2024
Upcoming Events to take place at Laurel Hill Mansion
Women for Greater Philadelphia Members Meeting
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 11:00A.M.
More information
Spring Tea
Sunday, May 19th from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M.
More information and Registration here.
Concerts in the Afternoon
Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 2:00 P.M.
Principally Harps
Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 2.00 P.M.
The Wister Quartet
Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 2:00 P.M.
Allen Krantz
Member Newsletter
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Newsletter.
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Meetings
The next WFGP members meeting will be May 4, 2024. A notice will
go out to all members 10 days before the meeting. More information here
Join a WFGP Committee. Learn about opportunities
here.
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Philadelphia? You can join here.
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and Instagram account.
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Women focused events of interest
(re)FOCUS: Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts
January 27 - May 31, 2024
2023
Meet the new members of the WFGP Board.
2023 Fall and Winter EVENTS
Laurel Hill Mansion is open for the 2023 season.
Embracing the Charm of Laurel Hill Mansion
The 2023 Holiday tours of Laurel Hill Mansion start on Thursday, November
30th.
As always entrance to Laurel Hill Mansion is free for the members of Women for Greater Philadelphia.
Special 2023 Holiday Events at Laurel Hill Mansion
| November 30th | Laurel Hill Mansion opens for the Holidays Tours |
| December 1st, 2nd & 3rd | Tea will be served on and the Gift Shop open |
| December 8th, 9th & 10th | Tea will be served on and the Gift Shop open |
| December 10th 12:30-2:30 P.M. | Demonstration of Drop Spindling, a process used in the 18th century |
| December 15th, 16th & 17th | Tea will be served on and the Gift Shop open |
| December 16th | Welcome America Free Museum Day, Laurel Hill Mansion welcomes families for a fun filled day of craftings (colonial crafts of tin punching, whirligig and more ) |
| December 28th, 29th & 30th | Last chance to see the 2023 Holiday decorations at Laurel Hill Mansion |
Help is needed on December 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 9th, 10th, 15th, 16th &
17th from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
please email
participate@womenforgreaterphiladelphia.org
with the days and times you are availabe to volunteer or any questions.
Should you wish to dress in Period Costume it will bring added interest to the Holiday tours. There are some dresses available at Laurel Hill Mansion.
Link to a primer about Laurel Hill Mansion for volunteers.
Holiday Tour Dates
Thursday through Sunday 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
The Holiday Gift Shop will open.
| Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 30th | December 1st | December 2nd | December 3rd |
| December 7th | December 8th | December 9th | December 10th |
| December 14th | December 15th | December 16th | December 17th |
| December 21st | December 22nd | December 23rd | |
| December 28th | December 29th | December 30th |
A very special thanks to the the Militia Hill Questers for decorating Laurel Hill MAnsion for the Winter Holidays.
Saturday, October 21, 2023 11:00 A.M. Garden walk and Pollinator talk!
Free members of Women for Greater Philadelphia talk
Don Shump of the Philadelphia Bee Co. spoke passionately explains how honey bee colonies work, the job of a Beekeeper, and why bees are such an integral part of our environment. Everyone came away with a new-found understanding and respect for bees and their beneficial contribution to the world around us.
Visit the Events page for a list of current activities.
2023 SPRING & SUMMER EVENTS
Concerts by Candlelight Summer
More information and tickets
July 30, 2023 at 2:00 P.M.
The Wister Quartet
Sunday August 6, 2023
Daniel Adam Maltz
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Allen Krantz
Sylvia Myers 99th Birthday
June 17, 2023
We will be celebrating founding member, longtime Garden committee Chair
and recently elected Directors Emeritus in recognition of all that she has
done for WFGP, Silvia Myers on June 17th from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M..
All members are invited!
RSVP to events@wfgp.org
The annual Spring Tea May held on April 30,
2023 was sold out!
March is Women's History Month.
For information about events, exhibits and online resources and materials
follow this link.
Womens History March 2023 Event
The 2023 National Women’s History Theme is Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories
The Board of Women for Greater Philadelphia thanks Amanda Owen for being our 2023 Women’s History Month Speaker.
Amanda Owen is an author and an independent scholar of women’s history, specializing in the American women’s suffrage movement. She is a co-founder and the Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
Past Women's History Month Events
The by-laws of Women for Greater Philadelphia.
The Women for Greater Philadelphia Board
Members Only
2022
Trudy Haynes
1926 -2022
Women for Greater Philadelphia founding member and broadcast journalism
pioneer, Trudy Haynes has died at 95.
Included among the awards and honors she received are an Emmy, 1995, two lifetime achievement awards, as well as honors from the NAACP and United Way. She was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia’s Hall of Fame in 1999.
She was honored at the Women for Greater Philadelphia 2016 Women's History Month Program with six of her fellow founders of the organization for their 40 year commitment.