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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

He dismisses such suggestions with the same scorn that he once made use of when a clubwoman asked him what butterflies were for.

From Time Magazine Archive

Helen Hokinson was the recording secretary of the clubwoman, the gentle, penetrating chronicler of the upper-middle-class matron.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Illig has the advantage of being not only a clubwoman in charge of the Federation's division of health, but a qualified speaker on cancer prevention.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a clubwoman Mrs. Croly achieved the eminence almost of a pioneer.

From Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" by Various

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

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

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2020

But Wikipedia articles about these clubwomen are highly susceptible to what’s referred to as “drive-by deletion” stemming from the argument that these women lack notability because of a lack of reliable sources.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2019

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

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

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