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The American Girl's Club in Paris was a boarding house for young American women ages 18–40 located at 4 Rue de Chevreuse in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The club was founded in September 1893 by the American Elizabeth Mills Reid, the wife of Whitelaw Reid, the United States Ambassador to France and then the U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James's and Mrs. William Newhall. It purpose was to provide "place for meeting and for sociablllty for those who by reason of their unfamillarlty with the language and the people of the country must otherwise be lonely and be handicapped, by their ignorance."〔San Francisco Call (21 November 1909) (), Page 4.〕〔Mariea Caudill Dennison, Woman's Art Journal "The American Girls' Club in Paris: The Propriety and Imprudence of Art Students, 1890-1914" Vol. 26, No. 1 (Spring - Summer, 2005), pp. 32-37 ().〕 Young women paid $30 per month for room and board. The club served tea at 4pm and taught evening lessons is French for 1 Franc per day. It included libraries and an independent studio, although did not include enough space for a full bath. Students often studied at Académie Julian and Académie de la Grande Chaumière. The club closed with the onset of World War I and was converted to a American Red Cross Hospital. The building is now owned by Columbia University as Reid Hall. ==Former Boarders== *Birgitta Moran Farmer *Mary Rogers Williams 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Girl's Club in Paris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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