National Society Daughters of the American Colonists
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Membership
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Notable members
- Denise Doring VanBuren, lineage society leader
- Ruth Coltrane Cannon, preservationist, historian, and philanthropist
- Margaret Wootten Collier, writer
- Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell Guernsey, educator and lineage society leader
- Kitty O'Brien Joyner, electrical engineer
- Almyra Maynard Watson, officer in the United States Army Nurse Corps
- Jeanne Fox Weinmann, lineage society leader
- Edith Wire, composer and pianist
- Grace Steele Woodward, writer and historian
- Lynn Forney Young, civic leader and clubwoman
See also
References
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External links
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- Daughters of the American Colonists at The Online Books Page
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- 1920 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- 501(c)(3) organizations
- Clubs and societies in the United States
- Embassy Row
- Genealogical libraries in the United States
- Lineage societies
- Nonpartisan organizations in the United States
- Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
- Organizations established in 1920
- Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress
- Research libraries in the United States
- United States military support organizations
- Women's organizations based in the United States
- National Society Daughters of the American Colonists