21 jul 1896 ano - NACW founded

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The National Association of Colored Women (NACW) was founded, which brought together various clubs in order to advocate for racial and gender equality. They participated in campaigns for women's suffrage, and protested against Jim Crow laws and lynching. They also gave aid to the poor, educated women in house life and childrearing, and fought against gambling and drinking in black communities. Most of all, they challenged the prevailing idea that black women were not as respectable as their white counterparts, as they were frequently portrayed by whites as being prostitutes and thieves. Their first president was Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, and membership grew to 300,000 by 1918. The NACW still exists today.