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Fortnightly Club
The Fortnightly Club is the name of several women's clubs in the United States, and may refer to: * Fortnightly of Chicago * Haddon Fortnightly Club House * Vincennes Fortnightly Club See also * List of women's clubs {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Clubs
The woman's club movement was a social movement that took place throughout the United States that established the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform public policy. While women's organizations had always been a part of United States history, it was not until the Progressive era that it came to be considered a movement. The first wave of the club movement during the progressive era was started by white, middle-class, Protestant women, and a second phase was led by African-American women. These clubs, most of which had started out as social and literary gatherings, eventually became a source of reform for various issues in the U.S. Both African-American and white women's clubs were involved with issues surrounding education, temperance, child labor, juvenile justice, legal reform, environmental protection, library creation and more. Women's clubs helped start many initiatives such as kindergartens and juvenile court systems. Later, women's clubs tackl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortnightly Of Chicago
The Fortnightly of Chicago is a woman's club founded in Chicago in 1873 by Kate Newell Doggett. It is the oldest women's association in Chicago. Kate Newell Doggett served as the first president from 1873 through 1879. Early members include Jane Addams, Janet H. Ayer, Amanda M. Bliss, Susan M. Hamilton, Ellen Martin Henrotin, Ellen R. Jewitt, Mary Hunt Loomis, Emily (Mrs. Franklin) MacVeagh, Bertha Palmer, and Mary Wilmarth. In 1922, the Fortnightly purchased the Lathrop House at 120 E Bellevue Place from Helen Aldis Lathrop. The club still occupies that building, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1974. References External links Fortnightly of Chicagoathe Newberry Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haddon Fortnightly Club House
Haddon Fortnightly Club House is located in Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1857 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 26, 1972. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, New Jersey List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, New Jersey __NOTOC__ This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Camden County, New Jerse ... References Haddonfield, New Jersey Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Houses in Camden County, New Jersey Houses completed in 1857 Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Camden County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places 1857 establishments in New Jersey {{NewJersey-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincennes Fortnightly Club
Vincennes Fortnightly Club is a historic Women's club clubhouse located at Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. It was built in 1928, and is a two-story, Colonial Revival style brick and Indiana limestone building. The tripartite front facade features arched openings and a decorative metal railed balcony on the second floor. The dumbbell shaped building consists of a main entrance block, auditorium, and rear stage section. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 2000. References Women's clubs in the United States Vincennes, Indiana Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Colonial Revival architecture in Indiana Buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
