Women’s clubs have played a significant role in Miami’s social and cultural life, going back to about 1900, when the Miami Women’s Club was established as “The Married Ladies’ Afternoon Club.” Other early women’s clubs were founded in Coral Gables in 1923, in Miami Beach in 1926 and in Coconut Grove even earlier. The Miami Women’s Club originally was located on Flagler Street but moved to its current location on Bayshore Drive overlooking Biscayne Bay in 1925. Over the decades, the Miami Herald documented the gatherings of the clubs, often on the social pages – and usually without offering the woman’s first name, using only her married name. The clubs were a force for charitable work and concentrated heavily on cultural development to enrich daily life as South Florida grew.

4/11/1955, Miami Herald: Mrs. Barco Bishop and Mrs. Kerwin Everngam.

3/9/1960: Working Artist, Mrs. Frank I. Viret, wearing beret, painted a picture at the Miami Woman's Club's art and hobby festival Tuesday, with Mrs. W.C. Gunnoe, club art chairman, kibitzing, Mrs. Viret is state art Chairman of the Florida Federation of Women's Clubs. Festival resembled a small county fair with exhibits of home cooking, needlework and paintings.

5/11/1946: Mrs L.L Jones, Mrs Harry Brigham, Jack R. Rice, Mrs Alice K Steele 1915 Ford.

Undated: Miami's First Woman's Club and library, dedicated In 1913.

1/22/1939: Miami Womans Club.

7/18/1956, Miami Herald: Seated in Front - Mrs. Thomas A. Hamilton, Mrs. H.G. Howard, Mrs. L.S. Bonsteel in second row-Mrs. John D. Simmons, Mrs. J.A.Morrison Jr., Mrs. Paul Ducanis.

11/9/1953, Lyle Byland/Miami Herald: Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. L.J. McCaffrey and Mrs. Virginia Rogero, three past Women's Club presidents.

6/29/1960, John Pineda/Miami Herald: Miami Womans Club.

4/15/1953, John Walther/Miami Herald: Miami Womans Club.

7/26/1968, Dave Didio/Miami Herald: Women's Club for Anniversary. Joint Birthday party for Miami Woman's Club and City of Miami 1968 at the Womens Club.

7/28/1960, Miami Herald: Mrs. T.T. Stevens, Mayor Jose Pablo Linnus of Colombia and Mrs. Alan Frisbee.

5/11/1946: Mrs. L.S. Bonsteel, Mrs. C Glenn Martin, Mrs H. G Howard, Mrs Chas Battle and Mrs Julio Stewart.

2/7/1952, John Walther/Miami Herald: Mrs. R.T. Spears, Mrs H G. Howard, Vice Chairman; miss Anita Simonpietri member "Little Women" of Miami Senior High Sc.; Mrs Clyde A. Epperson, Chairman.

Undated: The Miami Woman's Club occupies this building at the edge of Biscayne Bay.

7/13/1954, Miami Herald: Womans Club Seal in Miami clubhouse.

Undated, Bill Kuenzel/Miami Herald: Miami Womans Club.

1/6/1943: Mrs. W.E. Heinitsh shakes hands with Mrs. Fred W. Hosea, president of Miami Woman's Club following the presentation of a new flag to the club from the American citizenship department, headed by Mrs. Heinitsh. The American Legion guard of honor (in book) includes Sgt. E.P. Chestnut, Capt. A.B. Lambert.

7/15/1954, Miami Herald: Mrs. Norman Skeels, Mrs. Harry Dobbs and Mrs. T.T. Stevens at the Miami Women's Club.

5/29/1951, Bob East/Miami Herald: Miami Womans Club.

3/11/1958, Miami Herald: Mrs Julia K. Pepper, President of Junior Club and Mrs. R.K. Bell.

7/16/1954: First club and library building of the Miami Woman's Club. Through the faithful and untiring efforts of the club members, $13,000 was raised within the short specified time and on June 1st, 1913, the building was formally opened to the public - eleven days after the death of Mr. Flagler, Miami's most beloved benefactor.

5/26/1943: Mrs. Harry L. Dobbs and Nellie Murphy.

5/20/1953, Bob East/Miami Herald: 1st VP Mrs Arthur W. Wood, Jr. - Pres Mrs Victor P. Griley 2nd VP Mrs. James H. Hunt.