"women, new york, circle, workmen, arbeter ring, organization, der fraynd, yivo, folder, men, box, ladies branches, branch, circle women, social service In 1939 Yeta Golding described how "years and years ago" when she was a young woman living in New York City she decided to attend meetings of the Arbeter Ring, or Workmen's Circle, a socialist mutual aid organization serving the radical Jewish community. These meetings attracted her because of their diverse programs and the variety of interesting topics presented. "Only one thing irked me," she remembered; "I was the only woman at the meeting! Something made me feel so unheymlekh [uncomfortable] . . . like a miserable, poor person.., a woman!" ... "

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