Comprised of subcommittees dedicated to various social and political issues, the Social and Civic Club discussed topics ranging from immigration to Red Cross work. The 1918 Microcosm listed suffrage as one of the concerns the group addressed in its…
In the 1917 Class Will, student Gertrude Dunmore expressed a desire for the Social and Civic Club to persist in its “undying faith in Woman” after her graduation, and left the organization a suffrage banner. Dunmore’s bequest suggests that the Social…
During the 1916-1917 school year, members of the Social and Civics Club at Simmons heard political speeches, studied socialism, and held rallies for the 1916 presidential candidates. “Even if all of us cannot take an active part in the work of this…
Elinor Furnivall Reilly, who graduated with a degree in General Science in 1918, was a member of the Dramatics Club, Public Health Committee, Student Athletic Association, and the Simmons basketball and track teams. She was also secretary of the…