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Sorosis
Sorosis Club rules in 1869 Sorosis was the first professional women's club in the United States. It was established in March 1868 in New York City. History The club was organized in New York City with 12 members in March 1868, by Jane Cunningham Croly.''The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge'', vol. 2, 1920, p. 466. Among its founding members were Josephine Pollard, a children's author, and Fanny Fern, a popular columnist who had been angered at newspaper women being excluded from the all-male New York Press Club when it had an honorary dinner for the author Charles Dickens the month before. Sorosis was incorporated in January 1869. Alice Cary was the first president. Within one year, Sorosis had 83 members. Along with Boston's New England Woman's Club (also founded in 1868), Sorosis inspired the formation of women's clubs across the country. Sorosis is a latinate word meaning 'aggregation' (from the Greek ''sōros'', meaning ‘heap’). Its object was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorosis Club Rules
Sorosis Club rules in 1869 Sorosis was the first professional women's club in the United States. It was established in March 1868 in New York City. History The club was organized in New York City with 12 members in March 1868, by Jane Cunningham Croly.''The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge'', vol. 2, 1920, p. 466. Among its founding members were Josephine Pollard, a children's author, and Fanny Fern, a popular columnist who had been angered at newspaper women being excluded from the all-male New York Press Club when it had an honorary dinner for the author Charles Dickens the month before. Sorosis was incorporated in January 1869. Alice Cary was the first president. Within one year, Sorosis had 83 members. Along with Boston's New England Woman's Club (also founded in 1868), Sorosis inspired the formation of women's clubs across the country. Sorosis is a latinate word meaning 'aggregation' (from the Greek ''sōros'', meaning ‘heap’). Its object w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie De La Montagnie Lozier
Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier (1841 – August 6, 1915) was an American physician. At the age of nineteen, she began to teach, becoming an instructor in languages and literature in Hillsdale College. Returning to New York City in 1872, she married Abraham Witton Lozier, Jr., the son of Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier, who was the founder and dean of the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women. Here, she studied medicine and after receiving her medical degree, became a professor of physiology. She served on the hospital staff for twelve years and retired from professional work in 1890 to devote herself to her domestic, social, and educational interests. She was a delegate to the International Homoeopathic Congress in Paris in 1889 and was president of Sorosis Club from 1891–94. Early life and education Jeanne "Jennie" de la Montagnie was born in New York in 1841- or ca. 1850 - and was a lifelong resident of that city. Her father was William de la Montagnie, Jr. Her ancestor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Club
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] |
Jane Cunningham Croly
Jane Cunningham Croly (December 19, 1829 – December 23, 1901) was a British-born American author and journalist, better known by her pseudonym, Jennie June. She was a pioneer author and editor of women's columns in leading newspapers and magazines in New York. She founded the Sorosis club for women in New York in 1868 and in 1889 expanded it nationwide to the General Federation of Women's Clubs. She also founded the Woman's Press Club of New York City. Early life Jane Cunningham was born in England, the daughter of a Unitarian minister, Reverend Joseph Cunningham, and his wife Jane Scott. The family emigrated to the United States when Jane was twelve. The family first lived in Poughkeepsie, New York, and later in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Professional career Jane first became interested in journalism while a student; she started by editing the school newspaper. Later, she edited and published the newspaper for her brother's church. By 1855, she had moved to New York to seek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Riley Smith
May Riley Smith (May 27, 1842 – January 14, 1927) was an American poet and clubwoman. Biography May (or Mary) Louise Riley was born on May 27, 1842 in Rochester, New York. She attended Brockport Collegiate Institute. She married Albert Smith, of Springfield, Illinois, a bridge engineer, on March 31, 1869, and they had one son. Soon, they removed to New York City, where Smith belonged to several literary and social clubs during her life. She was the president of the Sorosis Club from 1911 to 1915 and the club's honorary president from 1919 until her death in 1927. She was also a member of the Poetry Club, Daughters of the American Revolution, the Meridian Club, the Barnard Club, and the MacDowell Club. Her published books are ''A Gift of Gentians and Other Verses'' (New York, 1882), and ''The Inn of Rest'' (1888). Among the best and most popular of her poems are "Tired Mothers," "If We Knew," "The Easter Moon," " Love is Sweeter than Rest" and "My Prayer." Among those that ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgie McFarland
Virgie Belle Smith McFarland (1877 – January 24, 1971) was instrumental in establishing the first Aberdeen Women's Exchange in 1918. Early life Virgie Belle Smith McFarland was born in 1877 in Keosauqua, Iowa, the daughter of William Dixon Smith (1819-1911) and Ruth E. Maple (1839-1923). Career She was an educator and wrote articles and stories for eastern syndicate. She was instrumental in establishing the first Aberdeen Women's Exchange in 1918. She was chairman of the Playfield Commission. She was a member of the Harbor Civic Club, Sorosis Club and Writers Club. Personal life Virgie McFarland moved to Washington in 1888 and lived in Aberdeen, Washington Aberdeen () is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,013 at the 2020 census. The city is the economic center of Grays Harbor County, bordering the cities of Hoquiam and Cosmopolis. Aberdeen is occasi .... She married George Mcfarland (1870-1943) and had four children, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Smith Goble
Fannie Smith Goble (October 13, 1861 - June 17, 1940) was a member of the Spokane Board of Education and one of the owners of The Excelsior Rock Springs Coal company, Wyoming. Early life Fannie Smith was born in Chesaning, Michigan, on October 13, 1861, the daughter of Oliver Cook Smith (1825-1904) and Jane E. "Jennie" Ross (died in 1962). Career Fannie Smith Goble was a member of the Spokane Board of Education. She was an active club woman. She held several high offices in Daughters of the American Revolution organization, she was a regent for the State of Washington; she was the president and treasurer of Spokane Sorosis Club. She was a life member on the Young Women's Christian Association Board of Directors. While living in Rock Springs at the end of the 19th century, the Gobles owned The Excelsior Rock Springs Coal company, which was incorporated in 1899 by millionaire B.R. Wells from Chicago. The other owners were John Beckwith and A.V. Quinn of Evanston, Illinois. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Elizabeth Smith
Isabel Elizabeth Smith (1843-1938) was an American artist, mostly known for miniature painting and teaching. Early life Isabel Elizabeth Smith was born in Clermont County, Ohio, in 1843. She was of Scotch descent. Her father, Alexander Smith, was born in Perthshire, Scotland. He arrived in the United States in 1820 and located in Belmont County, Ohio. His wife was Rachel McClain. They had a family of three children, a son and two daughters. The father was a man of great nobility of character, a lover of art and a philanthropist. The mother was a woman of excellent mind and given to the doing of kindly deeds. Smith early developed a taste for art. She was educated in the Western Female College, Oxford, Ohio, and studied art during vacations in Cincinnati, Ohio. After her education she went abroad and studied in Paris and Dresden. After an absence of nearly three years she returned to the United States and opened a studio in Washington, D. C., in 1871. Career She achieved marked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Funk Simpson
Kate Funk Simpson (1866-1959) was an American educator. Early life Kate M. Funk was born in 1866 in Edina, Missouri, daughter of Thomas W. and Rachel M. Funk of Kirksville, Missouri Funk was a graduate of the State Normal School at Kirksville, Missouri, graduating in the class of her future husband, James M. Simpson in June 1886. Career Kate Funk Simpson was the principal of a High School in Deer Lodge, Montana. For eight years she was the president of Spokane Young Women's Christian Association; for 15 years she was a member of the Spokane City Charities Commission and of the Spokane School Board. She was also a member of Sorosis and Service Star League. Personal life and family On July 1, 1886, Kate Funk married James Mitchell Simpson (1860-1937), and they had one son, James C. James M. Simpson, actively engaged in the practice of law in Spokane since 1902, had a large business. He was born in Knox County, Missouri, on January 1, 1860, the son of Benjamin and Perlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Warren Roebling
Emily Warren Roebling (September 23, 1843 – February 28, 1903) was an engineer known for her contributions over a period of more than 10 years to the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband Washington Roebling developed caisson disease (a.k.a. decompression disease) and became bedridden. She served as a liaison and supervisor of construction through communicating between her husband and on-site personnel. Her husband was the chief engineer during construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which had been designed by his late father, John A. Roebling. Early life Emily was born on September 23, 1843, to Sylvanus and Phebe Warren at Cold Spring, New York. She was the second-youngest of twelve children. Emily's interest in pursuing education was supported by her older brother Major General Gouverneur K. Warren. The two siblings always had a close relationship.Weingardt, Richard: ''Engineering Legends: Great American Civil Engineers'', page 56. ASCE Publications, 2005. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Fremont O'Donnell
Jessie Fremont O'Donnell (pen name, J. F. O'Donnell; January 18, 1860 – April 30, 1897) was a 19th-century American writer of poems, novels and magazine articles, as well as a lecturer. In December, 1887, her first book, ''Heart Lyrics'' appeared. Later books were ''Love Poems of Three Centuries'', ''Three Centuries of English Love-Songs'', ''A Soul from Pudge's Corners'', and others, besides contributions to various U.S. periodicals. She also wrote essays, short stories, and character studies. Early life and education Jessie Fremont O'Donnell was born in Lowville, New York, January 18, 1860. She was the youngest daughter of Hon. John (sometimes referred to as Charles) O'Donnell, a member of the New York State Legislature from 1863 to 1869, including State Senator from Lewis County, New York. In the state legislature, he was the author and successful advocate of many reform measures on the subjects of taxation, temperance and kindred matters. He also held the position of Cler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Curtiss Hoffman
Sophia Curtiss Hoffman (, Curtiss; also known as, Mrs. George Hoffman; 1825 – September 12, 1905) was an American philanthropist, known as the Helen Gould of the early 1870s. She was the founder of the benevolent institution known as the Chapin Home for the Aged, in New York City. She was also numbered among the reformers, as one of the first treasurers of the Association for the Advancement of Women, and a vice-president of the Woman's Centenary Association of the Universalist Church. Early life and education Sophia Curtiss was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, in 1825. She was educated in the girls' academy at Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Career Known before widowhood as Mrs. George Hoffman, her name, thus given, appeared in the list of incorporators of the Chapin Home, a benevolent institution of that city. In fact, it is to Hoffman the inception of the home came as a sort of inspiration, and she gave at various times thousands of dollars to promote its beneficent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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