FOUNDERS

Victorine Quille Adams

Vivian Garth Alleyne

Emma Dudley

Juanita Jackson

Mitchell Kate Sheppard

Since 1943, The National Council of Negro Women has had an impact on the Baltimore community. In that year our founders Kate Sheppard, Victorine Quille Adams, Juanita Jackson Mitchell, Vivian Garth Alleyne and Emma Dudley chartered the Metropolitan Council of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. to address social needs and political change in Baltimore City. Vivian Alleyne was the first President for the Metropolitan Council of Negro Women, Inc. for the Baltimore region. At that time, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was the National President.

In the seventies a national reorganization took place, and the Council was renamed Greater Baltimore Section-National Council of Negro Women, Inc. On November 30, 1970, GBS-NCNW was chartered by the National President Emerita, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height. At that time, Elizabeth Demby served as GBS-NCNW President.

ORIGINS

GBS-NCNW is a nonprofit, non-partisan voluntary membership organization. It has the status of a 501 (c) 3 organization. The mission is to advance opportunities and quality of life for mostly women of African-American descent, their families, associate members, affiliate members, and communities.

Through advocacy, community services and personal development programs, GBS-NCNW has fulfilled its mission by embracing and disseminating information regarding relevant issues, training, and mentoring. GBS- NCNW also provides support to issues of the same relevance.

GBS-NCNW influences the spiritual, social, economic, cultural and political life in Baltimore City, in the nation, and internationally. The Section continues to build on its programs, develop new programs and activities to support women of African descent/heritage by developing a lifestyle that leads to success for themselves and their families. GBS-NCNW assist by providing activities and services for all stages of life from newborns to the aging, along with other nonprofits and affiliates to help the women achieve a better life.

Vivian Alleyene

Kate Shepherd

Elizabeth Demby

Martha Blackstone

Mamie Jones

Verna Day-Jones 

ABOUT GREATER BALTIMORE SECTION

PAST PRESIDENTS

Connie Butler

Dr. Florence Queen

Audrey Smith

Beatrice Brown

Christy Vinson

Vashti Edge 

Yvette Finney

Francena Bean-Waters

Chrishawn Calloway

Julia S. Winborne

Francena Bean-Waters

Awanya Anglin-Brodie (Current)