General Federation of Women's Clubs

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Federation_of_Women's_Clubs
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GFWC
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:International_Council_of_Women
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:GFWC_Annual_Convention
gptkbp:founded 1890
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Jane_Cunningham_Croly
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the oldest women's volunteer organizations in the U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Federation of Women's Clubs
gptkbp:membership over 3,000 clubs
over 80,000 members
gptkbp:motto Unity in Diversity
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Eleanor_Roosevelt
gptkb:Jane_Addams
gptkb:Mary_Belle_King_Sherman
gptkb:Julia_Ward_Howe
gptkbp:notableProject support for women's suffrage
conservation efforts
child labor reform
establishment of public libraries
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:GFWC_Clubwoman_Magazine
gptkbp:purpose community improvement
women's advocacy
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:taxStatus gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:website https://www.gfwc.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jane_Cunningham_Croly
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6