​​​The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc.​
​Women of Empowerment​
About us
Who are we?
Women of Empowerment are educated women cultivating their community through service.
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On May 6, 1995 Dr. Darlene Anderson and Mrs. Hazel Frierson presented a seminar in Hankal Hall, directed by Ms. Eleanor Bass. The seminar was about the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, Inc. The founders of the chapter on Tennessee State University campus included Ms. Anica Alderson, Ms. La’Toyur Tisdale, Ms. Jerri Bess-Williams, Mrs. Hazel Frierson, Dr. Darlene Anderson, and Ms. Eleanor Bass. The first group of member inducted into the club was in Spring 1996. The official name for the club, Women of Empowerment, Frankie J. Pierce Federated Club, was formed on September 2, 1998.
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The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs is a community service organization. Women of Empowerment encourages the upliftment of all women and youth of color. Women of Empowerment is an organization that strives to clean the community, give to the community, uplift our peers, partake in political awareness, promote educational advancement, and so much more. The motto for Women of Empowerment is Educated Women Cultivating their Community Through Service.


FEDERATION 102

Complexions of ebony, brown, golden and fair
Shades of black, honey blonde, red and gray hair
Eyes of Wisdom and hearts of gold
Club sisters reuniting young and old
Surviving the trials and tribulations of racism
Breaking down the barriers of sexism
Rising from the labels and myths of shame
Creating new visions and clearing our name
Attacking bigots and sexist, setting them straight
Taking women and children under their wings to educate
Faces flawless and hair in place
Upholding, encouraging and guiding our race
Strong sisters, Lifting as They Climb
Dressing to impress and getting better with time
Backing down from nothing, demanding what they deserve
Women cultivating their community through service
Changing the 19th and claiming the 21st century
Amazed in their presence and Air of Royalty
-Author La’Toyur S. Tisdale
Frankie J. Pierce was born during or shortly after the Civil War. In 1921 , she founded the Tennessee Vocational School for Colored Girls and served as its first superintendent until 1939. The founding of this school was aided by the Negro Women's Reconstruction Service League and the City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs which she organized. Prior to the modern civil rights movement, Pierce led her club members in a march on city hall in protest of the city's segregated public facilities. Frankie J. Pierce died in 1954.