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clubwoman

American  
[kluhb-woom-uhn] / ˈklʌbˌwʊm ən /

noun

clubwomen plural
  1. a woman who engages in club activities, especially one prominent in social or civic organizations.


clubwoman British  
/ ˈklʌbˌwʊmən /

noun

  1. a woman who is an enthusiastic member of a club or clubs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of clubwoman

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; club + -woman

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Her mother was a tireless clubwoman who kept insisting that Elizabeth “do something” for the war effort but, with a baby on the way, Elizabeth felt she was doing plenty.

From The New Yorker Nov. 10, 2018

An indefatigable clubwoman, Mrs. Oscar A. Ahlgren of Whiting, Ind. belongs to so many committees, pursues so varied and vigorous a round of civic activities that, as her lawyer-husband says, "It stuns me."

From Time Magazine Archive

His slim, gracious wife, Georgiana Farr Sibley, mother of six, is a busy clubwoman and good speaker, member of the National Council's Woman's Auxiliary.

From Time Magazine Archive

During his 30-odd years in politics and two terms as Governor, she has been a tireless clubwoman.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her mother, being the most famous clubwoman in America, hasn’t spent much time at home?

From Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Speed, Nell

The good news, Mr. McCommons argues, is that we’ve been here before and—through unlikely coalitions of amateur naturalists, clubwomen and conservationists—recognized birds as a resource that needed protection.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

What clubwomen like Fletcher found is that U.S. engagement with Native peoples offered white American woman a profound opportunity.

From Slate Oct. 25, 2021

Alice Fletcher had been a leader of the burgeoning clubwomen scene in New York for a decade.

From Slate Oct. 25, 2021

But African-American clubwomen and reformers did not accept the “mammy” stereotype.

From New York Times Feb. 6, 2020

Other than the clubwomen, very few knew where Joe Trace met her.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

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