Bachelorette party for a pre-wedding party, "hen party" was used in the United States as a general term for an all-female gathering, usually held at a hostess's residence. In 1897, "The Deseret News" noted that a hen party was a "time honored idea that tea and chitchats, gossip smart hats, constitute the necessary adjuncts to these particular gatherings". In 1940 Eleanor Roosevelt was described as hosting a Christmas-time hen party for cabinet wives and "ladies of the press". The bachelorette party is consciously modeled after the centuries-old bachelor's party, which is itself historically a black tie dinner given by the bridegroom, or
Socialist Party USA founded upon economic democracy through social ownership and workers' control of our reigning industrial and financial institutions. As of August 2017, the Socialist Party had twenty four chartered locals and five chartered state parties. † In each line the first note refers to candidates and results, the second (if any) to ballot access<br>(the number of state + D.C. ballots, out of 51, on which the Socialist Party candidates appeared)<br> ‡ Endorsed the Citizens Party's candidates in 1984. Socialist Party USA The Socialist Party USA, officially the Socialist Party of the United States of America (SPUSA), is a multi-tendency democratic socialist