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The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs was founded on July 16, 1919, at a meeting led by Lena Madesin Phillips of Kentucky. In the 1930s, it became a charter member of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women. BPW/USA became the first organization created to focus on the issues of working women.
Lena Madesin Phillips (September 15, 1881 – May 22, 1955) was a lawyer and clubwoman from Nicholasville, Kentucky, who founded the National Business and Professional Women's Clubs in 1919. She enlarged her circle, traveling also to Europe, and in 1930 she founded the International Federation of Business and Professional Women. Phillips served ...
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, founded in 1919, at a meeting led by Lena Madesin Phillips of Kentucky. In the 1930s it became a charter member of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women. National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild, founded by 1895 (was this a women's organization?)
The International Federation of Business and Professional Women was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, on August 26, 1930, by Dr. Lena Madesin Phillips of Kentucky. As President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs in the United States, Phillips had organized several trips to Europe in 1928 and 1929 to network with business and professional women in Europe.
International Federation of Business and Professional Women – founded 1930, network for professional women; International Federation of Women Lawyers – founded 1944, enhances the status of women and children by providing legal aid, legal literacy and education programs, and through advocacy, law reform, research and publications [1]
National Association of Corporate Directors; National Association of Women Business Owners; National Federation of Independent Business; National Historic Route 66 Federation; National Independent Contractors Association; National Investor Relations Institute; National League of American Pen Women; National Marine Electronics Association
The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs were sources of encouragement to female entrepreneurs. They often would hold workshops with already established entrepreneurs, such as Elizabeth Arden, who would give advice. During the 1950s, women found themselves surrounded by messages everywhere, stating what their role ...
Katherine Graham Peden (January 2, 1926 – January 8, 2006) was the first woman appointed as the Commissioner of Commerce in Kentucky.Peden was engaged in economic growth policy-making at the national and state levels during the 1960s and 70s.