Des Moines Women's Club
The Des Moines Women's Club, founded in 1885 as the Woman's club movement in the United States, women's club movement swept through the United States, today serves the Des Moines community by providing scholarships, support for the local arts community, and other civic projects. History The Des Moines Women's Club was founded in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1885 by a group of five women inspired by the national women's movement developing in the second half of the nineteenth century. The woman's club movement was a social movement that took place throughout the United States that established the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform public policy. The women first met at Plymouth Church, Des Moines, Iowa at 5th and Grand Avenue, to form the club with twenty-two charter members. The first president of the club was Margaret Cleaves, a notable American physician. Another founder and the second president was Martha Callanan, a noted philanthropist and suffrage work ...
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Woman's Club Movement In The United States
The woman's club movement was a social movement that took place throughout the United States that established the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform public policy. While women's organizations had always been a part of United States history, it was not until the Progressive era that it came to be considered a movement. The first wave of the club movement during the progressive era was started by white, middle-class, Protestant women, and a second phase was led by African-American women. These clubs, most of which had started out as social and literary gatherings, eventually became a source of reform for various issues in the U.S. Both African-American and white women's clubs were involved with issues surrounding education, temperance, child labor, juvenile justice, legal reform, environmental protection, library creation and more. Women's clubs helped start many initiatives such as kindergartens and juvenile court systems. Later, women's clubs tackl ...
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