History of TARWF

TARWF was founded in 1973 as a local unit of the National Federation of Republican Women (www.nfrw.org), the largest Republican Women's organization in the world with a network of over 100,000 women leaders and activists. We are also chartered under the California Federation of Republican Women, Southern Division, and the Orange County Federation of Republican Women.

We are proud to say that our local unit was established under the name of Ivy Baker Priest, the first woman Treasurer of the United States. Appointed by President Eisenhower, she served from 1953 to 1961. In 1966 and again in 1970, she successfully ran for Treasurer of California, becoming the first woman elected to statewide office. She also served Governor Ronald Reagan.

Over 30 years later, we are one of the largest Republican Women Federated groups in Orange County.