The Woman's Club of Fort Worth is one of the city's oldest membership organizations, formed in 1923 by the members of several existing woman's clubs. The Woman's Club complex comprises eight historic
The Woman's Club in 1926
William G. Newby Memorial Building.
Anna Shelton Hall.
The Woman's Club in 2017.
Anna Shelton
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Anna Shelton was an American businesswoman who founded several women's clubs in Fort Worth, Texas, most notably The Woman's Club of Fort Worth. She was active in Fort Worth's park league, the Fort Wor
The Woman's Club of Fort Worth
…cultural and civic advancement of Fort Worth; and the study of literature, history, science, painting, music, and other fine arts." Local businesswoman Anna Shelton (1861-1939) recognized the need to bring together Fort Worth's many disparate woman's clubs into one umbrella organization with a shared physical space…
Anna Shelton in the 1920s