▁the ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁Winter ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁Kinder g arten ▁Association . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁( 1 9 0 7 - 1 5 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁Woman ' s ▁Club . ▁▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁she ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Minnesota ▁Woman ' s ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Commission ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁Women ' s ▁A ux ili ary . ▁She ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Child ▁Labor ▁Commission , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁Winter s ▁used ▁the ▁connections ▁that ▁she ▁made ▁on ▁these ▁comm itte es ▁to ▁further ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁woman ▁suff rage . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁she ▁continued ▁her ▁organiz ational ▁activities ▁as ▁vice - pres ident ▁( 1 9 1 8 - 2 0 ) ▁and ▁president ▁( 1 9 2 0 - 2 4 ) ▁of ▁the ▁G F W C . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁J oint ▁Cong r essional ▁Committee . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Women ' s ▁Bureau ▁and ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Committee .