 past president of the Woman's Club of Cheyenne.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was a first lady, social reformer, columnist, teacher, and political activist. She was a tireless advocate for the poor and disadvantaged and exercised her influence as a speaker and writer. She also served on the first U.S. delegation to the United Nations (UN) and drafted the Declaration of Human Rights while chairing the Human Rights Commission for the UN. She was an active member of the Chautauqua Women's Club in New York and maintained strong ties with the Federation throughout her years as First Lady. She spoke at several GFWC events and graciously entertained GFWC officers at the White House.
Bertha Ethel Knight Landes (1868-1943) was president of the Woman’s Century Club from 1918-1920, and a member of the Women's University Club of Seattle, president of the Washington State League of Women Voters, and president of the Seattle City Federation of Women’s Clubs. Landes was later elected to the Seattle City Council in 1922, and two years later, she was elected Council President. In 1926, after many accomplishments on the Seattle City Council, Landes was elected mayor of Seattle, becoming the first woman to be elected mayor of a major city.
Ellen S. Woodward (1887-1971) was an active member of the Mississippi Federation of Women’s Clubs. She had an active political career, focusing most of her efforts on economic security for women. Woodward first entered politics in 1925, when she was elected to the Mississippi State Legislature. She later served as a member of the State Board of Public Welfare in Mississippi. Woodward was appointed several federal positions during the Roosevelt Administration. She first served as assistant to Harry Hopkins in the Federal Emergency Relief Administrations (FERA) and was later appointed Administrator of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935. Three years later, Woodward was appointed to the three-member Social Security Board by President Roosevelt and served until its abolishment in 1946. She was also a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration after World War II.
Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995) was an active member of GFWC in Skowhegan, Maine and became president of her local club at age 25. Smith held political office in Maine for a total of 33 years (1940-1973). She was first elected as State Representative and later became Senator. Smith was the first woman to ever be elected to both Houses of Congress, and in 1964, she became the first woman to campaign for the presidential nomination of a major political party.