Women's League of Washington College

10/05/2026

09/25/2026

🍁Fall Semester Exam Care Boxes🍁

🍬🍫Delicious treats to fuel your student while studying! 📚

⭐Easy, online ordering!
$30 each box /Both Fall & Spring $50
💟📝(option to include a personal note)

⭐Orders accepted now! Sept 25 - Nov 20.

📦Boxes will be distributed to students on December 1.

❓Questions? Please contact: [email protected]

www.womensleagueofwashingtoncollege.com

💲🏆Proceeds support Washington College student scholarships!💲🏆

09/16/2026

WL member Genie Auchincloss' son Gavin (a WC Phi Delta) is involved with this fundraiser for ALS. Lou Gehrig who suffered from this disease was also a Phi Delta Theta.

09/15/2026

From the Washington College Archives.

https://www.washcoll.edu/people_departments/offices/miller-library/archives-special-collections/archives-blog/jane_stuart_painter.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawUWa01wZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVJmNnlnQ1BVOTJVMktyMmJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe8a5Vb0xQGD1g3TUepHjVM7sTS6TeE3AsSI1SUii0wrpfiYnUC2ltKKF9JAk_aem_ngyv97eHBACez03Ep50XaQ

At the end of August 1868, the Newport Reading Room auctioned her last painting of George Washington. Did it end up here at Washington College?

09/15/2026

From the Washington College Archives.

At the end of August 1868, the Newport Reading Room auctioned her last painting of George Washington. Did it end up here at Washington College?

08/28/2026

Yesterday, Thursday, August 27, a new historical marker honoring Isaac Mason was unveiled at the corner of Spring Avenue and Calvert Street in Chestertown.

The marker honors Isaac Mason’s courageous 1846 journey to freedom from enslavement in Kent County.

A past donation from the Women’s League of Washington College made it possible for Miller Library to acquire a rare first edition of Isaac Mason’s autobiography, "Life as a Slave", an important firsthand account that helps preserve and share his story.

See the photos of the book below, along with a QR code linking to a video that provides more details about this remarkable history.

For additional information about Isaac Mason, please visit the Chesapeake Heartland website, along with the YouTube video and
article links below: https://chesapeakeheartland.org/isaac-mason
https://theeveningenterprise.com/rare-1st-edition-of-isaac-masons-autobiography-on-life-as-a-slave-comes-to-kent/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihkT-bIOjrY
https://www.washcoll.edu/live/news/isaacmason-biography.php
https://www.washcoll.edu/live/news/masonescapesite.php
https://www.washcoll.edu/live/news/isaacmason-nps.php

08/13/2026

The Garfield needs to raise $7,000 by this Sunday. Will you help them?

"The Garfield Center for the Arts needs $7,000 by Sunday, August 16, to meet payroll for our five employees. Our costs have outpaced our revenue over several seasons. Our line of credit is fully drawn. This is where we are.

Seventy people giving $100 closes this gap. A hundred and forty people giving $50 closes it."

To donate online go to https://www.paypal.com/donate/...

Or send a check to 210 High Street, Chestertown MD 21620 (memo: Payroll Fund)
Or call or stop by the box office (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 10 AM to 3 PM) at 410-810-2060, 210 High Street

We need to raise $7,000 by this Sunday. Will you help us?

The Garfield Center for the Arts needs $7,000 by Sunday, August 16, to meet payroll for our five employees. Our costs have outpaced our revenue over several seasons. Our line of credit is fully drawn. This is where we are.

Seventy people giving $100 closes this gap. A hundred and forty people giving $50 closes it.

To donate online go to https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=2Y9QE8LALMVFG

Or send a check to 210 High Street, Chestertown MD 21620 (memo: Payroll Fund)
Or call or stop by the box office (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 10 AM to 3 PM) at 410-810-2060, 210 High Street.

05/25/2026

Congratulations to the winner of the Women's League Grand Raffle. Peggi Fisher is a familiar face to locals as a vendor at the Chestertown Saturday Farmers Market, where she runs Our Greek Market. Ms. Fisher won a luxurious package featuring a two-night stay at Chestertown’s historic White Swan Tavern paired with a dining gift card to Watershed Alley.

All proceeds from the raffle support scholarships and other programs at Washington College.

Inspired by the stories of the students and the profound impact the Women's League has had on the Washington College community over the last 75 years, Ms. Fisher surprised the Scholarship Committee by immediately turning her win into a moment of philanthropy.

"I am pleased to kickstart your NEXT scholarship fundraising efforts in the name of my parents, John and Norma Michels," Fisher announced.

The surprise donation, which will be formally made through the Fisher Family Fund, served as the perfect finale for the Women's League's diamond jubilee—proving that the legacy of giving started by Helen Gibson 75 years ago is still going strong in Chestertown today.

Shown here accepting her prize with Women's League Co-Presidents Darla Downer (left) and Barbara Brown (right)

05/14/2026

The Washington College Board of Visitors and Governors recently announced the official appointment of Dr. Bryan Matthews ’75 M’86 P’12, as the 32nd President of Washington College. The Board unanimously approved a three-year contract for Matthews, following his highly successful 10-month tenure as interim president. Read more at the story linked in the comments.