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The Woman’s Club of Paducah has deep roots, ones going back to 1906 when a group called the Magazine Club joined the Kentucky Federation of Women’s Clubs. Not long after that, a meeting was held at the Palmer House on Broadway to see if other women had an interest. Thirty-two signed up that November day in 1906. A few days later, the Paducah Evening Sun put its stamp of approval on the club, reporting, “It will mean Civic Improvement, lectures, concerts and work in developing the city along many lines not selfish or self-centered culture, as well as aiding the poor.” One of the Woman’s Club of Paducah’s first projects was the Friedman settlement house for the poor, which became the distribution point and headquarters for all charities in Paducah. In World War I, the women sent gloves and tobacco to soldiers serving from McCracken County. The club started an annual art show that continued without interruption until 2020, adding student artists along the way. In 1957, the Woman’s Club bought the house at 1406 Jefferson from the Illinois Central Railroad which had been using it as a residence for nurses working at the IC Hospital just steps away on Broadway. It was their clubhouse for more than 65 years. Due to lack of membership, the Woman’s Club of Paducah closed its Paducah chapter in 2024.