OWENSBORO AAUW CELEBRATES 60 YEARS!
Click the graphic above to read about how we got our start!
A group of very progressive women met in October of 1953 to consider forming a branch of AAUW in Owensboro. These included women from the community (teachers, school administrators and a lawyer) and faculty and staff from Kentucky Wesleyan College. The groundwork they laid resulted in Owensboro AAUW being granted a charter from AAUW in February 1954. Since that time, our branch has been involved in a variety of projects resulting in increased awareness of issues of equity.
We’ve been doing “get out the vote” campaigns and candidate forums since the early ‘60’s; investigated Title IX compliance in the ‘80’s, presented trainings on acquaintance rape in the mid ‘80’s and conducted a child care needs study in 1990. Our collaboration with Girls Inc. began with Eleanor Roosevelt birthday celebrations and has grown to include commemoration of Women’s Equality Day and Women’s History Month.
Join us on Saturday, October 4th at 6:00 P.M. at The Miller House in Owensboro as we honor the brave and progressive women who were role models in an age when women were encouraged to passively comply with their men’s ideas, both social and political.
A donation of $35 will cover your three-course meal and ensure that our important work for women and girls continues. For reservations, contact Judy Adams at jadams11_2008@yahoo.com.