Women In NAACP
(WIN)
Women in the NAACP (WIN) seeks to enhance the leadership role of women, serve as an advocacy vehicle for issues affecting women and children, and advocate for the positive development of children.
During the year 1980, in Memphis Tennessee, Frances Louise Dancy Hooks (wife of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks) and Earleen Bolden organized the trailblazing Women in the NAACP (WIN), an unprecedented project which aimed to enhance the leadership roles of women both within the Association and in everyday life.
Women in NAACP was approved as a standing Committee in 2004 at the National Convention in accordance with Article VIII of the NAACP Constitution and Bylaws.
The purpose of WIN is:
to enhance the leadership role of women
to serve as an advocacy vehicle for issues affecting women and children
to advocate for the positive development of children
to support the ongoing work of the NAACP and its units, especially civil and cultural activities to enhance membership.