clubwoman

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Her mother was a tireless clubwoman who kept insisting that Elizabeth “do something” for the war effort but, with a baby on the way, Elizabeth felt she was doing plenty.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 10, 2018

Perhaps the only small-time artist who ever breaks even on a Manhattan recital is Philadelphia's Mrs. Florence Foster Jenkins, a clubwoman coloratura now in her 70s.

From Time Magazine Archive

During his 30-odd years in politics and two terms as Governor, she has been a tireless clubwoman.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was recorded�to sell to her friends at $2.50 a copy�by Mrs. Florence Foster Jenkins, rich, elderly amateur soprano and musical clubwoman.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Now, where am I going?” continued the famous clubwoman.

From Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Speed, Nell