Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Women in the Wind (motorcycle club), founded in 1979, has had 100 chapters in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Portugal, also purports to be the largest women's motorcycle organization; Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), founded as an international organization in 1894, had roots from 1855. In 120 countries.
A fraternity is usually understood to mean a social organization composed only of men, and a sorority is composed of women. However, many women's organizations and co-ed organizations also refer to themselves as women's fraternities. This list of North American collegiate sororities and women's fraternities is not exhaustive.
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.
Links women's organizations across Brazil. Brazilian Women's Federation, active 1949 to 1957. Leftist feminist group associated with the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB). Federação Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino (FBPF), founded 1922. Women's suffrage organization. Geledés - Black Women's Institute, founded 1988. Black feminist NGO.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC), founded in 1890 during the Progressive Movement, is a federation of approximately 2,300 women's clubs in the United States which promote civic improvements through volunteer service. Community Service Projects (CSP) are organized by local clubs for the benefit of their communities or GFWC's ...
Pages in category "Women's organizations based in the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 435 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Links is an American, invitation-only, social and service organization of prominent black women in the United States. Founded in 1946, it is the largest nationwide organization of prominent black women in the United States. Members include Kamala Harris, Marian Wright Edelman, and the late Betty Shabazz.
Pages in category "Service organizations based in the United States" The following 83 pages are in this category, out of 83 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .