“Inner Wheel Club”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Inner Wheel is an international women's organisation founded in 1924 by Margarette Golding, a nurse, business woman and the wife of a Manchester Rotarian.^[1] The first meeting was held on 10 January 1924 when 27 ladies attended. This date is now known as International Inner Wheel Day. Gradually other groups formed themselves into Inner Wheel Clubs and in 1934 the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland was formed.

The number of clubs around the world grew until in 1967 International Inner Wheel came into being. Today there are clubs in over 100 countries around the world. Inner Wheel clubs are grouped into districts with twenty-nine districts within Great Britain and Ireland. Most clubs meet monthly, often with a speaker at the meeting but members meet socially on a regular basis.

Before 1989, Rotary International generally prohibited women as members. This was the original reason for establishing an organisation for the wives and daughters of Rotarians, known as Inner Wheel. Despite women now being able to join Rotary, Inner Wheel Clubs continue to grow in many countries.

The International Inner Wheel objectives are (a) promoting true friendship, (b) encouraging the ideals of personal service, and (c) fostering international understanding.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalinnerwheel.org/the-first-10-years.html|title=The first ten years, from a club to the Association|publisher=International Inner Wheel|accessdate=26 January 2017}}

External links

4 : Rotary International|International women's organizations|Organizations established in 1924|1924 establishments in the United Kingdom