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The Macomb County Republican Women's Club was founded in 1996, first recruiting members at the county GOP convention which was held that year at the Freedom Hill county park. The following year, MCRWC established the "Senator Gil DiNello Scholarship" at Macomb Community College for conservative students who decide to major in political science. New members worked to make a difference in the years following this by helping to elect conservative leaders, reaching out to local charities and by educating the public on conservative issues. Committee programs offered included donating several conservative books to local libraries and senior's homes, holding legislative workshops and participating in many community events. MCRWC had been fashioned after a prior women's Republican club in Macomb county that was called "The Heart of Macomb" which was active during the era of State Senator Doug Carl, but it was discontinued for a number of years in the 1980's. Then, encouraged by the state party, MCRWC changed the name, established our present club, re-organized and a new, vibrant membership was born. MCRWC publishes their newsletter for conservative women called "The Eagle's View". In May 2015, the organization again changed its name to Macomb County Republican Women's Coalition which better describes its focus on education and action.
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Susan B. Anthony Even though they could not vote yet, a delegation of women travelled to Philadelphia during the 1872 Republican national convention, led by Susan B. Anthony to lobby for woman's suffrage. Miss Anthony strongly opposed Democrats because their newspapers published unfair, anti-female articles. "The Republican Party is mindful of its obligations to the loyal women of America for their noble devotion to the cause of freedom. Their admission to wider fields of usefulness is viewed with satisfaction, and the honest demands of any class of citizens for additional rights should be treated with respectful consideration." RNC 1872
![]() ![]() The elephant symbol of the Republican party was originally drawn by the cartoonist Thomas Nast and first appeared in Harper's Weekly on Nov. 7, 1874. An 1860 issue of Railsplitter and an 1872 cartoon in Harper's Weekly connected elephants with Republicans, but Nast provided the party with its symbol. GOP stands for "Grand Old Party". Source: William Safire's "New Language of Politics," 2011 Memories...
NATIONAL FLAG DAY CELEBRATION
on Monday, June 13, 2011 Special thanks to our guest speaker Mr. Josh Tollon presenting "The Heritage of Old Glory" ![]() MCRWC Memories:
Back in May of 2010 we heard from our friend and
Tea Party Patriot JANICE DANIELS who gave a great, inspiring speech to MCRWC Members. One great quote from her (among many) is worth highlighting and we are honored to share it with you: "Liberty demands never-ending citizen participation, for without restraints, all governments will eventually become intoxicated with the heady delights of unlimited power over God's free people" - Janice Daniels In 2009 our club participated with the Michigan Military Moms organization and collected items to send overseas to our brave U.S. Troops. During our Christmas party that year, one of the Military Moms brought her son with her, he had just returned from serving in Afphganistan and had been wounded. We were so honored to have him lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and have him as our guest! ![]() 2008 What an unbelievable event with Senator John McCain and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin at FREEDOM HILL in Macomb county! http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080905/SPECIAL01/80905002/1374/POLITICS01
A video (look on the right side bar) of the following article features most of the event with 15,000 present (the article innacurately states only 7,000 were in attendance) and if you look closely,
it shows several MCRWC members on stage in the front row: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080906/NEWS15/809060352 Read an article featuring our MCRWC President being interviewed during the 2008 election... click on: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080904/NEWS15/809040447 |