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Noonday Club

The Noonday Club (Noonday), begun in Cincinnati, OH in 1900, is a women’s writing organization whose approximately 30 members meet monthly (breaking for the Summer) to hear a selected members’ written papers and have lunch or tea as decided by that month's hostess. Noonday was founded for “literary purposes, mental improvement, and enjoyment among its members”.

Unlike the men’s Literary Club, Noonday has no clubhouse. Members take turns hosting meetings, in their homes or at gathering spaces throughout Cincinnati. In this same manner, the giver of the month's paper also rotates month to month. All members are expected to host, give papers and serve on the Executive Board in turn, throughout their tenure with the club. Papers read at Noonday meetings beginning in 1900 are archived at the Cincinnati History Library and Archives at the Cincinnati Museum Center.