WOMEN'S CLUBS
of
Grand Rapids, Michigan

1906 List of Ladies Clubs

• ALSBIC - 1900-1901

• Burton Heights Literary Club
  1904-1906, 1909-1912, 1916

• City Federation of Woman's Club
  1900-1901

• Daughters of 1812, Gen. Isaac Shelby Chapter

• Eaglesfield Literary Club
  1900-1902, 1905-1906, 1908

• East Side Literary Club, 1900-1901

• Grand Rapids Study Club
  History and 1925 Photo

• Grand Rapids Women's Club
  The name was changed from the South End Ladies Literary Club in 1900

• Home Literary Club
  1911, 1913

• Igdrasil Club (Organized 6 October 1892)
  1900-1901, 1904, 1911

• Kate MacDonald Literary Club
  1910, 1911, 1913

• League of Women Voters
  1921

• Ladies Literary Club
  1900-1901, 1910

• Michigan Women's Press Club
  1893

• Mutual Improvement Club
  1900

• National Society of New England Women Assn
  1929
  

• North End Woman's Club
  1900-1901, 1903-1904, 1908, 1914
  Officers, 1933

• Olivet College Alumni Club
  Mid 1920's

• Shakespeariana Club
  1900

• South End Ladies Literary Club - 1900 changed to G. R. Women's Club
  1896-1897
  Valley City Literary Club
  1901, 1904, 1906, 1914
  Wednesday Women's Club,
  1900, 1903-1912

• West Side Ladies Literary Club
  1900-1901, 1964-1965
  1939

• The Women's Benefit Ass'n of the Maccabees

• Women's University Club
  1904-1910

• Whatsoever Circle
  About 1910

List of Literary Clubs From 1906 Goss' History

• Ladies Literary Club - Organized 10 April 1873.  They met in the Ladies Library room on Monroe Street

• West Side Ladies Literary Club - Organized 3 April 1875 - Active members limited to 60 due to space limitations

• East Side Ladies Literary Club - Organized 12 January 1894

• South End Ladies Literary Club - Organized 7 October 1890 - They had a library

• North End Woman's Club - Organized 23 August 1894

• Society of Elocution Club - Organized November, 1895

• Igdrasil Club - Organized 6 October 1892

• Shakespeariana Club - Organized 23 March 1888

• Avon Shakespeare Club - Organized May, 1896

• Frobel Study Club - Organized 2 December 1895

• Equity Club - Organized 28 March 1895

• Federation Club - Organized June, 1897

• Grand Rapids Study Club - Organized November 10, 1904 - A black women's study group.

Location: Booklets on the Women's Literary Clubs are at the Grand Rapids Public LibraryURL:http://kent.migenweb.net/organizations/women/index.html

Contact County Coordinator:  evlynsaw@comcast.net