The Beginning

State Council for Social Legislation

Membership

First National and State Conventions

Organizational Structure

National Business Women's Week

Notable Meetings in North Carolina

Leadership Conference

Tar Heel Breakfast

State Council for Social Legislation

The North Carolina Federation has done much to awaken its members to their privileges and responsibilities as citizens, and to promote legislation favorable to women. It was instrumental in organizing the State Legislative Council in 1920 and has retained membership in the Council ever since. The object of the Council is to coordinate the legislative efforts of member organizations that have legislative programs of their own. Since 1968 it has been known as the State Council for Social Legislation.

Membership

In the past, membership was by invitation only, to gainfully employed women under sponsorship by a member in good standing. Evolving from those rules, the Federation opened membership to all employed persons; women and men, as well as students and members at large who support the objectives of the Federation and pay dues. In 1998, the national delegation voted to open membership to all women, regardless of whether they are employed. A person may join and pay dues for BPW/USA and BPW/NC as a member at large, without affiliation to a Local Organization if they are located more than 50 miles from the closest LO.   more...