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American women's social club
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The Belizean Grove is an
elite , invitation-only
American women's
social club , located in
New York City .
[1]
[2] The club was founded in 2001 by Susan Stautberg, a former
Westinghouse Broadcasting executive, and author and
futurist Edie Weiner.
[3]
Modeled after the
San Francisco -based
Bohemian Club
[4] Belizean Grove formed to duplicate for women how the "old boy's network supported one another", stated co-founder Stautberg,
[5] the membership of which was known to bond at annual retreats held at
Bohemian Grove in
California .
[2]
The Belizean Grove meets annually in
Belize or similar
Central American locations.
[6] They also meet in
New York and other U.S. cities, for activities they describe as "a balance of fun, substantive programs and bonding".
[7]
Members, known as "grovers",
[7] numbered 125 in 2009, including military, financial and diplomatic leaders,
[2] and 390 in 2015.
[3] Members have included former
General Services Administration Administrator
Lurita Doan and
U.S. Army
General
Ann E. Dunwoody .
[2]
[8]
C-suite executives from
Goldman Sachs ,
[9]
Victoria's Secret , and
Harley-Davidson also belong to the Grove, as do some ambassadors.
[7] Other business leaders include
Mary C. Pearl
[10] and
Christine Toretti .
[11]
Supreme Court Justice
Sonia Sotomayor is a former member of Belizean Grove. She resigned membership June 19, 2009, after
Republican
senators voiced concerns over the group's women-only membership policy.
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
See also
References
^ Gutner, Toddi (2001-02-19).
"Move Over, Bohemian Grove" .
BusinessWeek . Archived from
the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-05 .
^
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b
c
d Vogel, Kenneth P. (2009-06-04).
"Sonia Sotomayor found friends in elite group" .
The Politico .
Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-05 .
^
a
b
"8 of the world’s most exclusive clubs — can you join?" Colleen Kane, Fortune , January 30, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
^ Ryckman, Pamela (2011-04-02).
"Belizean Grove, a Mighty Women's Club, Keeps a Low Profile" . The New York Times .
Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2020-07-08 .
^
"Sotomayor: Under the Microscope" Carol Hymowitz, Forbes , June 22, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^
"The Belizean Grove--Old Girls' Club Rising - Technorati Technorati Women" . Archived from
the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2012-10-29 .
^
a
b
c Savage, Charlie & Kirkpatrick, David D. (2009-06-15).
"Sotomayor Defends Ties to Association" .
The New York Times .
Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved 2009-06-16 .
^ Cohen, Andrew (2009-06-05).
"Is Sotomayor Supremely Stylish?" .
Vanity Fair .
Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-05 .
^
"Members of the Professional Women's Club Belizean Grove to Mentor Artists from the Maket | Santa Fe International Folk Art Market" . www.folkartmarket.org . Archived from
the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022 .
^
"Internationally Renowned Conservationist Named Dean Of Stony Brook Southampton" Stoneybrook University, February 11, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
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"CHRISTINE TORETTI: Indiana businesswoman wields national influence" RON MUSSELMAN, Indiana Gazette , June 30, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
^ Sherman, Mark (2009-06-19).
"Sotomayor Quits Belizean Grove" . Huffington Post .
Associated Press .
Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-19 .
^ Bravin, Jess (2009-06-20).
"Court Nominee Sotomayor Quits Women-Only Group" .
The Wall Street Journal .
Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20 .
^
"Sotomayor resigns from women's club" .
CNN . 2009-06-19.
Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20 .
^ Cooper, Helene (2009-06-20).
"Sotomayor quits club" .
The Seattle Times .
Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20 .