Friday July 19, 2019 – Book Group – 6:00 pm at the home of Sandy Hallman.
See Judy’s June 26 email for the address and Sandy’s email and phone.  Book is Threading My Prayer Rug by Sabeeha Rehman. Get the book at Better World Books, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.

Resources on Women’s Issues and Women’s History

           JOIN US AS WE GATHER WITH LIKE-MINDED MEN AND WOMEN TO VIEW KET’S “DREAMERS AND DOERS”  A film documenting the contributions of Kentucky women to our history.

 TUESDAY, AUGUST 25th AT 6:00 P.M. at the Owensboro Museum of Science and History 

Join AAUW member Lori Keller Schroeder on either Friday, October 17th or Sunday, October 19th at 6:00 P.M. at Zion UCC (Allen St. entrance).

Book group will be Oct. 24th at 6:00 P.M. at the home of Cindy Bornander.  As usual, this will be a potluck, so please contact cindy.bornander@omhs.org to RSVP.

Girls Inc. members with Amy

      AmyGlennon, Editor of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, “Claiming Our Place: today’s Young Women–tomorrow’s Leaders”

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 4^th 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.