Women's club movement in the United States

Women's social movementFive women officers of the Women's League in Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1899The club movement is an American women's social movement that started in the mid-19th century and spread throughout the United States. It established the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform public policy. While women's organizations had existed earlier, it was not until the Progressive era (1896–1917) that they came to be considered a movement.