| 单词 | ladies' aid society |
| 释义 | > as lemmasLadies' Aid Society Ladies' Aid Society n. (also Ladies' Aid) (a) (North American) an organization of women who support the work of a church by fund-raising, arranging social activities, etc.; (b) an organization of women dedicated to sending garments, bandages, etc., to soldiers fighting in the American Civil War (now historical). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > specific women's organizations Ladies' Aid Society1842 mothers' meeting1865 Mothers' Union1888 Women's Institute1897 W.S.P.U.1907 Soroptimist Club1921 rural1925 Rural Institute1925 W.I.Z.O.1925 W.I.1928 W.V.S.1939 Black Sash1955 W.R.V.S.1966 society > faith > church government > laity > lay associations > Ladies Aid > [noun] Ladies' Aid Society1842 1842 Jrnl. 24th Ann. Convent. Protestant Episcopal Church Ohio 48 We have also a Ladies' aid Society, the proceeds of which have been applied to paying off our Church debt. 1866 F. Moore Women of War 214 Mrs. Wittenmeyer, as president of the Ladies' Aid Society of Iowa. 1895 Times (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.) 4 Apr. 1/2 The Social [was] under the auspices of the Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church. 1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables xiv. 143 She had taken it off..when returning from the Ladies' Aid. 1964 Calgary (Alberta) Herald 21 Mar. 8/9 The ‘Apron Social’ and tea given in the basement of the Knox Church last evening under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society of the congregation. 1998 Representations 64 66 Ladies' Aid Societies organized kinds of labor that in peacetime were private—such as sewing, cooking, and nursing—into public industries. 2001 National Post (Canada) 27 Aug. a14/4 Stilted small-talk far more boring than anything you'd hear at the Elks' Lodge or the Ladies' Aid. < as lemmas |
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