Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs
Variant namesBegan with the United Council of Working Class Housewives which later became the Progressive Women's Council, the latter organization merged with the Jewish People's Fraternal Order-IWO to become its women's division; in 1951 at the third national convention of the Emma Lazarus Division of the Jewish People's Fraternal Order-IWO (ELD-JPFO) members voted to split away from the parent organization (JPFO) they had outgrown; they named the new organization the Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs (ELF); disbanded in 1989.
From the description of Records, 1921-1989 (bulk 1950s-1980s). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70924896
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| creatorOf | Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs Records | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Clara Lemlich Papers, circa 1909-1992 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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| associatedWith | Gordon, June, 1901- | person |
| associatedWith | Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order of the I.W.O. (U.S.). Emma Lazarus Division. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lazarus, Emma, 1849-1887. | person |
| associatedWith | Lemlich, Clara, 1886-1982 | person |
| associatedWith | Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 | person |
| associatedWith | Nelson, Leah. | person |
| associatedWith | Progressive Women's Council (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Raynes, Rose. | person |
| associatedWith | Rose, Ernestine L. 1810-1892. | person |
| associatedWith | United Council of Working Class Housewives (U.S.) | corporateBody |
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