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Women of Athens Organize Active Civic Groups
Athens hosts a wide network of women’s clubs and benevolent societies. The Bessie Mell Industrial Home supports the needy, the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Association aids without creed bias, and the Athens Woman’s Club promotes education, sanitation, and scholarships while guiding new departments. The Ladies’ Garden Club advances horticulture with shows and prizes, the Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of the Revolution maintain memorials and scholarships, and the local YWCA supports meals, recreation, and fitness through its federation. The work spans public health, education, and civic beautification.
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Athens
Bessie Mell Industrial Home
Bessie Mell
Athens Woman's Club
Athens Woman’s Club
Woman’s Club
Tallulah Falls
Georgia Federation
J. Y. Camthers
A. S. Parker
Gerald Green
Daughters of the Revolution
Elijah Clark
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
E. A. Crawford
Elijah Clarke
College and
Hancock Avenues
Broad Street
University
State Normal School
Normal School
Memorial Continental Hall
Meadow Garden
State Society
Athens High School
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