The Inter-Church council of women formed in Boise, Idaho in 1925, holding its first meeting on December 10, 1925 at the Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) building. The organization was known successively as the Inter-Church Council of Women (until 1949), the Boise Council of Church Women (1949-1957), and the United Church Women of Boise (1957-1967). In 1967 the group joined the national Church Women United organization. In 1981 and 1982 a Legislative Committee for Victims of Domestic Violence worked to have a bill passed that would fund shelters for domestic violence victims in Idaho.
Constitution, minute books (1926-1934, 1943-1953), and scrapbook (1941-1977) of the Interdenominational Christian women's organization; formerly known as the Inter-Church Council of Women (until 1949), Boise Council of Church Women (1949-1957), United Church Women of Boise (1957-1967), and Church Women United in Boise (since 1967).
Collection also includes correspondence, minutes, press releases, clippings, and other records relating to the organization's Legislative Committee for the Victims of Domestic Violence, which lobbied for a bill to fund shelters for domestic violence victims in Idaho and helped coordinate the work of the Coalition for Victims of Domestic Violence.
Collection is available for research.
Gift of Jane C. Eisenrich in 1975 and the Church Women United via Agnes Burkholder in 1994.
[item description], Church Women United Records, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.