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First talk of a state organization was in the fall of 1949, when some Jaycee
wives met to discuss it. In May of 1950, the Mrs. Jaycees of Minnesota was born. During the next five years, we grew to over
60 chapters. In 1957, Minnesota had grown to the largest Mrs. Jaycees organization in the nation with 90 chapters. At Summer
Awards 1974, we celebrated our 25th anniversary. In 1979 our membership had grown to 5000. In 1982-83 affiliation was a big
issue. The US Jaycees said there had to be a Jaycee chapter in order to have a Jaycee Women chapter in the community. We worked
closely with the Jaycees to establish Jaycee chapter so that no Jaycee Women chapters would be lost.
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On July 3, 1984, the Supreme Court ruled that women must be allowed membership privileges
in the Jaycees. In April 1985, the US Jaycee Women Executive Council drafted a resolution to dissolve the US Jaycee Women
on July 1, 1985. The membership voted on and passed that resolution at the Indianapolis National Convention on June 17, 1985.
At this convention, a special meeting was held with those interested in reorganizing as the Women of Today
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