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

In full possession of the center was a counselor, Dorothy Meeker Holmes, wife of a school superintendent, mother of two, clubwoman, civic worker.

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

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

While she reveled in society, she was essentially a clubwoman, and nothing delighted her so much as debating and delivering addresses.

From I Spy by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner