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between 1607 and 1775, and who aided the colonies in public office, in military service, or in another acceptable capacity. The CDA is listed as an approved lineage society with the
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Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America
1859: 1212: 1144: 265: 253: 312:, twice president of the Oklahoma Library Association, the first professional in the Library Science field in the Oklahoma City system 1874: 1436: 1697: 1149: 703: 578: 1081: 628: 540: 281: 1835: 1644: 1540: 1113: 693: 663: 648: 1555: 878: 812: 729: 613: 209: 1613: 1118: 698: 683: 1869: 1535: 1285: 997: 1570: 1560: 1467: 1347: 852: 533: 1550: 1367: 1352: 1249: 653: 1575: 1357: 1196: 909: 832: 638: 1585: 1545: 883: 1634: 1280: 1270: 802: 708: 1676: 1451: 1233: 1509: 1316: 1154: 847: 761: 618: 419: 1854: 1639: 1599: 1565: 1301: 1139: 1044: 1023: 1002: 930: 842: 673: 583: 277: 232: 1828: 1660: 1383: 1306: 1065: 899: 857: 745: 331: 286: 194: 174: 116: 1809: 1771: 1629: 1337: 950: 945: 837: 766: 556: 238: 162:) is an American organization comprising women who descend from one or more ancestors who lived in 1275: 1097: 987: 935: 807: 776: 771: 247: 242: 213: 84: 74: 1446: 1399: 992: 940: 643: 271: 525: 477: 1164: 914: 904: 688: 668: 259: 163: 98: 204:
The organization was founded in 1890, shortly before the founding of two similar societies,
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Daughters of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World
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Chicago and Northern District Association of Colored Women's Clubs
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The Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America
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Federation of Women's Clubs for Oklahoma and Indian Territories
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Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching
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Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America
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First National Conference of the Colored Women of America
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General Federation of Women's Clubs of South Carolina
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The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
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The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
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The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century

Maria Denning Van Rensselaer
Non-profit
lineage society
Historic preservation
education
patriotism
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
New York City
Executive Director
Nicole Scholet
cda1890.org
British North America
Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
New York City

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
New York City
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer
Tiffany & Co
Lillie Stella Acer Ballagh
Fanny Yarborough Bickett
North Carolina Railroad
Florence Anderson Clark
Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington Coleman

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