page_title: Phillis Wheatley Club
hierarchical_section_title: Phillis Wheatley Club
caption_attribution_description: English: Phyllis Wheatley Club, Buffalo, New York in 1905. Photo shows, seated (left to right): Mrs. Powell, unknown, Mrs. Saunders, Penolia McAden. Standing (left to right): unknown, Bette S. Anderson, Amelia Grace Anderson, Mary B. Talbert, Frances Nash, unknown, unknown, Theresa G. Anderson, Beatrice Chase, and Mrs. Chase.
context_page_description: The Phillis Wheatley Club are woman's clubs created by African Americans starting in the late 1800s. The first club was founded in Nashville, Tennessee in 1895. Some clubs are still active. The purpose of Phillis Wheatley Clubs varied from area to area, although most were involved in community and personal improvement. Some clubs helped in desegregation and voting rights efforts. The clubs were named after the poet, Phillis Wheatley.
context_section_description: The Phillis Wheatley Club (also Phyllis Wheatley Club) are woman's clubs created by African Americans starting in the late 1800s. The first club was founded in Nashville, Tennessee in 1895. Some clubs are still active. The purpose of Phillis Wheatley Clubs varied from area to area, although most were involved in community and personal improvement. Some clubs helped in desegregation and voting rights efforts. The clubs were named after the poet, Phillis Wheatley.
caption: Phyllis Wheatley Club, Buffalo, New York in 1905.
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