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1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Former headquarters of the American War Mothers located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

The American War Mothers was founded in 1917 and given a Congressional charter on February 24, 1925. It is a perpetual patriotic, 501(c) 4 non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian, non-partisan organization whose members are mothers of children who have served or are serving in the Armed Services during a time of conflict.

National President: LaVerna Capes

Notable members

  • Jeanette Lawrence
  • Agnes Thomas Morris, president of War Mothers of America, 1918-1920
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