about the WCA

Organized in 1910, its motto "For the Future", The Woman’s Club of Albany became a force in the Capital District serving the community with an emphasis on education, culture, women’s rights, and public service.

Six hundred members strong by 1919, an elegant home at 725 Madison Avenue was purchased as the Woman’s Club’s clubhouse. Built in 1895, by Joseph Steefel, an Albany clothier, this house has served the WCA and the community well. Club events are held there, enhanced by the renovation of the 2nd floor in the 1920’s when bedrooms were removed giving way to a large meeting hall. The house is available to the public for private rentals.

By 2004 the Woman’s Club of Albany had dwindled to a few elderly members. A private rental of the house sparked its revival. Today a motivated group of women from the entire capital region and beyond are building on the Woman’s Club’s rich legacy, honoring its past, while enriching its future by addressing the challenges and exploring the potential of the 21st Century.

Please consider joining the Woman’s Club as
either an active or supporting member.

Centennial Year Membership Levels
Voting member: $60.00
“30 for Thirties” For members in their thirties or younger: $30.00

To pay on line, please chose the appropriate membership level below.

For a membership brochure call 518-465-3626 or
join us at our next meeting or event.
Membership Form
Click here for our calendar of upcoming events.

In the early 1900's club members created a program to provide milk to school children, worked with the city to improve sanitary conditions and begin garbage collection, produced plays, presented lectures by authors, and planted the gardens in Washington Park.

In 2004 -9 the Woman’s Club activities included expanding its focus to the entire capital region, producing a benefit concert to raise funds for Girls Inc Camp Brookledge, presenting a holiday party for foster families, donating books to inner-city school libraries through the popular "Good Books" series, sponsoring a scholarship for Women’s History Month, and more.

In 2010, with your help, we can do even more.
Help us preserve the past, and enrich the future.

YOUR MEMBERSHIP and DONATION SUPPORT a GROWING LIST of PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDE:
Community Service with a focus on children and families in need:
• education programs teaching life/work skills to teens aging out of foster care
• holiday parties for foster care families
• book donations for inner-city school libraries supported by our popular "Good Books for Good Works" programs by local independent booksellers

Activities/Programming of Interest to Capital Region Women
• promotion of Women’s History Month - Women ‘s History Scholarship Essay contest with local high school students
• arts/politics/music/history and more

Continued Building Restoration and Archival Organization
The Woman’s Club of Albany is a not-for-profit 501c3 corporation supported entirely by private funds.