Business and Professional Women/USA (BPW) is a nationwide political lobbying organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., concerned with improving conditions for working women throughout the United States. The organization's mission is to empower women to achieve their full potential and partners with employers to build successful workplaces through education, research, knowledge and policy. The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs was founded on July 15, 1919. The organization later filed to "do business as" (dba) Business and Professional Women/USA (BPW/USA). Throughout the years, three major issues shaped BPW/USA's legislative agenda: elimination of sex discrimination in employment, the principle of equal pay, and the need for a comprehensive equal rights amendment. [Business and Professional Women's Foundation. "History of Business and Professional Women." http://www.bpwfoundation.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3678 (accessed October 19, 2009).]
From the description of Business & Professional Women's Club of Salina records, circa 1922-1989. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 697797081
