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Jean Thomson de Harris

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Wife of the founder of Rotary

United KingdomLived 1881 to 1963 · aged 82
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Jean Thomson Harris was the wife of Paul Harris, a lawyer who founded the first Rotary Club in Chicago in 1905. She supported the organisation but was never allowed to join because she was a woman. She eventually joined the Inner Wheel and she was the first honorary member of the Inner Wheel Club of Edinburgh.

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A plaque in Cumberland StreetA plaque in Cumberland StreetJean Thomson Harris and Paul Harris in Buenos Aires during a tour of South American clubsJean Thomson Harris and Paul Harris in Buenos Aires during a tour of South American clubsHer graveHer grave

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Jean Thomson Harris was the wife of Paul Harris, a lawyer who founded the first Rotary Club in Chicago in 1905. She supported the organisation but was never allowed to join because she was a woman. She eventually joined the Inner Wheel and she was the first honorary member of the Inner Wheel Club of Edinburgh. Both her birthplace and burial site are commemorated with plaques. She is known internationally.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1881 to 1963 · aged 82
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