The ‘Taipei Women’s Club’ was founded in 1951 by a group of enthusiastic women belonging to a small foreign community in Taipei, Taiwan.

The idea of such a club was conceived by Mrs. Roberta Auburn (when you click on her name you can open the page – about her with copy of her letter) in the summer of 1951, and presented to Mrs. Raymond Moyer, the wife of the Director of the ICA (Then MSA) Mission to China. It was suggested that she talk the matter over with Mrs. Rankin, the wife of the Director of the United States Minister and obtain her approval before taking any action. With Mrs. Auburn’s knowledge of such a club and its organization in Korea much of the work fell to her. A questionnaire was prepared and a draft constitution outlined and distributed. This constitution was patterned with certain adaptations, after that of the General Federation of Women’s Club, from which advice was sought and of which T.I.W.C. is now an affiliated member. The first meeting was called for on the 19th of September 1951. Reports that a club could indeed be established "although not as many attended as we hoped" "for we know that many of the women here have demanding work and will not have too much time to contribute". As a result of support expressed by 54 signatures, the organization what we know today was born on 28th of September 1951. Under the gracious patronage of Madame Chiang Kai-shek. That original list included such names as Dr. Lillian Chao, Cynthia Chan Lee, and her sister Anna Chennault, and Edna Lee, later to become President.

In the report of her 1957/58 year’s work as President, Hope Phillips stressed the esteem which TIWC had begun to enjoy and said, "You are so fortunate to be members of an organization which eliminates even the invisible lines of community structure. Here you have found no distinctions between creed, nationality or economic status; here you have found an outlet for your talents an capabilities while you meet a cross-section of the world". She mentioned that ten free nations were represented in the Club, working together towards broad common goals, and then continued, "It has, I believe, never been the intention of the Club to seek members for the sake of a large membership the aim has been to attract those women so thoroughly in sympathy with our purposes that they will be active contributors to them" Hope’s policy statements are probably one of the best this Club has ever been given.

The club has enabled women of the foreign community to meet and know each other and to encourage an understanding of the host country.

Much progress has been achieved in the world, and many changes have come about; but T.I.W.C. has no faltered in its aims and ambitions. The members of T.I.W.C. can be justly proud of its accomplishments and has actively filled its place in society, helping so many of the less fortunate and less privileged of its fellow-citizens of Taipei. A Club that is proud of its Honorary and grateful to its Honorary President, Madame Chiang Kai-shek for help and guidance and for the example of dedication to duty which she has been and through whose inspiration and encouragement we have been able to prove the slogan that: "Women of the East and West can meet and work together".