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Woman's Press Club of New York City
Created as a home base for women in journalism and writing, this New York club opened doors at a time when many professional spaces were still closed to them. Its story offers a vivid glimpse of literary ambition, mutual support, and women building their own institutions in the city’s press world.
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Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June"
by Woman's Press Club of New York City
About the author
Founded in Manhattan in November 1889, the Woman's Press Club of New York City was a professional association for women journalists, authors, and others working in related fields. Jane Cunningham Croly — the pioneering journalist better known as Jennie June — helped launch the club, and it became a place where members could share contacts, ideas, and practical support.
The club was based in New York City and promoted fellowship as well as professional opportunity. Over time, it sponsored lectures, literary and social events, scholarships in journalism, and civic projects, reflecting both the ambitions of its members and the wider movement to create space for women in public and intellectual life.
The organization was incorporated in 1919 and continued for decades before dissolving on March 8, 1980. Though it was a club rather than a single author, its history is closely tied to the growth of women’s journalism in the United States, and to Croly’s larger effort to build networks where women writers could be taken seriously and help one another succeed.