GFWC History Timeline : 1868—2015 GFWC emblem
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1868 — Professional journalist Jane Cunningham Croly is denied entrance to an all—male press club event and responds by organizing a woman's club. Jennie June, as she is known, names the club Sorosis, a Greek word meaning "an aggregation; a sweet flavor of many fruits."

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