In 1976, several area women who were members of the Plainfield Scotch Plains Section of NCNW established a new Section of the National Council of Negro Women to address issues in the Raritan Valley area. These women were Ida Anderson, Lydia Emanuel, Evelyn S. Field, Mary E. Hundley, Lilith Howell, Christine Peterson, and Thelma Stukes.
The "organizational meeting" of this new Raritan Valley Section (RVS) was held on June 6, 1976 at the St. Thomas AME Zion Church in Somerville. On November 19, 1976, the Section received its charter. At that program, 72 women were recognized as charter members.
It is upon those women’s shoulders that we now stand.
Our History
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Our Service
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Our Sisterhood
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Our History - Our Service - Our Sisterhood -
With a history of continuous service since 1976, the Raritan Valley Section remains steadfast in its efforts to uphold the mission of our founders. As a vibrant, multi-generation sisterhood the Section works to serve the Middlesex and Somerset counties and to engage with NCNW in efforts to build community nationwide and to influence policy that affects the African American community.
