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The Illinois Woman's Press Association (IWPA) is an Illinois-based organization of professional women and men pursuing careers across the communications spectrum. It was founded in 1885 by a group of 47 women who saw a need for communication and support between women writers. [1] The organization was incorporated on June 26, 1907. [2]
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association pamphlet, 1903. Alpha Suffrage Club, formed in 1913. [1] Chicago Equal Suffrage Association, formerly the North Side Branch of IESA, created in 1910. [2] Chicago Political Equality League, formed in 1894. [3] [4] Chicago Teachers' Federation. [5] Chicago Woman's Club. [6] Cook County Woman's Suffrage Society. [7]
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 ...
A group of local politicians, including both of Illinois' U.S. senators and one of Peoria's congressmen, sent a letter to the head of the United States Postal Service on Tuesday asking him to ...
The National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) was organized May 6, 1937, when Helen Miller Malloch and other members of the Illinois Woman's Press Association (IWPA organized in 1885), along with women from five other states and the District of Columbia, who met at the Chicago Women's Club in order to promote communication between women writers ...
The national board of the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to voting rights and democracy, disbanded the 70-year-old Park Ridge chapter recently despite the ...
Ladies International Wrestling Association: North Carolina: The Fabulous Moolah: 1990-2000 Ladies Professional Wrestling Association: Laughlin, Nevada: Tor Berg 1989–1998 Naked Women's Wrestling League: Howard Mann 2004–2009 Powerful Women of Wrestling: Indianapolis, Indiana: David McLane: 1987–1990 Rise Wrestling: Naperville, Illinois ...