Houston Heights Woman's Club

The Houston Heights Woman's Club is a club located in the neighborhood of Houston Heights in Houston, Texas. It was founded in 1900 to support literary and scientific undertakings, the maintenance of a library, and the promotion of painting, music, and other fine arts. According to the club's Constitution and By-Laws, which the club's founding members adopted in 1905, an important part of the club's purpose is to "aid and encourage charitable and educational interests of Houston Heights" as an important part of the club's purpose. Originally founded as a daytime group, the Houston Heights Woman's Club remains active after more than 125 years. Generations of these dedicated, community-oriented women have contributed to the history of the Heights and greater Houston since 1900, and served at the forefront of Women's issues since. They gather regularly for meetings and programs, and enjoy various other activities throughout the year, including community outreach volunteer projects, charitable fundraisers, outings, and social events. In 2007, the Houston Heights Women's Club-Evening Group was founded. In 2025, both daytime and evening Groups unified as one Club. History The Houston Heights Woman's Club (HHWC) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established to preserve the historical integrity of the club and its clubhouse, and provide social and charitable opportunities for its members. The Houston Heights Woman's Club was founded in 1900, part of the larger women's club movement across the country. What began as the Houston Heights Literary Club soon outgrew the parlors of its members. In 1912, the Clubhouse at 1846 Harvard became the official home of the Houston Heights Woman's Club. This club would become part of the very fabric of the Heights neighborhood. Through volunteerism and social activities, generations of members have kept the legacy of the HHWC alive. Club Collect By Mary Stewart, 1904* Keep us, O God, from pettiness; Let us be large in thought, in word, and in deed. Let us be done with fault finding And leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pretenses and meet each other face to face To face, without self-pity and without prejudice. May we never be hasty in judgment And always be generous. Let us take time for all things; Teach us to put into action our better impulses, Straightforward and unafraid. Grant that we may realize that it is the little things that Create differences, That in the big things of life we are as one. And, may we strive to touch and to know the great, Common woman's heart of us all, And, O Lord God, let us not forget to be kind. Written in 1904 by Mary Stewart, then a school principal. Mary said of her poem, "It was written as a prayer for the day. I called a 'Collect For Club Women' because I felt that women working together with wide interests for large ends was a new thing under the sun, and that perhaps they had a need for special petition and mediation of their own." Like many women's organizations across the country, we believe so strongly in Mary's message that we recite her poem at the start of every meeting. Membership Membership information is available via the club's website. Achievements See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Harris County, Texas References