Garden Club Women: The Hidden Force Behind a Century of American Change

The story of how America’s garden clubs became an unexpected force for social change—powered by a diverse cast of extraordinary women with big personalities, fabulous hats, and dirt under their fingernails who fought for suffrage, civil rights, environmental justice, and more.

During World War I, while the troops were away, garden club women trained a Woman’s Land Army to harvest the nation’s crops. They shaped what motorists see along millions of miles of American roadways. They demanded le...