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Ho-Chunk women form a homemaking club, 1933

First Indian Woman's Club is Organized

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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.

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Roberts, Mary B. "First Indian Woman's Club is Organized." Capital Times. (7 May 1933).