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In March 1868, a group of women were denied the ability to purchase a ticket to attend the all-male New York Press Club hosted dinner for author Charles Dickens at Delmonico's. In response to being excluded by the New York Press Club, Sorosis was organized. On April 20, 1868, Sorosis hosted its first lunch meeting at the same restaurant. They extended an invite to Dickens, but he declined to attend. At the meeting, the 14 charter members of Sorosis were Alice Cary, Jane "Jennie" C. Croly, Kate Field, Phoebe Cary, Ella Clymer, Celia M. Burleigh, Josephine Pollard, Ellen Louise Demorest, Charlotte B. Wilbour, Anne Botta, "Fanny Fern" Parton, Henry M. Field, Lucy Gibbons, and James T. Field. In January of 1869, Sorosis would become incorporated meaning it became a legal institution. Within one year, Sorosis had 83 members. Along with Boston's New England Woman's Club (also founded in 1868), Sorosis inspired the formation of women's clubs across the country.

'''Amelia Edwards was honored by the Sorosis Club. Edwards would give a lecture on "The Romantic Fiction of Ancient Egypt" at the Nineteenth Century Club. '''

In 1890, Sorosis invited other women's clubs to attend a ratification convention in New York City. Sixty-three clubs were in attendance and formed the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Together, these women's clubs would push for social and political reform on the local, state, and national level.

Origin of the Club's Name
Sorosis is a latinate word meaning 'aggregation' (from the Greek sōros, meaning ‘heap’). Its object was to further the educational and social activities of women by bringing representative women of accomplishment in art, literature, science, and kindred pursuits. The club's name, Sorosis, would be founded by Jane Croly through searching countless of dictionaries. Jane was fond of "its full, appropriate signification, its unhackneyed character and sweet sound". Briefly, Kate Field, one of the 14 beginning charter members, would change the club's name to Sorosis to the "Women's League", but after much consideration and a second ballot, Sorosis would be restored to become the club's final name. As a result, Kate Field and others would withdraw themselves from the club. The meeting would conclude with Alice Cary presenting her inaugural address. The following week, Alice would resign from presidency due to the strain the disputes caused on her health.

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 * Re-organizing my sandbox to be more organized (it's hard to discern original article vs my edits/additions)
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 * Add more information about Kate Fields (why did she have power to change the name?)
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 * Background for the name of the club should come earlier in the section (after the first paragraph)
 * Yes, I will try to make this change because it will provide a better timeline and better background information before the club became a large women's club.