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The club movement became part of Progressive era social reform, which was reflected by many of the reforms and issues addressed by club members. [4] According to Maureen A. Flanagan, [5] many women's clubs focused on the welfare of their community because of their shared experiences in tending to the well-being of home-life.
Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being is a report issued in 2011 by the United States Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration and the Executive Office of the President Office of Management and Budget for the White House Council on Women and Girls, during the administration of President Barack Obama. [1]
The National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO) was an American activist organization that fought for the welfare rights of people, especially women and children. The organization had four goals: adequate income, dignity, justice, and democratic participation. The group was active from 1966 to 1975.
Women's clubs spread very rapidly after 1890, taking up some of the slack left by the decline of the WCTU and the temperance movement. Local clubs at first were mostly reading groups focused on literature, but increasingly became civic improvement organizations of middle-class women meeting in each other's homes weekly.
Committee of Correspondence (women's organization) Confederated Southern Memorial Association; Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues; Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls; Connecticut College Black Womanhood Conference; Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious; Council of Women for Home Missions; Count Me In (charity) Crittenton ...
Women's rights organizations based in the United States (1 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Women's rights organizations based in North America" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. [ 5 ] It is the largest feminist organization in the United States with around 500,000 members. [ 6 ]
Feminist organizations in North America (7 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Women's organizations based in North America" This category contains only the following page.