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The South San Francisco Women's Club began as the Women's Improvement Club on April 12, 1905, with Marianne Martin elected president. Its purpose was to promote the education, moral, and social well-being of the city. The women carried out a beautification campaign on Grand Avenue by planting flowers, trimming trees, and purchasing garbage cans. On October 2, 1914, the organization reorganized as the South San Francisco Women's Club, and Mrs. Martin was again elected president. William J. Martin, land agent for the South San Francisco Land and Improvement Company, donated a plot of land for a future clubhouse. After years of fundraising, the clubhouse was built in 1940.
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