The Women's Club (1901 - )

The Women's Club was founded in 1901 by Dr Mary Booth to provide a place where women interested in public, professional, scientific and artistic work 'might spend their leisure moments and associate together.' The first committee also included Lady David and Rose Scott. It began with 100 members - rising to 807 by 1929. Within the Club there was a debating group and a Thursday Group, while the Sydney University Women Graduates Association and the Professional Women Workers Association were also associated with it. The annual reports of these last two associations are included with those of the Women's Club.

The preliminary meeting of the Club, called by Mary Booth, was held at the Women's College of the University of Sydney and attended by more than 100 women. The first president was Lady Beaumont, wife of the Admiral of the British fleet stationed in Sydney.

Founded by

• Booth, Mary (1869 - 1956)

Founding member

• Fry, Edith (1858 - 1940)
• Scott, Rose (1847 - 1925)

Membership

• Arnot, Jean Fleming (1903 - 1995)

Related Corporate Bodies

• The Civic League (Australia) (1907 - )

Books

• Memorandum, 1920, 1923. [ Details... ]
• Hooper, Florence Earle, The Story of The Women's Club: The first fifty years, The Women's Club, Sydney, [1964], 88 pp. [ Details... ]
• Women's Club, Memorandum and articles of association of the Women's Club, as amended up to 31st January, 1963 and by-laws of the Women's Club in force as at 31st January, 1963., The Club, Sydney, [1963?]. [ Details... ]
• Women's Club, Rules, Sydney, 1905, 1917. [ Details... ]

Calendars

• Women's Club, Calendar, 1911-1914. [ Details... ]

Reports

• Women's Club, Annual Report and Balance Sheet, 1906-1987. [ Details... ]

See also

• Kyle, Noeline J., 'Cara David: A leading woman in Australian education', Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 31, no. 4, 1993, pp. 80-99. [ Details... ]