Finding downtown St. Louis lively with a St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 14, more than 80 AAUW members, guests, and potential volunteers got in the celebratory spirit and kicked off the last leg of preparations for the AAUW 2009 National Convention in St. Louis at a luncheon and training session at the Renaissance [...]
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AAUW National Convention Kick-Off Luncheon
Posted in 2009 AAUW Convention, The AAUW Community, tagged 2009 AAUW National Convention, AAUW on March 19, 2009, | 2 Comments »
Women and Music
Posted in Women's History Month, tagged culture, entertainment, music, Women's History Month on March 19, 2009, | 7 Comments »
There are other, more qualified music experts in my family, but as a music enthusiast (some might say snob), I volunteered to write about women in music. In my opinion, just about every woman who has made it in music has broken through major barriers to get there. As in other fields, women often have [...]
Campaign College and the RajinCajuns
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged American University, Campaign College, Louisiana, Running Start, Student Governmant, woman president on March 18, 2009, | 2 Comments »
Originally posted on the AU Woman and Politics Institute blog, this post is by Jillian Rubino, Director of Leadership Programs for the American University Women & Politics Institute. On Saturday, March 7th, 2009, the Campaign College tour made its second stop at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It was my first official business trip, and [...]
On Attending a Women’s College
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, tagged All-Woman's College, College of Notre Dame, education, Women's College on March 16, 2009, | 1 Comment »
When I began looking at colleges in 2001, I never thought that I would choose a women’s college. The main thing that I was looking for was a place where I could learn and become a better person. I was so tired of being student 761028 at Montgomery Blair High School. I wanted a place [...]
My Foreign Correspondent Hero: Lydia Polgreen
Posted in Women's History Month, tagged education, journalism, Lydia Polgreen, media, New York Times on March 13, 2009, | 2 Comments »
“In a country where wheelbarrows fill in for pickup trucks, water is carried on little girls’ heads instead of in pipes and gallon-size jars replace gas pumps, it is perhaps no wonder that a battered blackboard serves as newspaper and newsreel all in one.” (Polgreen, 4 Aug. 2006) The above passage is the introduction of [...]
Against all Obstacles: International Women and Higher Education
Posted in The AAUW Community on March 12, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
In light of International Women’s Day, on March 8, I thought I would take a moment and reflect on what I have learned and experienced as program assistant for the AAUW International Fellowships. Since becoming a part of the International Fellowships program here at AAUW, this day of recognition has taken on special importance for [...]
Angela Bassett, an Artist Breaking through Barriers
Posted in Women's History Month, tagged Actress, Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Dr. Cate Banfield, ER, Golden Globes, movies, Royal Theater Boys & Girls Club, Ruby’s Bucket of Blood, television, UNICEF, What’s Love Got to Do With It, Yale on March 11, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
When I volunteered to write about artists for women’s history month, I thought it would be easy. It turned out to be a huge learning experience, and it was harder than I thought. My artist who breaks through barriers is actor and producer, Angela Bassett. Bassett grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida, raised with her [...]
Pentagon Announces Sexual Assault Prevention Campaign
Posted in Equity in the News, Sexual Harassment, Women and Work, tagged military, sexual assault, sexual assault awareness month, women in the military on March 10, 2009, | 1 Comment »
I was glad to read this morning that the U.S. Department of Defense is preparing to launch a new sexual assault prevention campaign. Last year I was horrified by the Congressional hearings on sexual assault in the military, which revealed that over one-fourth of women in the military had been sexually assaulted or raped while [...]
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