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newspaper clipping

Catalog Number
2022.20.147
Description
Newspaper clipping from the Holland Sentinel on September 12, 1978 detailing the Woman's Literary Club's announcement of programs for the upcoming year.  Standing, from left to right: Lorraine Hohl; Florence Stearns; Vornie Van Voorst; and, Sharon Vander Meulen.  Seated, left to right: Lynn Counihan and Clarissa Poppen.
History
Formerly known as the Bay View Reading Circle (est.1894), the Woman's Literary Club officially began holding meetings in 1898. These all-female meetings not only reflected upon literature but also examined aesthetics, took part in social service, and actively practiced patriotism. According to Article 2 of their 1899-1900 constitution, the Woman's Literary Club states: "Believing that our happiness as individuals and our usefulness as citizens depends upon our intelligence, we, women of Holland, unite our efforts to further intellectual improvement, and to diffuse useful information." 
Gift of
Woman's Literary Club