Women -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
"Woman" Magazine
Collection
Identifier: Collection 036
Abstract
Woman was a weekly newspaper founded in 1908 in Grand Rapids, Michigan by a group of local newspaper women. Spanning November 21, 1908 to January 23, 1909, the ten issues of Woman reveal turn of the century views on suffrage, wage equity for women, home-furnishing and decoration, national and international news, music, theatre, motherhood and more.
Dates:
1908-1919
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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"Woman" Magazine
Women's Advertising Club of Grand Rapids scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: Collection 385
Abstract
The Women's Advertising Club of Grand Rapids was formed in 1927 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It provided professional and social activities for women in the advertising business. This collection contains scrapbooks maintained by the group, covering 1927 through 1976. The scrapbooks provide information on individual businesswoman, as well as on the club's activities and the advertising industry. The material in the scrapbooks also reflects attitudes towards women in business, the effect of the...
Dates:
1927-1976
Women's City Club records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 454
Abstract
The Women's City Club was founded January 4th, 1924 by the presidents of the various women's organizations of Grand Rapids. After the first meeting in November of 1923 the Women's City Club became a private social club where women of the city could meet socially and enjoy the companionship of other women through common and varied interests in Grand Rapids and the State of Michigan, and would then attempt to further the good in Grand Rapids. Throughout the following years, membership grew by...
Dates:
1900-2012
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Women's City Club records