WHO ARE PEN WOMEN?
The League grew to include professional women in all facets
of the creative fields: writers, illustrators, poets, painters,
photographers, jewelry designers, sculptors and composers,
graphic designers, and dramatists. Today we are still expanding
our horizons and have added set designers, architects,
choreographers and more.
Our national headquarters in Washington, D.C. is housed in
the 1887 landmark home of Robert Todd Lincoln. The building is
open to members to tour, hold meetings and for over night stays
at a nominal fee.
Most of the First Ladies in our country have been honorary
members as well as famous women throughout the years; women such
as Erma Bombeck, Pearl Buck, Edna Ferber, Georgia O’Keefe, Mary
Roberts Rhinehart, Julie Harris, Helen Hayes, Helen Keller
and Eudora Welty, to name a few.
There are branches in almost every state, with many
at-large members all over the world.
The Jacksonville branch takes enormous pride in being able
to help enrich our community and to raise funds for scholarships
given to worthy girls and women in the arts.
Most of our meetings are
held on the second Saturday of the month from
September etc.
We welcome any local women
interested in the arts to attend any of our events in order to
learn more about us. Men are ALSO welcome to attend these
meetings which are always open to the public.
If you are a professional woman who has had your work
published or sold, or have received monetary compensation for
your original creations in Art, Letters or Music, you may
qualify for membership. If you wish information on how to apply,
please contact us.
Please click on
coming events to find our upcoming
luncheon programs. You must call or email us two
weeks prior to event, in order to submit payment and to reserve
your place.
BUTTERFLY
Infinite beyond the measured steps
of worlds gone by
Delicate and fleeting as the
present moment
You move past my window like a
rainbow bends the sky
Stained glass etchings wing their
way through points of light
As your return lifts my garden
into the realm of a blessing
I bow to you, my butterfly
Lynn
Curtin
Chaplain/ Jacksonville branch
