It Came from the Archives: Wiregrass women’s clubs

Dr. Marty Olliff celebrates Women's History Month with a look at the history of women's groups in the Wiregrass.

Dr. Marty Olliff celebrates Women's History Month with a look at the history of women's groups in the Wiregrass.

The women’s club movement in the U.S. began in the 1890s and was closely associated with the New Woman of the Progressive Era though the movement lasted well into the post-World War II era. It continues today.

Local women – from the elite in the white community and fewer but more broadly based among African-Americans…

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Women in Entrepreneurship panel features Wiregrass business leaders

The panel starts at 6 p.m. in Sony Hall at Troy University's Dothan Campus.

The panel starts at 6 p.m. in Sony Hall at Troy University's Dothan Campus.

Troy University and the Entrepreneurship Council will celebrate Women’s History Month by hosting a Women in Entrepreneurship panel discussion featuring Wiregrass business leaders on March 20.

The event takes place at 6 p.m. in Sony Hall at TROY’s Dothan Campus and features four local entrepreneurs: Kelsey Barnard Clark of KBC Eatery, Catering, and Bakery; Precious…

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