Daughters of the American Revolution to vote on definition of ‘woman’
The Daughters of the American Revolution currently allows men who identify as women to join, but the group will vote on a resolution to reverse that policy and formally define “woman,” the Daily Signal has learned.
“Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution will take an historic vote to define the word ‘woman’ on Friday June 26, 2026, at Memorial Continental Hall in Washington, D.C.,” Laura McDonald, founder and president of Daughters Advocating for Restoration and a member of Daughters of the American Revolution since 2018, told the Daily Signal.
“Daughters all across the country have relentlessly pursued all avenues and have succeeded in their demand for this historic vote,” she added.
The Daughters of the American Revolution Resolution
The resolution, provided to the Daily Signal, argues that the bylaws, which state that eligibility only applies to women, “should be interpreted in accordance with the intention of the society at the time the bylaw was adopted.” There is no question that DAR’s founders in 1890 did not envision men identifying as women as eligible for membership.
In relevant part, the resolution states:
Resolved, That in Article III, Section 1 of the Bylaws, the term ‘woman’ shall be understood to clearly mean a woman who was born female, and therefore, individuals who were born male shall not be eligible for membership; transgender women shall not be eligible for membership; and men who have their birth certificates changed from male to female shall not be eligible for membership.
The DAR bylaws require the organization’s president general to call a special meeting at the request of at least 30 chapters in 10 states. At least 68 chapters in 27 states signed this resolution.
On April 21, DAR Recording Secretary General Colleen Rafferty Joyce signed a letter announcing that the society would vote on the resolution at the Continental Congress, held from June 24 to June 28.
The announcement frames the resolution as “restricting the interpretation of ‘woman’ in the National Bylaws based on sex assigned at birth,” echoing transgender activist language.
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