Jane Cunningham Croly, who wrote under the pen name Jennie June, was a journalist who advocated for equality for women. She is most well known for founding one of the earliest clubs for women in the U.S.

Research:
Croly, Jennie June. “Jennie June's American Cookery Book, Containing Upwards of Twelve Hundred Choice and Carefully Tested Receipts.” Excelsior. 1878. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Jennie_June_s_American_Cookery_Book_Cont/enEEAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
Croly, J.C. “Sorosis: Its Origin and History.” New York. J.J. Little & Co. 1886. Accessed online: https://archive.org/details/sorosisitsorigin00crol/page/n3/mode/2up
Croly, J.C. “Thrown on her own resources, or, What girls can do.” New York. T.Y. Crowell & Co. 1891. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100170730
Croly, J.C. “The history of the woman's club movement in America.” New York. H.G. Allen. 1898. https://archive.org/details/historywomanscl00clubgoog/page/n10/mode/2up
“The Dickens Dinner.” Louisville Daily Courier. April 19, 1868. https://www.newspapers.com/image/119304180/?match=1&terms=%22Jennie%20June%22%20press%20club%20dickens
https://web.archive.org/web/20120120014321/http://www.gfwc.org/gfwc/Jane_Cunningham_Croly.asp
“Jane Cunningham Croly.” General Federation of Women’s Clubs. https://web.archive.org/web/20120120014321/http://www.gfwc.org/gfwc/Jane_Cunningham_Croly.asp
“Jane Cunningham Croly.” National Women’s Hall of Fame. https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/jane-cunningham-croly/
“Jane Cunningham (“Jennie June”) Croly.” Ebsco. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/womens-studies-and-feminism/jane-cunningham-jennie-june-croly
“Our Mission.” General Federation of Women’s Clubs. https://www.gfwc.org/who-we-are/
“Rockford Register (Rockford, Ill.) 1855-187?” Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/sn82014331
Morse, Caroline M., ed, and Woman’s Press Club of New York City, “Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, ‘Jenny June,’” Produced by Ari J Joki and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12099/pg12099-images.html
“The New York Sorosis.” The Charleston Daily News. Nov. 5, 1868. https://www.newspapers.com/image/87596013/?match=1&terms=sorosis
Puchko, Kristy. “Journalist Jennie June Was "Having It All" in the 19th Century.” Mental Floss. April 14, 2015. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62964/journalist-jennie-june-was-having-it-all-19th-century
“The Sorosis Lunch.” Chicago Evening Post. Sept. 28, 1868. https://www.newspapers.com/image/668238331/?match=1&terms=sorosis
“Sorosis.” Leavenworth Daily Commercial. Aug. 11, 1868. https://www.newspapers.com/image/425238609/?match=1&terms=sorosis

Jane Cunningham Croly, who wrote under the pen name Jennie June, was a journalist who advocated for equality for women. She is most well known for founding one of the earliest clubs for women in the U.S.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Croly, Jennie June. &ldquo;Jennie June's American Cookery Book, Containing Upwards of Twelve Hundred Choice and Carefully Tested Receipts.&rdquo; Excelsior. 1878. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Jennie_June_s_American_Cookery_Book_Cont/enEEAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0</li>
<li>Croly, J.C. &ldquo;Sorosis: Its Origin and History.&rdquo; New York. J.J. Little &amp; Co. 1886. Accessed online: https://archive.org/details/sorosisitsorigin00crol/page/n3/mode/2up</li>
<li>Croly, J.C. &ldquo;Thrown on her own resources, or, What girls can do.&rdquo; New York. T.Y. Crowell &amp; Co. 1891. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100170730</li>
<li>Croly, J.C. &ldquo;The history of the woman's club movement in America.&rdquo; New York. H.G. Allen. 1898. https://archive.org/details/historywomanscl00clubgoog/page/n10/mode/2up</li>
<li>&ldquo;The Dickens Dinner.&rdquo; Louisville Daily Courier. April 19, 1868. https://www.newspapers.com/image/119304180/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Jennie%20June%22%20press%20club%20dickens</li>
<li>https://web.archive.org/web/20120120014321/http://www.gfwc.org/gfwc/Jane_Cunningham_Croly.asp</li>
<li>&ldquo;Jane Cunningham Croly.&rdquo; General Federation of Women&rsquo;s Clubs. https://web.archive.org/web/20120120014321/http://www.gfwc.org/gfwc/Jane_Cunningham_Croly.asp</li>
<li>&ldquo;Jane Cunningham Croly.&rdquo; National Women&rsquo;s Hall of Fame. https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/jane-cunningham-croly/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Jane Cunningham (&ldquo;Jennie June&rdquo;) Croly.&rdquo; Ebsco. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/womens-studies-and-feminism/jane-cunningham-jennie-june-croly</li>
<li>&ldquo;Our Mission.&rdquo; General Federation of Women&rsquo;s Clubs. https://www.gfwc.org/who-we-are/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Rockford Register (Rockford, Ill.) 1855-187?&rdquo; Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/sn82014331</li>
<li>Morse, Caroline M., ed, and Woman&rsquo;s Press Club of New York City, &ldquo;Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, &lsquo;Jenny June,&rsquo;&rdquo; Produced by Ari J Joki and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12099/pg12099-images.html</li>
<li>&ldquo;The New York Sorosis.&rdquo; The Charleston Daily News. Nov. 5, 1868. https://www.newspapers.com/image/87596013/?match=1&amp;terms=sorosis</li>
<li>Puchko, Kristy. &ldquo;Journalist Jennie June Was "Having It All" in the 19th Century.&rdquo; Mental Floss. April 14, 2015. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62964/journalist-jennie-june-was-having-it-all-19th-century</li>
<li>&ldquo;The Sorosis Lunch.&rdquo; Chicago Evening Post. Sept. 28, 1868. https://www.newspapers.com/image/668238331/?match=1&amp;terms=sorosis</li>
<li>&ldquo;Sorosis.&rdquo; Leavenworth Daily Commercial. Aug. 11, 1868. https://www.newspapers.com/image/425238609/?match=1&amp;terms=sorosis</li>
</ul>

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