Phillis Wheatley Club
women's clubs created by African Americans
The Phillis Wheatley Clubs (also Phyllis Wheatley Club) are women'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.
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Phillis Wheatley Clubs worked on improving their neighborhoods and the lives of people in their communities. Clubs were also involved in social reform. In New Orleans, the Phyllis Wheatley Club founded the only training hospital for black doctors and nurses in 1896. The hospital was originally named the Phyllis Wheatley Sanitarium and Training Hospital for Nurses.
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