On 20 Sep 1859, Constance founded the first women's club in America. It was called the "Minerva Society". "Finding like-minded young ladies in the community, a constitution was written and the club began to meet on a regular basis. Their mission was the mental improvement of the members. In 1894, Constance founded the Runcie Club in her home. She was its president until her death. The mission of the club was the self-improvement of the members that would ultimately lead to the overall improvement of society. She saw the well-informed, culturally educated women as a moral force to heal the ills of society . . . she helped give women a voice at a time when they had none." Constance has been described as "The Torch Bearer" in founding the First Woman's Literary Club in the United States. Her work with women's clubs was recognized nationally when she was elected an honorary Vice-President of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in the United States in 1904. The Runcie Club remains the oldest existing women's club in the United States."
Constance was described as a "child prodigy who composed music at age seven, wrote poetry at eleven and short stories at twelve." (Source: Missouri Western State University "Constance Fauntleroy Runcie Digitized Collection")
Constance was "reared in the society of scholars and thinkers, being left free to form her own religious opinions; her genial manner and openness of mind, along with her kindly humor endeared her to all friends." (Source: "Constance Fauntleroy Runcie Torch Bearer in Founding the First Woman's Literary Club in the United States")
Constance wrote essays, poems, songs, and was also an artist. It is said that one of most significant works is "Divinely Led". (Source: "The Mother of Women's Clubs")
Constance Fauntleroy was the granddaughter of Utopian socialist and philanthropist Robert Owen, the founder of the utopian society in New Harmony, Indiana in 1826, and the daughter of Robert Henry Fauntleroy of the FFV Fauntleroy family of Virginia and his wife, Jane Dale Owen, the daughter of Robert Owen. Constance Fauntleroy married James Runcie, an Episcopal minister, in 1862. The couple moved to St. Joseph, MO, in 1871, when Dr. Runcie became the minister at Christ Episcopal Church. The couple had four children, two sons and two daughters.
Constance Fauntleroy Runcie died at the age of 75 on May 17, 1911. She was buried next to her husband in Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri.
Constance was described as a "child prodigy who composed music at age seven, wrote poetry at eleven and short stories at twelve." (Source: Missouri Western State University "Constance Fauntleroy Runcie Digitized Collection")
Constance was "reared in the society of scholars and thinkers, being left free to form her own religious opinions; her genial manner and openness of mind, along with her kindly humor endeared her to all friends." (Source: "Constance Fauntleroy Runcie Torch Bearer in Founding the First Woman's Literary Club in the United States")
Constance wrote essays, poems, songs, and was also an artist. It is said that one of most significant works is "Divinely Led". (Source: "The Mother of Women's Clubs")
Constance Fauntleroy was the granddaughter of Utopian socialist and philanthropist Robert Owen, the founder of the utopian society in New Harmony, Indiana in 1826, and the daughter of Robert Henry Fauntleroy of the FFV Fauntleroy family of Virginia and his wife, Jane Dale Owen, the daughter of Robert Owen. Constance Fauntleroy married James Runcie, an Episcopal minister, in 1862. The couple moved to St. Joseph, MO, in 1871, when Dr. Runcie became the minister at Christ Episcopal Church. The couple had four children, two sons and two daughters.
Constance Fauntleroy Runcie died at the age of 75 on May 17, 1911. She was buried next to her husband in Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri.
On 20 Sep 1859, Constance founded the first women's club in America. It was called the "Minerva Society". "Finding like-minded young ladies in the community, a constitution was written and the club began to meet on a regular basis. Their mission was the mental improvement of the members. In 1894, Constance founded the Runcie Club in her home. She was its president until her death. The mission of the club was the self-improvement of the members that would ultimately lead to the overall improvement of society. She saw the well-informed, culturally educated women as a moral force to heal the ills of society . . . she helped give women a voice at a time when they had none." Constance has been described as "The Torch Bearer" in founding the First Woman's Literary Club in the United States. Her work with women's clubs was recognized nationally when she was elected an honorary Vice-President of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in the United States in 1904. The Runcie Club remains the oldest existing women's club in the United States."
Constance was described as a "child prodigy who composed music at age seven, wrote poetry at eleven and short stories at twelve." (Source: Missouri Western State University "Constance Fauntleroy Runcie Digitized Collection")
Constance was "reared in the society of scholars and thinkers, being left free to form her own religious opinions; her genial manner and openness of mind, along with her kindly humor endeared her to all friends." (Source: "Constance Fauntleroy Runcie Torch Bearer in Founding the First Woman's Literary Club in the United States")
Constance wrote essays, poems, songs, and was also an artist. It is said that one of most significant works is "Divinely Led". (Source: "The Mother of Women's Clubs")
Constance Fauntleroy was the granddaughter of Utopian socialist and philanthropist Robert Owen, the founder of the utopian society in New Harmony, Indiana in 1826, and the daughter of Robert Henry Fauntleroy of the FFV Fauntleroy family of Virginia and his wife, Jane Dale Owen, the daughter of Robert Owen. Constance Fauntleroy married James Runcie, an Episcopal minister, in 1862. The couple moved to St. Joseph, MO, in 1871, when Dr. Runcie became the minister at Christ Episcopal Church. The couple had four children, two sons and two daughters.
Constance Fauntleroy Runcie died at the age of 75 on May 17, 1911. She was buried next to her husband in Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri.
Constance was described as a "child prodigy who composed music at age seven, wrote poetry at eleven and short stories at twelve." (Source: Missouri Western State University "Constance Fauntleroy Runcie Digitized Collection")
Constance was "reared in the society of scholars and thinkers, being left free to form her own religious opinions; her genial manner and openness of mind, along with her kindly humor endeared her to all friends." (Source: "Constance Fauntleroy Runcie Torch Bearer in Founding the First Woman's Literary Club in the United States")
Constance wrote essays, poems, songs, and was also an artist. It is said that one of most significant works is "Divinely Led". (Source: "The Mother of Women's Clubs")
Constance Fauntleroy was the granddaughter of Utopian socialist and philanthropist Robert Owen, the founder of the utopian society in New Harmony, Indiana in 1826, and the daughter of Robert Henry Fauntleroy of the FFV Fauntleroy family of Virginia and his wife, Jane Dale Owen, the daughter of Robert Owen. Constance Fauntleroy married James Runcie, an Episcopal minister, in 1862. The couple moved to St. Joseph, MO, in 1871, when Dr. Runcie became the minister at Christ Episcopal Church. The couple had four children, two sons and two daughters.
Constance Fauntleroy Runcie died at the age of 75 on May 17, 1911. She was buried next to her husband in Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri.
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