Turning Points
in Wisconsin History
Ho-Chunk women form a homemaking club, 1933
First Indian Woman's Club is Organized
In 1933, representatives of the Tomah Government Indian School helped to organize a homemaking club for Ho-Chunk women. Called the Women's Homemakers Club, the club sought to teach Indian women how to care for their homes and children like white women. This article lauds the significant step this organization signals for Indian women.
| Related Topics: |
The Progressive Era Americanization and the Bennett Law |
| Creator: | Roberts, Mary B. |
| Pub Data: | Capital Times. 7 May 1933. |
| Citation: | Roberts, Mary B. "First Indian Woman's Club is Organized." Capital Times. (7 May 1933). Online facsimile at: http://wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1072; Visited on: 4/26/2024 |
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