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
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
In 34 years as a zealous alumna, clubwoman and W. C. T. Unionist, Martha Ijams had rarely been so misunderstood.
From Time Magazine Archive
She became a compulsive eater, and over the years puffed herself up into a caricature of the professional clubwoman.
From Time Magazine Archive
On another occasion a clubwoman entered the library and said with an air of importance, “I want your material on Susanna H. Brown.”
From A Librarian's Open Shelf by Arthur E. Bostwick
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
