Foreword

The Confederation of Zonta Clubs was organized at Buffalo, New York, USA on 8 November 1919, the nine charter clubs being Binghamton, Buffalo, Elmira, Ithaca, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica, New York, USA; Detroit, Michigan, USA; and Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Articles of Incorporation were filed in New York State on 9 February 1922, an earlier set having been destroyed by fire before filing. The first directors of the new organization were Frances E. Brixius, Binghamton; Marian de Forest, Buffalo; Mary J. Mulheron, Detroit; Helen E. Mallory, Elmira; Helen M. Schluraff, Erie; Esther E. Parker, Ithaca; Grace C. Moody, Lockport (New York, USA); Laura M. Lawrence (Truesdell), Rochester; Mary E. Jenkins, Syracuse; Harriet A. Ackroyd, Utica; and Mary W. Baldwin, Watertown (New York, USA).

Permanent headquarters were established in Chicago, Illinois, USA in January 1928, and Zonta International was incorporated in that state on 4 September 1930. The Zonta Articles of Incorporation were amended and filed after the Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Convention in 1954; the Dallas, Texas, USA Convention in 1990; the Melbourne, Australia Convention in 2006; the San Antonio, Texas, USA Convention in 2010. The last amendment was at the Orlando, Florida, USA Convention in 2014 and subsequently filed.

In 2009, Zonta International moved its headquarters to Oak Brook, Illinois, USA, and remains there today.