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

It was recorded�to sell to her friends at $2.50 a copy�by Mrs. Florence Foster Jenkins, rich, elderly amateur soprano and musical clubwoman.

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

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

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