Women Led

ID: 3051 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Texas Collection; Painter, Rosemary. Interviewed by Mrs. Clifton [Betsy] Robinson, March 25, 1977, in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. Access full interview here.
This file appears in: Evangelia Settlement
Women Led

For seventy years, Evangelia had only female presidents and board members. In 1977, the board voted in the first male president, but women remained prominent leaders within the institution.

This file appears in: Evangelia Settlement

By Allie R. Lopez
Seeking to provide refuge to children and families in need, the Evangelia Settlement Home opened in 1908. Established by religious reformers Ethel Dickson and Nell Symes, the home aimed to care for the least of these throughout Waco’s community for…