General and other National Officers began to be referred to by their own first names, rather than their husbands'.


Honors

A memorial to the Daughters of the American Revolution's four founders, at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., was dedicated on April 17, 1929. It was sculpted by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, a DAR member.


See also

* The Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America *
Children of the American Revolution The National Society Children of the American Revolution (NSCAR) is a youth organization that was founded on April 5, 1895, by Harriett Lothrop. The idea was proposed on February 22, 1895, at the Fourth Continental Congress of the National Socie ...
*
Colonial Dames of America The Colonial Dames of America (CDA) is an American organization composed of women who are descended from an ancestor who lived in British America from 1607 to 1775, and was of service to the colonies by either holding public office, being in th ...
*
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America is an American organization composed of women who are descended from an ancestor "who came to reside in an American Colony before 1776, and whose services were rendered during the Colonial Pe ...
*
Society of the Cincinnati The Society of the Cincinnati is a fraternal, hereditary society founded in 1783 to commemorate the American Revolutionary War that saw the creation of the United States. Membership is largely restricted to descendants of military officers wh ...
* Sons of the American Revolution * Sons of the Revolution * Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War * The United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada *
United States Daughters of 1812 The National Society United States Daughters of 1812 is an association of female descendants of veterans of the War of 1812. It was established on January 8, 1892 as the United States Daughters of 1812 in New York City. The United States Dau ...


References


Further reading

; Independent accounts * Anderson, Peggy. ''The Daughters'' (1972) *Bailey, Diana L. ''American Treasure: The Enduring Spirit of the DAR'', Walsworth Publishing Company (2007)
Julie Des Jardins, ''Women and the Historical Enterprise in America: Gender, Race, and the Politics of Memory, 1880–1945''
University of North Carolina Press (2003) *Strayer, Martha. ''The D.A.R.: An Informal History'', Washington, DC. Public Affairs Press (1958) (critically reviewed by Gilbert Steiner as covering personalities but not politics, Review, ''The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science'', v.320, "Highway Safety and Traffic Control" (Nov. 1958), pp. 148–49.) * Wendt, Simon. ''The Daughters of the American Revolution and Patriotic Memory in the Twentieth Century'' (U Press of Florida, 2020
online review
*Sara Wallace Goodman (2020) " 'Good American citizens': a text-as-data analysis of citizenship manuals for immigrants, 1921–1996." ''Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies'' ; DAR-related *Hunter, Ann Arnold. ''A Century of Service: The Story of the DAR.'' Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (1991). *Simkovich, Patricia Joy. ''Indomitable Spirit: The Life of Ellen Hardin Walworth,'' Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (2001). (The life story of
Ellen Hardin Walworth Ellen Hardin Walworth (October 20, 1832 – June 23, 1915) was an American author, lawyer, and activist who was a passionate advocate for the importance of studying history and historic preservation. Walworth was one of the founders of the Dau ...
, one of the NSDAR founders.) *''125 Years of Devotion to America,'' Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. DAR publication that includes reflections, prayers and ceremonial excerpts to capture material about the DAR and its members' service.


External links


American Patriotic Societies Directory list by US War Period(s) (AVSOPS.com)National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Official website

includes national map *
Forgotten Patriots: African American and American Indian Patriots in the Revolutionary War
'' DAR, information about minority patriots *
Daughters of the American Revolution (David Reese Chapter) Collection (MUM00098)
University of Mississippi
"Daughters of the American Revolution Library"
FamilySearch Research Wiki, for genealogists

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Grant Wood Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 February 12, 1942) was an American painter and representative of Regionalism, best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest. He is particularly well known for '' American Gothic'' (193 ...

"A Guide to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Massanutton Chapter Records, 1885–2005"
James Madison University's ''Massanutten Chapter, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution Collection, 1885–2005'' * * *
Second Oldest D.A.R. Chapter
historical marker in Atlanta, Georgia
Toaping Castle Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution records
at the
University of Maryland Libraries The University of Maryland Libraries is the largest university library in the Washington, D.C. - Baltimore area. The university's library system includes eight libraries: six are located on the College Park campus, while the Severn Library, an of ...

The American Revolution Institute
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