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These include organizations that are chartered or have headquarters in Chicago, Illinois as a professional organization. Do not include articles or subcategories related to business organizations, trade associations, or industry associations (e.g., American Hospital Association) - these are outside of the scope for this category.
The Polish Women's Alliance of America (pol. Związek Polek w Ameryce) is a fraternal benefit society that was founded on May 22, 1898 in Chicago, Illinois. [1] The Polish Women's Alliance was founded by Stefania Chmielinska, a Polish immigrant who worked as a seamstress in Chicago. Chmielinska was vocal in her belief that women deserved ...
These include organizations that are chartered or have headquarters in Chicago, Illinois as a professional association for the medical or health care fields. Do not include articles or subcategories related to associations with a focus on the medical or health facilities or institutions (e.g., American Hospital Association) - these are outside ...
Chicago Woman's Club; Edwardsville Chapter House, 515 W. High St. Edwardsville, IL (associated with Edward Gardner Lewis's scheme), NRHP-listed; Fortnightly of Chicago, founded 1873; Frederick Douglass Woman's Club, Chicago, founded in 1906, one of the first women's clubs in Chicago to promote suffrage, and one of few interracial women's clubs ...
Women's associations fall under wide and diverse set of categories, yet they all have a unified goal - helping women. It would be almost impossible to track history of the earliest women's association, but an endeavor can be made to list the most noteworthy organizations with a mission to help women in various sectors of their lives.
The International Association of Women (IAW) is a for-profit professional association and networking platform fully owned by Professional Diversity Network (NASDAQ:IPDN) since 2014. [ 1 ] Founded in 2007 by Matthew Proman, [ citation needed ] it is the largest business network for professional women in the United States, spanning virtually ...
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Deborah's Place, established in 1985, is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization that offers shelter, resources and support to the homeless women of Chicago. Its mission is to provide resources to homeless women in order for them to transition from being homeless. Programs and services include permanent supportive housing and basic necessities.