As I continue my research on successful women from St. Louis, leading up to our 2009 AAUW National Convention, I applaud one of the greatest rock and roll artists of all time ─ the legendary Tina Turner. As many people know, Tina Turner, a.k.a. the Queen of Rock and Roll, has been renowned for years [...]
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Tina!
Posted in 2009 AAUW Convention, The AAUW Community, tagged Convention, I Want to Take You Higher, Ike and Tina, Private Dancer, St. Louis, Steamy Window, Tina Turner on February 3, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Fem2.0 – The Cutting Edge
Posted in Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, tagged fem2, Fem2.0, feminism, Feminism 2.0, online communities, social media, Twitter, women leaders, women's history on February 2, 2009, | 3 Comments »
I was lucky enough to be part of the Inauguration – on the Mall with my newest 1.5 million friends watching history change in front of our eyes. Well, I didn’t realize that, just a few short days later, I would have the same sense of being part of history, of being part of a [...]
Two Good Rulings from the Court
Posted in Equity in the News, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, Women and Civil Rights, tagged Amicus Curiae, Constitution, Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Da, Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee, Sexual Harassment, Supreme Court, Title IX on February 2, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
In October we reported on the oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court for a significant sexual harassment case, Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. To recap the case, Vicky Crawford, an employee of the Nashville Metro School District, was asked by her employers to cooperate with an internal investigation of sexual [...]
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