In November 1925, largely through the efforts of Miss Louise Hankinson (Mrs. Stewart Phinizy), a group of young women formed an organization known as the Junior Workers. Miss Hankinson was elected President. The policy of this group of young women was to endeavor to recognize needs in the community and find solutions to the problems.

Over the next four years, the organization grew from the original eleven charter members to seventy-three Junior Workers. In 1929, the organization was accepted into the Association of Junior Leagues of America.

The accomplishments of the Junior League of Augusta, Georgia have been significant to both the community at large and all Junior Leagues. Augusta wrote and produced the first Junior League cookbook, "Old Southern Recipes"; lead early Junior League nutrition efforts with the establishment of a Milk Clinic in the 1930s; ensured the preservation of several historically significant buildings in Augusta, including the Old Government House and the Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson; implemented community-wide programs that focused on the "healthy child", and much more over its eight decades of existence.

Here are just a few examples of our long-lasting impact in the community:

Well Baby Clinics, 1928
Library Story Hour, 1956
Vision Screening, 1969
Children’s Emergency Shelter, 1977
Children’s Healthy Hearts, 1989
Day Shelter, 1999

The history of the Junior League of Augusta, Georgia is summarized by decades on the above pages.