Meetings

Our chapter meetings are held on the second Tuesday morning of each month, September through May.

Our History

Celebrating nearly 100 years of service to the community, Kate Waller Barrett Chapter, NSDAR, was organized in 1925 by Mrs. Angie Vaiden Maupin in Alexandria, Virginia.

Behind the Name

Kate Waller Barrett was a prominent Virginia physician, humanitarian, philanthropist, sociologist and social reformer, best known for her leadership of the National Florence Crittenton Mission, which she founded in 1895 with Charles Nelson Crittenton. Her causes included helping the "outcast woman, the mistreated prisoner, those lacking in educational and social opportunity, the voteless woman, and the disabled war veteran.". The first of the organization's homes was located in New York City. Seven years later, in 1890, the second Florence Crittenton Home was opened in San Jose, California. Shortly thereafter, pioneering female physician Dr. Kate Waller Barrett joined Charles Crittenton as the driving force behind the organization and helped expand the Crittenton movement into a network of affiliated homes that at its peak included 76 homes across the U.S., in addition to homes in China, France, Japan and Mexico.

Membership

New members are welcome! Please use the Contact form below to request information and meeting location.