▁and ▁also ▁organized ▁various ▁musical ▁groups ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o . ▁ ▁Brown ▁joined ▁the ▁ ▁El ▁Pas o ▁Woman ' s ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁Woman ' s ▁Club ' s ▁music ▁department . ▁Brown ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁for ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁( Rad ford ▁School ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁Brown ▁became ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁Club ▁and ▁held ▁meet ings ▁at ▁her ▁home . ▁Later , ▁she ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁executive ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Federation ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Club s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁she ▁formed ▁an ▁auxili ary ▁of ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁Club ▁devoted ▁to ▁music , ▁called ▁the ▁Mac D ow ell ▁Club , ▁named ▁after ▁Edward ▁Mac D ow ell . ▁ ▁Brown ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁woman ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁School ▁Board ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁She ▁re called ▁later ▁that ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan ▁attempted ▁to ▁in fil tr ate ▁politics ▁within ▁the ▁board , ▁and ▁she ▁said , ▁" I ▁worked ▁hard ▁as ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁and ▁stood ▁for ▁justice ." ▁She ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁state ▁chair ▁of ▁Child ▁W elf are ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Brown ▁helped ▁origin ate ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁International