women's voluntary organization
C23584
concept
A women's voluntary organization is a group formed and led primarily by women who collectively contribute their time, skills, and resources to advance social, cultural, educational, or charitable goals without financial compensation.
Observed surface forms (11)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| women’s auxiliary organization | 7 |
| clubwoman | 5 |
| African American women's organization | 2 |
| women-led organization | 2 |
| lesbian organization | 1 |
| local branch of YWCA | 1 |
| patriotic women's organization | 1 |
| women's organisation | 1 |
| women’s club | 1 |
| women’s missionary organization | 1 |
| women’s organization movement | 1 |
Instances (24)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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Josephine St. Pierre
surface form:
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
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clubwoman |
| National Association of Colored Women | African American women's organization |
| Women's Legion (informal antecedent) | — |
| Women’s Department | women’s auxiliary organization |
| Josephine Beall Willson Bruce | clubwoman |
| Woman’s Auxiliary | women’s missionary organization |
| YWCA movement | women’s organization movement |
| Cumann na mBan | women's organisation |
| Association for the Improvement of the Female Prisoners in Newgate | women-led organization |
| Lajna Imaillah | women’s auxiliary organization |
| Women’s Orange Association | women’s auxiliary organization |
| Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters | women’s auxiliary organization |
| Nannie Helen Burroughs | clubwoman |
| Black Cross Nurses | women’s auxiliary organization |
| Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic | patriotic women's organization |
| Daughters of Bilitis | lesbian organization |
| Shrine Ladies organizations | women’s auxiliary organization |
| Chicago Young Women's Christian Association | local branch of YWCA |
| NACW | African American women's organization |
| Margaret Murray Washington | clubwoman |
| Young Women’s Industrial Club of Saratoga | women’s club |
| Women’s Home Defence | women’s auxiliary organization |
| Code Pink | women-led organization |
| Sallie Southall Cotten | clubwoman |