Membership
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    Any woman is eligible for NSDAR membership who is no less than
      eighteen years of age and can prove lineal, bloodline descent
      from an ancestor who aided in achieving American Independence.
      She must provide documentation for each statement of birth,
      marriage and death. No chapter may discriminate against an
      applicant on the basis of race or creed.

      If you have any questions about tracing your ancestry to a
      Patriot, questions about our chapter, or want more information
      about attending a meeting, please email our Regent, Lisa Kane.

      For more general membership information, visit the membership
      pages at the National Society website NSDAR Membership.

Notable DAR members

Past members

Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist

Clara Barton, American Red Cross founder

Lillian Gish, American actress

Grandma Moses, American folk artist

Ginger Rogers, American actress and dancer

Caroline Scott Harrison, former First Lady of the United States

Infanta Eulalia of Spain, Spanish princess and author

Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science church


Living members

Suzanne Bishopric, treasurer of the United Nations

Dr. Betsy Boze, American Academic—Chief Executive Officer and Dean, Kent State University Stark

Laura Welch Bush, former First Lady of the United States

Rosalynn Smith Carter, former First Lady of the United States, politician, political and social activist

Elizabeth Hanford Dole, former U.S. Senator from North Carolina, former Transportation secretary, Labor secretary, American Red Cross president, Federal Trade Commissioner, Presidential candidate, and Presidential advisor

Janet Reno, former Attorney General of the United States

Bo Derek, actress, former model, and conservative political activist

Phyllis Schlafly, conservative political activist and writer