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In 1909, the Cosmos Club formed as a club for governesses, leasing space in the Gibson Building on East 33rd Street. [2] The following year, the club became the Women's Cosmopolitan Club, "organized," according to The New York Times, "for the benefit of New York women interested in the arts, sciences, education, literature, and philanthropy or in sympathy with those interested."
In 2019, WCC officially launches its new name, vision, and mission. Women's City Club of New York is now Women Creating Change. [21] In 2019, WCC takes a look into other ways WCC can live its values not just programmatically, but also through its financial partnerships.
The Colony Club is a women-only private social club in New York City. Founded in 1903 by Florence Jaffray Harriman, wife of J. Borden Harriman, as the first social club established in New York City by and for women, it was modeled on similar gentlemen's clubs. Today, men are admitted as guests. [2]
The Century Association is a private social, arts, and dining club in New York City, founded in 1847. Its clubhouse is located at 7 West 43rd Street near Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan . It is primarily a club for men and women with distinction in literature or the arts.
The University Club of New York (also known as University Club) is a private social club at 1 West 54th Street and Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Founded to celebrate the union of social duty and intellectual life, the club was chartered in 1865 for the "promotion of literature and art".
The City Club of New York is an independent, ... In 1974, the City Club of New York opened its membership to women. [6] In 2011, the City Club had 450 members.
A table d'hôte menu from the dinner for Walter Damrosch at the Lotos Club, 1893. The Lotos Club is a private social club in New York City. Founded primarily by a young group of writers and critics in 1870 as a gentlemen's club, it has since begun accepting women as members. Mark Twain, an early member, called it the "Ace of Clubs". [1]
The Professional Woman's League of New York City was founded by Palmer in December 1892. It possessed some original and distinctive features. Palmer, through her husband's connection with the dramatic profession, came to know the needs of the struggling young actresses, and she felt that a club for such girls, where they could meet not only the women of their own kind but those of other ...