clubwoman
Americannoun
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clubwomen
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noun
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Origin of clubwoman
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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
John Lane Hancock, elderly Mrs. Logan is not only an active art patron, an avid clubwoman, but a poet.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 34 years as a zealous alumna, clubwoman and W. C. T. Unionist, Martha Ijams had rarely been so misunderstood.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Her mother, being the most famous clubwoman in America, hasn’t spent much time at home?
From Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Nell Speed
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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