Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2-2024
Abstract
Members of the Grand Forks Business and Professional Women’s Club (GFBPWC) personified the intersection of consumer culture, Progressive reform, and the professionalization of women’s labor that occurred between 1890 and 1930. Their membership in the GFBPWC implied economic, political, and social empowerment and granted them an opportunity to actively participate in and transform their community. Not only were these professional women recognized as reputable, upstanding, and passionate members of their community, but they also saw themselves as agents of positive change and improvement within their own lives and for future generations. This study of the concurrent rise of consumer culture, Progressive reform, and the professionalization of women’s labor and the accompanying case study of the GFBPWC reveals the importance of identity and empowerment in the advancement and well-being of not only American women, but also their communities.
Related document: The Grand Forks Business and Professional Women’s Club: A History of Women’s Empowerment Poster
Recommended Citation
Emily Bruer. "The Grand Forks Business and Professional Women’s Club: A History of Women’s Empowerment" (2024). History Student Publications. 1.
https://commons.und.edu/hist-stu/1
Comments
Accompanying poster presented at the Spring 2024 UNDergraduate Showcase in Grand Forks, ND, May 2, 2024.