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The New Century Club was declared in Philadelphia's Cultural Landscape: The Sartain Family Legacy (2000) to be "an influential early manifestation of the woman's club movement that swept through the country at the turn of the century. This movement brought thousands into associations where they met other ambitious, energetic women, developed ...
Founded in 1882, it is one of the oldest and largest organizations devoted to meeting the needs of women in the labor force. From its founding, the organization's goal has been to address the specific needs of "self-supporting women." Its headquarters building at 1307 Locust Street in Center City, Philadelphia is a National Historic Landmark. [3]
La Puente Valley Woman's Club Women's Club of Coconut Grove, founded in 1891 Andover Chapter House, in 2011 General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters. Woman's clubs or women's clubs are examples of the woman's club movement. Many local clubs and national or regional federations were influential in history.
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The Cosmopolitan Club of Philadelphia is a private members' club in Philadelphia. It was founded in June 1928 by a group of women from Philadelphia and its surroundings. [ 1 ] In January 1930, the members had purchased the lot at 1616 Latimer Street, and oversaw the construction of an Art Deco building.
The Franklin Inn Club was founded by the Philadelphia physician and writer Silas Weir Mitchell; [2] J. William White, [3] and seven other members of the University Club at Penn as a social venue for published authors and illustrators. [4] It soon became a gathering place for novelists, poets, scholars, actors, playwrights, and journalists.
The Pyramid Club was the only exhibition space in Philadelphia at the time that was owned, operated and controlled by African-Americans. The club played an important role within the African-American community by connecting artists with middle and upper-class professionals able to support their work. [7] The Pyramid Club dissolved in 1963.
Founded in 2006, the Philadelphia Liberty FC plays in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The Liberty's home, since 2006, is John A. Farrell Stadium, which is located on the campus of West Chester University in the Philadelphia suburb of West