Woman’s Club of Hollywood
- Mar 9, 2024
- 2 min read
The Woman’s Club of Hollywood has been an institution since 1905, when a handful of local ladies convened with the intent to improve the “social, intellectual, and civic life of Hollywood.”
Their efforts began with establishing the first public library. That June, the Club hosted a fundraiser at the Hotel Hollywood resulting in the donation of 203 books, which filled a temporary library on Cahuenga Boulevard as they built a permanent structure at the northwest corner of Prospect and Ivar, land donated by “Mother of Hollywood” Daeida Wilcox Beveridge. In return, the Club was authorized to hold meetings in the basement.
