Soroptimist International
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Name (Latin)
Soroptimist International
Other forms of name
SI (Soroptimist International)
Soroptimist
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MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Fisher, L.E. Violet Richardson Ward, founder-president of Soroptimist, c1983:t.p. (Soroptimist) p. 100 (Soroptimist Club, Inc. [no publs. in LC] estab. 9/21/21) p. 106 (Soroptimist Club, Inc. became the Soroptimist International Association)
- Its website, 4 May 2011:home page (Soroptimist International; SI)
- Phone call to the Soroptimists, 1/25/84(In 1928 the Soroptimist Club, Inc. changed its name to the Soroptimist International Association; in the 1950's the association became the Soroptimist International)
Wikipedia description:
Soroptimist International (SI), founded in 1921, is a global volunteer service for women with almost 66,000 members in 118 countries worldwide. Soroptimist International includes associate membership and e-clubs. Soroptimist International has special consultative status at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations, which gives it a voice on important discussion papers. It also allows them to attend the Commission of the Status of Women in New York each year where the Soroptimist International President leads a delegation. Every two years, Soroptimist International launches a Soroptimist International President's Appeal.
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