The Brooklyn Woman's Club was an organization founded in 1869 and incorporated in 1871.

Laura Curtis Bullard Laura Curtis Bullard (1831–1912) was an American writer and women's rights activist. She founded a newspaper called ''The Ladies' Visitor, and Drawing Room Companion'' and published two novels with women's rights themes, the best known of which i ...

cofounded the organization along with her friend

Elizabeth Tilton Elizabeth Monroe Richards Tilton (May 28, 1834 – April 13, 1897) was an American suffragist, a founder of the Brooklyn Woman's Club, and a poetry editor of ''The Revolution'', the newspaper of the National Woman Suffrage Association, founded ...

and others, and served as its first president. In 1912, the club moved to 114 Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights and shared the building with the Brooklyn Women Suffrage Association and the Civitas Club. In 1915, Ida Sherwood Coffin (née Willets) served as president. After his election in 1921, President Warren Harding wrote to Mrs. William Hoster, director of social services for the organization, to endorse their work for child welfare in Brooklyn. In addition to working towards women's suffrage, the club also hosted events such as card games for hundreds of attendees and lectures on world politics and peace advocacy.

Notable people

Mariana Wright Chapman Mariana Wright Chapman (March 14, 1843 – November 9, 1907) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist. Her most active work was in the direction of prison reform and equal rights for women. Chapman was well-known through her work ...

References

External links

Official website
Women's suffrage advocacy groups in the United States Women's clubs in the United States Brooklyn Heights Women in New York City History of women in New York City {{US-org-stub