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| Formation | November 20, 1885 |
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| Purpose | education and service |
| Headquarters | Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
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| Affiliations | General Federation of Women's Clubs |
Ossoli Circle Clubhouse | |
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| Location | 2511 Cumberland Avenue |
| Nearest city | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Built | 1933[2] |
| Architect | Charles I. Barber[1] |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000620[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 1985[1] |
| Website | GFWCOssoliCircle.org/ |
The Ossoli Circle is a women's club located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1885 as a literary society, the club is a charter member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and the first federated women's club in the South.[3] Ossoli has long played an active role in obtaining economic and educational opportunities for women in Tennessee, and its members campaigned for the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment (giving women the right to vote) in the early 1900s.[3] The club currently sponsors over two dozen projects and organizations.[4]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
nrhpwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Kay Baker Gaston, "Ossoli Circle," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 1 November 2011.
- ^ Gay Lyons, "Ossoli Circle Celebrates its 125th Birthday," Knoxnews.com, 5 December 2010. Retrieved: 1 November 2011.