Daughters of the American Revolution (honorary member later in life)

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The Daughters of the American Revolution is a U.S.-based lineage society and volunteer service organization for women descended from individuals who contributed to the American Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lineage society
nonprofit organization
volunteer service organization
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldOfWork genealogy
historic preservation
scholarships and education
veterans support
foundedBy Ellen Hardin Walworth
Eugenia Washington
Mary Desha
Mary Smith Lockwood
genderRestriction women
hasActivity awarding scholarships
maintaining genealogical records
promoting patriotic education
restoring historic sites
supporting active-duty military and veterans
hasAnnualEvent Continental Congress
surface form: Continental Congress (national convention)
hasFacility Constitution Hall
surface form: DAR Constitution Hall

DAR Library
DAR Museum
hasMembershipRequirement U.S. or allied Revolutionary War service of ancestor
proof of lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution
hasOrganizationalUnit local chapters
state societies
hasPart Daughters of the American Revolution
surface form: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
hasPublication American Spirit magazine
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
historicalFocus American Revolutionary era
surface form: American Revolution
inception 1890
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm 501(c)(3) organization
membershipEligibility women descended from individuals who contributed to the American Revolution
motto God, Home and Country
notableHonoraryMember Amelia Earhart
Clara Barton
Eleanor Roosevelt
Helen Keller
Susan B. Anthony
politicalAlignment nonpartisan
purpose education
historic preservation
patriotism
religiousOrientation nonsectarian
scope national
website https://www.dar.org

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Marian Anderson memberOf Daughters of the American Revolution (honorary member later in life)