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'''Maude Brockway''' (February 28, 1876 - October 24, 1959) was a teacher, [[milliner]], and activist. One of the founders of the [[National Association of Colored Women's Clubs|Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs]], she served as the organization president from 1936 to 1940.
'''Maude Brockway''' (February 28, 1876 - October 24, 1959) was a teacher, [[milliner]], and activist. One of the founders of the [[National Association of Colored Women's Clubs|Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs]], she served as the organization president from 1936 to 1940.


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==Career==
==Career==
By 1896, Sterling had married William Brockway and moved to [[Indian Territory]]. There they had a daughter, Inez, and Brockway taught{{sfn|U.S. Census|1900a|p=11A}} at schools in [[Ardmore, Oklahoma|Ardmore]] and [[Gene Autry, Oklahoma|Berwyn]] in the [[Chickasaw Nation]].{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=93}} She joined the [[Baptist Young People's Union]], and in 1906 was serving as its president.{{sfn|''The Baptist Rival''|1906a|p=4}} That year, she began operating a [[milliner]]'s shop in Ardmore.{{sfn|''The Baptist Rival''|1906b|p=1}} Around 1910, the family moved to Oklahoma City, [[Oklahoma Territory]], where Brockway continued to work as a milliner.{{sfn|U.S. Census|1910|p=32A}} The following year, she became one of the founders of the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs.{{sfn|Montgomery|Pearce|2019|p=19}}
By 1896, Sterling had married William Brockway and moved to [[Indian Territory]]. There they had a daughter, Inez, and Brockway taught{{sfn|U.S. Census|1900a|p=11A}} at schools in [[Ardmore, Oklahoma|Ardmore]] and [[Gene Autry, Oklahoma|Berwyn]] in the [[Chickasaw Nation]].{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=93}} She joined the [[Baptist Young People's Union]], and in 1906 was serving as its president.{{sfn|''The Baptist Rival''|1906a|p=4}} That year, she began operating a [[milliner]]'s shop in Ardmore.{{sfn|''The Baptist Rival''|1906b|p=1}} Around 1910, the family moved to Oklahoma City, [[Oklahoma Territory]], where Brockway continued to work as a milliner.{{sfn|U.S. Census|1910|p=32A}} Once in Oklahoma City, she became very active in the [[Woman's club movement#African-American club movement|Black Clubwomen's Movement]], which was focused on improving and protecting the lives of black citizens.{{sfn|Montgomery|Pearce|2019|p=14}}

In 1910, Brockway became one of the founders of the Oklahoma Federation of Negro Women's Clubs, which later changed its name to the [[Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs]].{{sfn|Montgomery|Pearce|2019|pp=14, 19}} The group was an affiliate of the [[National Association of Colored Women's Clubs]], founded by [[Mary Church Terrell]],{{sfn|Montgomery|Pearce|2019|pp=7-9}} and its first president was [[Harriet Price Jacobson]], a teacher.{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=85}} From 1918 to 1919, she served as the superintendent of the newly established Oklahoma Training School for Women and Girls, in [[Sapulpa, Oklahoma|Sapulpa]], while maintaining her home in Oklahoma City.{{sfnm|1a1=''The Black Dispatch''|1y=1917|1p=5|2a1=''The Black Dispatch''|2y=1918a|2p=1|3a1=''The Black Dispatch''|3y=1918b|3p=5|4a1=''The Black Dispatch''|4y=1920|4p=4}} In 1920, she returned to Oklahoma City, resuming her clubwork.{{sfn|U.S. Census|1920|p=13A}} Many of the various clubs Brockway was involved in were tied to her church work, in the [[Order of the Eastern Star]]; the Oklahoma Women's Baptist State Convention, becoming its president by 1918; and in the formation of the Oklahoma City Mission Society Federation, serving as its president in 1919.{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=93}}{{sfn|Montgomery|Pearce|2019|p=14}}{{sfn|''The Black Dispatch''|1919|p=8}}

As an organizer, she assisted in the club in spreading state wide, serving in that capacity until 1921.{{sfn|Montgomery|Pearce|2019|p=14}}{{sfn|''The Black Dispatch''|1921|p=6}} The following year, Brockway became a second vice president of the organization.{{sfn|''The Black Dispatch''|1922|p=2}}{{#tag:ref|Montgomery and Pearce state that mortgage records indicate Brockway was president of the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs in 1925; however, Strong lists the presidents as Judith C. Horton, 1915-1919;{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=86}} Anna H. Cooper, 1919-1924;{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=88}} Nellie Weaver Greene, 1924-1928;{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=89}} Adelia E. Young, 1928-1932;{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=91}} Lucy Elliott Hutton, 1932-1936;{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=92}} Brockway, 1936-1940;{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=93}} Lula E. Kiff, 1940-1944; {{sfn|Strong|1957|p=94}} Genevieve M. Weaver, 1944-1948; {{sfn|Strong|1957|p=96}} Mildred P. Williams, 1948-1952; {{sfn|Strong|1957|p=97}} Ellen M. Roberson, 1952-1956; {{sfn|Strong|1957|p=98}} and Jessie B. Hibler, 1956-[1960].{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=100}}|group="Notes"}}


Brockway served as parliamentarian and statistician for the [[National Association of Colored Women's Clubs]].{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=78}}
Brockway served as parliamentarian and statistician for the [[National Association of Colored Women's Clubs]].{{sfn|Strong|1957|p=78}}
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==Death and legacy==
==Death and legacy==
In 2019, the Brockway Community Center was nominated for inclusion in the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma]].{{sfn|Montgomery|Pearce|2019|pp=25-26}}
In 1968, the Brockway Community Center moved to 1440 North Everest Avenue and in 2019,{{sfn|Montgomery|Pearce|2019|pp=4-5}} it was nominated for inclusion in the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma]].{{sfn|Montgomery|Pearce|2019|pp=25-26}} The center, named in Brockway's honor, is the only extant structure affiliated with the Black Clubwoman's Movement.{{sfn|Montgomery|Pearce|2019|p=14}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Maude Brockway
Born
Mary Maude Sterling

(1876-02-28)February 28, 1876
DiedOctober 24, 1959(1959-10-24) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMary Maude Brockway, Maude Jane Brockway, Maude Sterling
Occupation(s)teacher, milliner, activist

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Early life

Mary Maude Sterling was born on February 28, 1876[1][2][3][Notes 1] in Clark County, Arkansas.[3][11] She grew up in Curtis and attended school at the Arkadelphia Presbyterian Academy, a primary and secondary school established to educate the children of former slaves.[11][12] She went on to further her education at Arkansas Baptist College.[11]

Career

By 1896, Sterling had married William Brockway and moved to Indian Territory. There they had a daughter, Inez, and Brockway taught[2] at schools in Ardmore and Berwyn in the Chickasaw Nation.[11] She joined the Baptist Young People's Union, and in 1906 was serving as its president.[13] That year, she began operating a milliner's shop in Ardmore.[14] Around 1910, the family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory, where Brockway continued to work as a milliner.[4] Once in Oklahoma City, she became very active in the Black Clubwomen's Movement, which was focused on improving and protecting the lives of black citizens.[15]

In 1910, Brockway became one of the founders of the Oklahoma Federation of Negro Women's Clubs, which later changed its name to the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs.[16] The group was an affiliate of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, founded by Mary Church Terrell,[17] and its first president was Harriet Price Jacobson, a teacher.[18] From 1918 to 1919, she served as the superintendent of the newly established Oklahoma Training School for Women and Girls, in Sapulpa, while maintaining her home in Oklahoma City.[19] In 1920, she returned to Oklahoma City, resuming her clubwork.[5] Many of the various clubs Brockway was involved in were tied to her church work, in the Order of the Eastern Star; the Oklahoma Women's Baptist State Convention, becoming its president by 1918; and in the formation of the Oklahoma City Mission Society Federation, serving as its president in 1919.[11][15][20]

As an organizer, she assisted in the club in spreading state wide, serving in that capacity until 1921.[15][21] The following year, Brockway became a second vice president of the organization.[22][Notes 2]

Brockway served as parliamentarian and statistician for the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs.[33]

In 1938, as part of the Maternal Health Organization and the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Brockway established the second Black-owned private birth control clinic in the US. The clinic operated in the Brockway Recreation Center, was staffed by two physicians, and Brockway served as a director.[34]

Death and legacy

In 1968, the Brockway Community Center moved to 1440 North Everest Avenue and in 2019,[35] it was nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.[36] The center, named in Brockway's honor, is the only extant structure affiliated with the Black Clubwoman's Movement.[15]

Notes

  1. ^ Sterling's name is often given as Maude Jane or Maude J. Her birth year varies significantly, appearing as 1876,[2] 1877,[4] 1881,[5] 1882,[6] 1883,[7] 1885,[1] and circa 1900[3]. Her obituary also states that her father was Rev. Edward Sterling, but the only family living in Clark County, Arkansas between 1870 and 1880 with this surname were the children Queen A. (1864), King (1866), Martha (1867), Thomas (1868), Rosann (1870-before 1880), Miles (1871), Mary Jane (1873), Edwards (1875), twins Ella and Della (1877), Katie (1879), and Lilly (1880) of a farmer, William Sterling and his wife, Sarah Jane (née Jones).[8][9] In 1900 William and his wife, Mary, reported their granddaughter, Inez Brockway living with them.[10]
  2. ^ Montgomery and Pearce state that mortgage records indicate Brockway was president of the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs in 1925; however, Strong lists the presidents as Judith C. Horton, 1915-1919;[23] Anna H. Cooper, 1919-1924;[24] Nellie Weaver Greene, 1924-1928;[25] Adelia E. Young, 1928-1932;[26] Lucy Elliott Hutton, 1932-1936;[27] Brockway, 1936-1940;[11] Lula E. Kiff, 1940-1944; [28] Genevieve M. Weaver, 1944-1948; [29] Mildred P. Williams, 1948-1952; [30] Ellen M. Roberson, 1952-1956; [31] and Jessie B. Hibler, 1956-[1960].[32]

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Category:1876 births Category:1959 deaths Category:People from Clark County, Arkansas Category:Arkansas Baptist College alumni