M Pallonji

Think globally, act locally

Clad in coats and hats, the women from the nine charter clubs met a 100 years ago on a chilly autumn day at the Statler Hotel in upstate New York. Their objective was to "develop a new kind of service club composed of women who were recognized leaders in their business and professions,” noted the souvenir brought out by the Zonta Clubs of Bombay I and III to commemorate the centenary year of the social service organization. The Confederation of Zonta Clubs was formed in Buffalo on November 18, 1919 at the initiative of Marian de Forest with Mary Jenkins......



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