Subject: Women in charitable work / Organization: General Federation of Women's Clubs. / Place: Northeast Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Women in charitable work Organization General Federation of Women's Clubs. Place Northeast Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Extent:: 4.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Women’s Club of Frankford was originally founded as the Mother's Club of Frankford by a group of five women in 1905 in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Mother's Club was established with the vision of improving the welfare of children in the community. The Club officially became the Women's Club of Frankford in 1921, and affiliated with the General Federation of Women's Clubs and the State Federation of Women's Clubs. The Club was active until 2008. The Women's Club of Frankford records, 1923-2008, consist of minute books, financial records, newsletters, event programs, pamphlets, correspondence, scrapbooks, and other materials from the Women's Club of Frankford. There are also materials from the junior section of the club, the Junior Women's Club of Frankford.

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