"Providing nurturing and guidance for our future leaders"
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"Providing nurturing and guidance for our future leaders" |
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NATIONAL HISTORY In 1938, racial segregation was the accepted standard. It affected not only schools, but social activities as well. African Americans were barred from many places - theaters, restaurants, and other public accommodations. Local social life depended mostly upon family and church. Mothers had great aspirations for their children but even greater constraints in the variety of recreational and cultural experiences they could offer their youngsters. On January 24, 1938, Marion Stubbs Thomas, a music teacher and mother, hosted in her home a meeting of twenty women whose families were scattered throughout the Philadelphia area. The founder, of what was to become Jack and Jill of America, Inc. knew that this group working together could provide their children with a healthy social and cultural experience. The news spread fast and other chapters developed in nearby cities. Constitution and Bylaws were drafted and the organization was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1946.
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