| Named after | derived from the Greek (Lover of Learning) |
|---|---|
| Formation | March 1894 |
| Founder | Mrs. I. Lowenberg |
| Founded at | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | to promote the general culture of its members |
| Fields | literary association |
| Affiliations | California State Federation of Women's Clubs |
| Remarks | slogan, Onward and Forward! |
Philomath Club was an American literary club of Jewish women. It was established in San Francisco, California in March 1894, its slogan being: Onward and Forward! Mrs. I. Lowenberg conceived the idea of forming a "Jewish Women's Literary Club".[1] Philomath had the distinction of being the first club in the world composed of Jewish women with a regularly adopted constitution.[2]
- ^ Sheidman, Hattie (6 November 1925). "Three Clubs Worth Knowing. Philomath Club, San Francisco". The American Hebrew. Vol. 117, no. 26. American Hebrew Publishing Company. p. 814. OCLC 8325812.
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- ^ Voorsanger, A. W. (1916). "The Philomath Club, A Review by Mrs. I. Lowenberg". Western Jewry: An Account of the Achievements of the Jews and Judaism in California, Including Eulogies and Biographies. "The Jews in California," by Martin A. Meyer. Emanu-el. pp. 57–58. OCLC 1018092845. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
