News & Updates

Hello everyone! If we haven’t had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Jessie Punch and I have been fortunate enough to spend the past few months working as the Coordinator/Administrative Assistant for the Women’s Fund. I graduated from Clemson University in May, and...

Since the inception of the Women’s Fund three years ago, we have awarded 18 grants totaling $240,250 to 15 exemplary organizations serving all 25 counties in our service region. We are so proud of this progress and thrilled that 2016 has brought even more...

Betsey Bush The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee is proud to introduce Mrs. Condon (Betsey Bush) to the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee Board. Betsey Bush is a remarkable woman – mother and grandmother, community volunteer extraordinaire, a member of multiple boards, and...

Part of our 2015 Grantee Highlights series. This year's Women's Fund grant to Centro Hispano has enabled the organization to expand its outreach to the Latina immigrant women in Knox County. Centro Hispano is a hub of education striving to empower and educate women...

Members gathered at the East Tennessee History Center on the evening of November 10th to continue a dialogue of grave importance to the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee. The educational forum on domestic violence and human trafficking, titled Stop the Violence Against...

The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee commenced the third installment of Journeys of Women on October 30th. The eight-day exhibit of women’s art was held at Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts. Every work of art sold during the Journeys of Women event...

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research’s (IWPR) Status of Women in the States ranks the state of Tennessee as 34th when calculating factors such as employment and poverty. The featured image illustrates states’ positions on women’s progress with shades of blue to...

The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee is thrilled to welcome Julianna Herod as Communications Intern. A senior, Julianna is excited to graduate in May of 2016 with a Bachelor of Health and Human Sciences degree in Child and Family Studies and Psychology with a...

Written by: Kathryn Lasky Significance: Tying together with the Suffragette movie premiere, this book follows Kathleen Bowen’s diary during the U.S. fight for women’s suffrage. Synopsis: A diary account of thirteen-year-old Kathleen Bowen's life in Washington, D.C. in...

Find Your Way Home: Words from the Street, Wisdom from the Heart Written by: Becca Stevens Significance: Becca Stevens spoke at the 2014 luncheon. Becca is a Nashville native, Thistle Farms owner, and founder of Magdalene- a Nashville home for women overcoming drug...