Zonta International is an international service organization founded in Buffalo, New York in 1919 with the mission of advancing the status of women.
Currently, Zonta International is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The organization has over 30,000 members in 67 countries.
Zonta is well-known for its Amelia Earhart fellowship program, found in 1938 in honor of Amelia
Earhart, who was a charter member of Zonta. The fellowship provides funds for women to study aerospace science or engineering at the graduate level.
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