Fortnightly of Chicago explained

Fortnightly of Chicago
Formation:	1876
Type:	Woman's club
Founder:	Kate Newell Doggett
Founding Location:	Chicago, Illinois

The Fortnightly of Chicago is a woman's club founded in Chicago in 1873 by Kate Newell Doggett.^[1] It is the oldest women's association in Chicago.^[2]

Kate Newell Doggett served as the first president from 1873 through 1879. Early members include Jane Addams, Janet H. Ayer, Amanda M. Bliss, Susan M. Hamilton, Ellen Martin Henrotin, Ellen R. Jewitt, Mary Hunt Loomis, Emily (Mrs. Franklin) MacVeagh, Bertha Palmer, and Mary Wilmarth.^[1]

In 1922, the Fortnightly purchased the Lathrop House at 120 E Bellevue Place from Helen Aldis Lathrop.^[3] The club still occupies that building, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[4]

External links

• Fortnightly of Chicago at the Newberry Library

Notes and References

1. Book: Croly . Jane Cunningham . The history of the woman's club movement in America . 1898 . H. G. Allen & Co. . New York . 60-61 .
2. Web site: MMS Collection Abstract: Fortnightly of Chicago (Organization) Records . The Newberry . 14 October 2018 . 15 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002934/https://mms.newberry.org/detail.asp?recordid=750 . dead .
3. Web site: The Fortnightly . The Fortnightly of Chicago . 15 October 2018.
4. Web site: Bryan Lathrop House . NPGallery Digital Asset Management System . 15 October 2018 . en.