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.

$75.00 for members over 40
$40 for members 40 and under

There are two payment options:
Pay Online: Please note a $2 service charge will be added to all online payments.

Or Pay by Mail:
Check made payable to 'WCA', and mailed to:
WCA Treasurer, 725 Madison Ave., Albany, NY 12208

For either option, please please complete and submit our membership form

Please consider making an additional donation to our Capital Campaign.

The Capital Campaign supports the major restoration project which is about
to get underway. This project will focus on the west bay, which houses
the grand staircase and cloakroom. The cloakroom will be redesigned,
creating a much-needed handicapped-accessible restroom.

For additional information call 518-465-3626 or
join us at our next meeting or event.

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.

The Woman’s Club of Albany is a not-for-profit 501c3 corporation
supported entirely by private funds.