National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs

The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (BPW) was an American organization founded in July 1919 in St. Louis, Missouri. Lena Madesin Phillips, an American lawyer and clubwoman, was instrumental in its establishment. The organization aimed to address the interests and concerns of women in business and professions. Phillips served as the federation's executive secretary from 1919 to 1923 and later as its president from 1926 to 1929. She also initiated the movement that led to the founding of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women in 1930. BPW is an abbreviation that can stand for Business and Professional Women.12