Formed in $1896,$ the $.$ adopted the motto "Lifting as We Climb." Despite internal conflicts, this national Black women's organization helped to fight poverty, comfort the old and orphaned, and educate on health and childcare for those who had recently migrated to the nation's biggest cities.

a$.$ New Era Club

b$.$ National Colored Woman's League

c$.$ National Association of Colored Women

d$.$ National Federation of Afro$-$American Women