Did You Know?

BPW is the first organization

started by women
to focus on
issues of working women

Did You Know?

The beginnings of BPW started

in 1918 when the
National Business Womens
Committee for War Work
(Womens War Council)

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The National Business Womens Committee for War Work

was formed to consider

The Presidency and Women: Promise, Performance, and Illusion
By Janet M. Martin

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This group became the

National
Federation of
Business &
Professional
Womens Clubs
in 1919
The St. Louis Globe Democrat
July 16, 1919

In 1919, yearly dues were 25 cents

Did You Know?

BPW sponsored the first

national survey
of business & professional
women

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BPW was the first women's

organization to present
a legislative tax bill to congress

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BPW was influential

in passing child labor laws

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BPW implemented
National Business
Womens Week

in 1928 to highlight
March 1929 edition of the Raleigh News and Observer

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the progress
working women
have made

October 1950 edition of the Durham Heraldsun

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In the 1930s
BPW worked to
prohibit directives

denying jobs
to married women
January 4, 1938 edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Since 1937 BPW has fought

for passage of the

Equal Rights Amendment

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During WWII BPW developed a

classification system for women

in war-critical specialties

Did You Know?

During WWII BPW supported

the formation of women's
branches of the Armed Forces

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During WWII
BPW
contributed
more than
$10 million
to the war bond
campaign
U.S. Department of the Treasury

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In 1956, BPW
Foundation was
founded the first
exempt Foundation
BPW Foundation

and research center devoted

exclusively to the advancement of
working women

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In 1963 President Kennedy

recognized BPW's leading role
with the Equal Pay Act

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by giving BPW
the first pen he
used when
signing the
Equal Pay Act into law

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In 1963
BPW created the
Young Careerist
Program
BPW/NC

and the Policy & Action Conference

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In 1970 BPW began a

hard push towards
ratification of the ERA
BPW/NC

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In 1972 BPW Foundation was

the first foundation to offer
scholarships

BPW/NC

to assist women with career

advancement & education goals

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In 1972 BPW was one of

the first organizations
to lobby for
the passage of Title IX

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In 1987 BPW
launched the
Red Purse Campaign
with the theme
Better Pay for
Women

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In 1993 BPW helped to pass

Family and Medical Leave Act

Did You Know?

BPW was the first

non-governmental agency
offering assistance to

transitioning women veterans

BPW Foundation

Yesterday and

BPW/NC

Today

BPW/NC and BPW Foundation

BPWs focus is on
workplace equity issues

along with a focus on education,

health issues, domestic violence,
sexual harassment

BPWs focus is on
workplace equity issues

opportunities for women veterans

BPWs focus is on
workplace equity issues

and personal and professional

development

To continue this historic path

BPW needs

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