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AAUW women were real swingers in 1881.
(We still are!) |
. . . That AAUW got started in 1881 in Boston. A
young woman named Marion Talbot realized
that women like her with college degrees had no outlets for their
education and few ways to serve their communities. Her
mother suggested there must be other women like herself who have
the same problem. In November, 1881, 17 young women met
and decided to form some kind of organization. They sent
out a call to women graduates in the area. Just six weeks
later 65 women met and formed the Association of Collegiate Alumnae.
Their purpose was to unite alumnae of different colleges for practical
educational work.
Thanks to Jo Harberson
who shared AAUW’s past, present and future at a Branch Leadership Workshop
on August 1, 2009. We are passing along snippets of her
history gems in this weekly column. |
