AAUW’s national office in Washington, D.C., is a piece of history — not for its architecture but for the amazing artifacts it houses, including a sculpture from gifted artist and 1940–41 AAUW International Fellow Marina Núñez del Prado, who passed away in 1995. She is considered one of the most successful Latin American artists, and [...]
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Meet Marina Núñez del Prado: Famed Bolivian Artist
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, art, Art Students League, Art Week, Ettl Studios, Fellowships and Grants, Following the Fellows, International Fellowship, Marina Núñez del Prado, Mother and Child on February 22, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Guerrilla Warfare for Women Artists
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, art, art contest, Art Week, Guerilla Girls, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. on February 21, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
In 1985, the Museum of Modern Art in New York opened an exhibition titled “An International Survey of Painting and Sculpture,” which explored the most significant contemporary art in the world. Of the 169 artists featured, only 13 were women. All of them were white. Women artists were not pleased. Several joined forces and organized [...]
Remembering Henrietta Lacks, the Woman behind HeLa Cells
Posted in Black History Month, The AAUW Community, Women's Health, Women's History, tagged AAUW, Black History Month, Black Women in American Culture and History, Fellowships and Grants, HeLa, Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal LIfe of Henrietta Lacks on February 16, 2012, | 3 Comments »
The theme for this year’s Black History Month is Black Women in American Culture and History, so this post will tell the story of a woman who went unknown for far too long. More than 60 years ago, in February 1951, a remarkable woman named Henrietta Lacks left the world a stunning legacy that may [...]
Cultivating Women Firefighters — Gals Only! Fire Science Camp
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Appleton, Community Action Grant, Fellowships and Grants, Fire Science Camp, Following the Fellows, Fox Valley Technical College, Gals Only!, GO!, Grants & Awards, Oshkosh, University of Wisconsin on February 15, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
According the Department of Labor, women ages 16 and older account for about 47 percent of the civilian workforce. However, paid female firefighters represent 3.7 percent of the civilian workforce, making it among the lowest 11 percent of all occupations for women employees. GO! (Gals Only!) Fire Science Camp, a 2009–11 AAUW Community Action Grant [...]
Introducing It’s My Vote: I Will Be Heard
Posted in The AAUW Community, Voter Education, tagged AAUW, California, Florida, Illinois, It's My Vote: I Will Be Heard, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, My Vote, Nebraska, politics, voting, Washington D.C. on February 15, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Today, the AAUW Action Fund is excited to announce the launch of It’s My Vote: I Will Be Heard, a nonpartisan campaign to educate and mobilize young women for the 2012 elections. You can be a part of the big launch by spreading the word about our campaign to your friends, family, followers, and fellow [...]
Happy Anna Howard Shaw Day!
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged 30 Rock, AAUW, Anna Howard Shaw, Anna Howard Shaw Day, Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense on February 14, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Happy Anna Howard Shaw Day, everyone! Who was Anna Howard Shaw, you ask? Well, my friends, in case you didn’t know, Shaw was an American suffragist, renowned orator, doctor, and the first woman to be ordained as a Methodist minister in the United States. A lifelong activist, she was president of the National Woman Suffrage [...]
AAUW of Guam Leads Change in Micronesia
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Crossing the Line, Federation of Asia-Pacific Women's Association, Guam, Guam Community College, The Simple Truth, University of Guam, Why So Few? on February 13, 2012, | 1 Comment »
“Hafa Adai, hello, welcome to Guam!” was the enthusiastic greeting I received as AAUW of Guam members proudly displayed their sparkling new banner. Part of the AAUW Board of Directors’ outreach to members, my visit was initiated by a warm invitation from AAUW of Guam President Rebecca Stephenson. She pointed out the merits of a [...]
Watch out for Your Winter “Outlook” Magazine
Posted in AAUW Outlook, AAUW research, Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Crossing the Line, cyber-harassment, Outlook, Sexual Harassment on February 11, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Outlook magazine’s Winter issue, which is dedicated to the multi-faceted problem of sexual harassment in middle and high schools, is on its way to your mailboxes. Preview a feature story about the insidious problem of cyber-harassment for free, and if you’re an AAUW member, you can log in to read the full issue online now! [...]
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