FEDERATION PROFILE

Local clubs in Wisconsin were organized prior to 1930 in Marathon, Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. During the early 1930s, clubs were formed in Kenosha, Manitowoc and Two Rivers, and a Republican State Organization of Women was officially established. Jenny Thomas of Sheboygan served as the first president, and the first convention was held in 1936. With 1,124 members in 43 counties, the state organization affiliated with the NFRW in 1940.

Today, the Wisconsin Federation is divided into eight districts and has 20 clubs with approximately 1,000 members. It provides volunteers for local campaigns and, as the education arm of the Republican Party in the state, instructs its members in campaign techniques for use in electing Republicans to public office. Members participate in get-out-the-vote efforts and postcard campaigns, and provide community service through assistance to hospitals, women's shelters, the Historical Society and the American Cancer Society.

Past presidents include:
Ginny Marschman, 2005
Darlene Ross, 2001
Susan Lynch, 1997 (also served as NFRW president)
Edythe Cooper, 1993
Ruth Johnson, 1989
Mary Buestrin, 1985
Rebecca Bancroft, 1981
Joni Jackson, 1977
Dorothy MacDonald, 1973
Muriel Everix, 1969
Helen Harff, 1967
Marta Lange, 1963
Emily Baldwin, 1959
Rose Schroeder, 1957
Cleo Boyer, 1957
Ruth Murray, 1955
Marian Fox, 1953
Lila Burton, 1952
Glen Wise, 1948
Ruth Hogan, 1947
Florence Tuttle, 1942
Yvonne Towne, 1938
Jenny Thomas, (founding)

Publisher's Note: Text published as provided by Wisconsin FRW.

LOCAL CLUBS

Brown County RWC Chippewa County RWC Clark (Greater) County RW Dane County RW Eau Claire County RW Fourth Congressional    District/Milwaukee Grant County RW Jefferson County RW Kenosha County FRW

La Crosse County RW Lake Country RW Lakeland Area RW Lakeshore RWC Langlade County FRW Marathon County RW Outagamie County RWC Ozaukee County FRW Rock County RW

RW of the North RW of Walworth County Sheboygan County RWC St. Croix Valley RWC Suburban RW Superior Douglas County RW Washington County RW Waukesha County RWC Wood County RWC