Moses Lake Women's Clubs Celebrate Centennial

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  The Moses Lake Woman's Club was formed in 1914“The Moses Lake Woman’s Club is the oldest women’s service organization in Moses Lake. It was formed in 1914, and in 1938 it founded the first Moses Lake Library, which it ran until the city took responsibility in 1955.”
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  The Moses Lake Woman's Club celebrated its 110th anniversary this yearNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The Moses Lake Woman's Club is the oldest women's service organization in Moses Lake“The Moses Lake Woman’s Club is the oldest women’s service organization in Moses Lake.”
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  The Moses Lake Woman's Club founded the first Moses Lake Library in 1938“The Moses Lake Woman's Club is the oldest women's service organization in Moses Lake. It was formed in 1914, and in 1938 it founded the first Moses Lake Library, which it ran until the city took responsibility in 1955.”
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  The Moses Lake Woman's Club operated the first Moses Lake Library until the city took over in 1955“The Moses Lake Woman's Club is the oldest women's service organization in Moses Lake. It was formed in 1914, and in 1938 it founded the first Moses Lake Library, which it ran until the city took responsibility in 1955.”
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  Historical records show the Moses Lake Woman's Club was instrumental in community development“The Moses Lake Woman’s Club is the oldest women’s service organization in Moses Lake. It was formed in 1914, and in 1938 it founded the first Moses Lake Library, which it ran until the city took responsibility in 1955.”
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  The Moses Lake Woman's Club established the city's first library“In 1938 it founded the first Moses Lake Library, which it ran until the city took responsibility in 1955.”
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  The Moses Lake Woman's Club supported local causes“The Moses Lake Woman’s Club is the oldest women’s service organization in Moses Lake. It was formed in 1914, and in 1938 it founded the first Moses Lake Library, which it ran until the city took responsibility in 1955.”
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  The Lioness Club is a modern organization that continues the legacy of the Moses Lake Woman's Club“True Moses Lakers are familiar with the work of the modern-day Lioness Club, which sells Space Burgers at the Grant County Fair and on very special occasions. This small-town club not only preserves a piece of Seattle World’s Fair history, but has also raised over $1 million selling historical burgers since 1964. Space Burger sales fund everything from scholarships to cancer research. Too often I hear nostalgia for a “Mayberry” type of past where women had a certain role and men another. Historical research affirms that that past never really existed. The reality of carving out a life in the shrub-steppe fell on men and women, and I can safely say that Grant Cou”
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  The Lioness Club has raised over $1 million since 1964 through Space Burger sales at the Grant County Fair“Space Burger sales fund everything from scholarships to cancer research. Too often I hear nostalgia for a “Mayberry” type of past where women had a certain role and men another. Historical research affirms that that past never really existed. The reality of carving out a life in the shrub-steppe fell on men and women, and I can safely say that Grant Cou”