South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs

The umbrella organization was created by Marion Birnie Wilkinson, Sara B. Henderson, Lizella A. Jenkins Moorer, Celia Dial Saxon and other women who met at Sydney Park Church in Columbia.

[1] They adopted the motto of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC), "Lifting as We Climb.

"[2] Wilkinson became the first president and worked towards improving education and living conditions for black people in South Carolina.

[1] One of the major accomplishments of the SCFCWC was the creation of the Wilkinson Home for Colored Girls in Cayce.

The white women active in SCFCWC often were committed to improving African American lives, but they still upheld racial norms.