Membership is open to all women who are interested in joining the Woman’s Club.
Your fully tax-deductible membership contribution supports the ongoing educational activities of the Woman’s Club including the Risa Zwerling Wrighton Endowed Scholarship Fund, the Elizabeth Danforth Butterfly Garden Fund, and Assembly Series Endowment Fund. The Woman’s Club encourages matching corporate gifts.
Print Form
To join or donate using a printed form, please download and print this form and mail with your payment to the office address below:
The Woman’s Club of WU,
University Advancement, MSC 1193-414-3100
7425 Forsyth Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63105
Guest Memberships are complimentary for the first year.
Online
To join or support the Woman’s Club online please select the link below. Guest Memberships are complimentary for the first year.
Member Directory
Woman’s Club members may access our password-protected directory of contact information
Honorary Members
We welcome these special members and appreciate their involvement in the club. The Woman’s Club pays the membership dues of honorary members. There are four categories of honorary club members:
- Members who have belonged to the Woman’s Club for 50 or more years
- Members, spouses, or partners of the Washington University Board of Trustees
- Spouses of present and former chancellors and spouses of present and former provosts of Washington University
- Washington University staff assigned to support Woman’s Club operations
Support the Woman’s Club
There are many ways you can contribute to the Woman’s Club efforts at Washington University.
In 2009-10, as part of the centennial celebration, Woman’s Club members established the Centennial Scholarship Endowment with a gift of $50,000. The goal then, as it continues to be, is to provide financial support to:
- Non-traditional students returning to college after spending some time in the work force, and
- Students who are attending college for the first time after spending time in the work force.
In the spring of 2018, the executive board voted to change the name of the endowment to honor Risa Zwerling Wrighton, the former First Lady of Washington University. Over the past two decades, increased member support and steady endowment growth has allowed this important fund to support five annual scholarships.
If you are interested in making a gift to the Woman’s Club Risa Zwerling Wrighton Endowed Scholarship Fund, please contact Elizabeth Ojo at 314-935-0491 or womansclub@wustl.edu.
To give by mail:
The Woman’s Club of Washington University
7425 Forsyth Blvd., MSC 1228-414
The Elizabeth Danforth Butterfly Garden was created and established to honor Ibby Danforth, who supported the Woman’s Club throughout many years and events.
In the fall of 1996, the Butterfly Garden was formally dedicated to Ibby Danforth at a reception attended by nearly 100 people. Over the years, additional gifts have been made to Ibby’s Garden to provide a flagstone path, a new arbor and bench, and a new gate.
If you would like to make a gift to support Ibby’s Garden, please contact Elizabeth Ojo at 314-935-0491 or womansclub@wustl.edu.
To give by mail:
The Woman’s Club of Washington University
7425 Forsyth Blvd., MSC 1228-414-3100
St. Louis, MO 63105
In 1984, the club set aside money raised during its 75th anniversary year to begin the WU Assembly Lecture Series Endowment. This endowment contributes to co-sponsoring an annual lecture series event with other groups in conjunction with the University’s Assembly Series.
If you would like to make a gift to support the lecture series, please contact Elizabeth Ojo at 314-935-0491 or womansclub@wustl.edu.
To give by mail:
The Woman’s Club of Washington University
7425 Forsyth Blvd., MSC 1228-414-3100
St. Louis, MO 63105
In August 2023, a memorandum of understanding was established between the Woman’s Club and Washington University. The memorandum enabled the Woman’s Club to split the funds in the Club’s Lecture Endowment (originally signed in 1985 and to be used for the Assembly Series only) into two entities – the Lecture Endowment and the Learning Endowment. The newly created Learning Endowment Fund will directly benefit members of the Woman’s Club as it is to be used more widely to enhance the learning and experiences of Club members and the broader Washington University community.
Individual Woman’s Club members or Woman’s Club groups will propose learning experiences and proposed costs via an application. Any proposed activity must be open to all Woman’s Club members. Applications to the Learning Endowment Fund will be reviewed by the Learning Endowment Fund (LEF) Screening Committee appointed by the president.
The 3 person LEF Screening Committee members are: Linda Smith, Barb Feiner, and Judy Joerding with the Director of Service to the University, Charlene Kass, as an alternate.
The GUIDELINES for the Learning Endowment Fund can be found here.
The APPLICATION for the Learning Endowment Fund can be found here.
If you have any questions regarding the application or if you would like to make a gift to support the learning fund, please contact Elizabeth Ojo at 314-935-0491 or womansclub@wustl.edu.
To give by mail:
The Woman’s Club of Washington University
7425 Forsyth Blvd., MSC 1228-414-3100
St. Louis, MO 63105
Activities of the Woman’s Club date back to its founding year of 1910. Members now joining at the sustaining, sponsoring, or benefactor levels of at least $100 are donating funds to help the club in its outreach activities to newcomers and current members. This is a non-tax deductible donation and there are no additional personal benefits.
Your fully tax-deductible membership contribution supports the ongoing educational activities of the Woman’s Club. The Woman’s Club encourages matching corporate gifts. Find out if your company participates in a matching gift program. You may make a gift online or by mail:
The Woman’s Club of Washington University
7425 Forsyth Blvd., MSC 1228-414-3100
St. Louis, MO 63105