Born: 28 February 1876, United States
Died: 24 October 1959
Country most active: United States
Also known as: M. J. Brockway, Mary Maude Brockway, Maude Jane Brockway, Maude Sterling
American teacher, milliner and Black Clubwomen’s Movement activist Maude Brockway was one of the founders of the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs and Oklahoma City Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs. She was president of the Oklahoma City chapter from 1925 to 1950 and of the Oklahoma federation from 1936 to 1940, as well as positions she held at the national level.
Brockway was also involved in many church-affiliated organizations at state and local levels. She established the Oklahoma Training School for Women and Girls in Sapulpa and Brockway Community Center in Oklahoma City. The center hosted well-baby clinics, training courses, a daycare center and the second Black-owned private birth control clinic in the country. The Brockway Community Center at 1440 North Everest Avenue in Oklahoma City is the only existing structure left affiliated with the Black Clubwoman’s Movement and was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.