DeKalb Area Women's Center

DeKalb Area Women's Center The DeKalb Area Women's Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving the DeKalb, IL area.

The DAWC is an all-volunteer educational, arts, cultural, and service organization designed to advocate for women and women's issues. The DAWC celebrates all cultures and lifestyles through a variety of resources, including a community library and gallery/performance space for both emerging and established artists whose work celebrates women or highlights women's issues. It is the goal of the DAWC

to offer an ever-changing variety of community experiences to enhance the view of women in both current and historical contexts.

06/12/2026

Women in Herstory

Women in Suffrage
06/12/2026

Women in Suffrage

On June 4, 1919, after more than four decades of advocacy, organizing, and persistence, Congress passed the 19th Amendment and sent it to the states for ratification.

The milestone marked a major victory for the suffrage movement, but the work was not yet complete. Members of the National Woman’s Party tracked each state’s progress using a ratification flag, adding a star every time a state approved the amendment.

That flag remains a powerful reminder that change is built step by step—and that every victory is the result of countless women who refused to give up the fight for equality.

06/11/2026

Women in Herstory

Women in the Kitchen
06/11/2026

Women in the Kitchen

05/08/2026

Thank you to all participants in Give DeKalb County 2026 from DAWC 🥰

DeKalb Area Women's Center is looking forward to GiveDeKalbCounty.org! You can donate to multiple nonprofits with just o...
05/07/2026

DeKalb Area Women's Center is looking forward to GiveDeKalbCounty.org! You can donate to multiple nonprofits with just one check in person at the Depot or one transaction online on May 7, 2026. If mailing, ask for May 7 hand stamp postmark inside the Post Office. Thanks.

Come be a part of the magic in person! On May 7, we’re opening the doors at the Community Foundation (475 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore) for a Donation Drop-Off event.

From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., you can swing by the Freight Room to hand-deliver your donation form, enjoy some light refreshments, and feel the buzz of the big day. We’ll have the live giving results on display so you can see the generosity growing in real-time. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! ✨🚀

05/04/2026

Donate to Give DeKalb County then visit DAWC at 5pm for Black Madonna program May 7, 2026!

05/04/2026

Women in Herstory

Women in Leadership
01/05/2026

Women in Leadership

101 years ago today, Nellie Tayloe Ross was sworn in as the first woman governor in the United States.

Elected Governor of Wyoming, Ross proved that women didn’t just belong in leadership — they were ready to lead. Her career didn’t stop there: she later served as Director of the U.S. Mint, continuing to break barriers at the national level.

More than a century later, her story is still a reminder of how progress starts: with someone willing to step into a role no woman had held before — and do the job well.

Address

1021 State St
Dekalb, IL
60115

Opening Hours

7pm - 9pm

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+18157581351

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