AAUW promotes equity for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change.
Since 1881 the American Association of University Women has been the nation's leading voice promoting education and equity for women and girls.
AAUW is composed of three corporations:

The Association—with more than 100,000 members, 1,300 branches , and 550 college/university institution partners nationwide—advocates education and equity. Since its founding in 1881, members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day—educational, social, economic, and political. Our commitment to our mission is reflected in our public policy efforts ,programs ,Leadership and Training Institute , and diversity initiatives . AAUW's work extends globally through its international connections and membership in the International Federation of University Women .

The AAUW Educational Foundation is the world's largest source of funding exclusively for graduate women. Each year the Foundation provides about $4 million in fellowships, grants, and awards for outstanding women around the globe and for community action projects. The Foundation also funds pioneering research on women, girls, and education, and international symposia .

The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund is the nation's largest legal fund focused solely on sex discrimination in higher education. The Legal Advocacy Fund provides funds and a support system for women seeking judicial redress for sex discrimination in higher education.

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Our next Branch Meeting is
Monday, March 8th

Special showing of Iron Jawed Angels inspired by a pivotal chapter in American history. Hilary Swank plays Alice Paul, an American feminist who risked her life to fight for women's citizenship and the right to vote. She founded the separatist National Woman's Party and wrote the first equal rights amendment to be presented before Congress. Together with social reformer Lucy Burns (Frances O'Connor), Paul struggled against conservative forces in order to pass the 19th amendment to the Constitution of the United States. One of their first actions was a parade on President Woodrow Wilson's (Bob Gunton) inauguration day. The suffragettes also encountered opposition from the old guard of the National American Women's Suffrage Association, Carrie Chapman Catt (Anjelica Huston). The activists get arrested and go on a well-publicized hunger strike, where their refusal to eat earns them the title of "the iron-jawed angels." Iron Jawed Angels was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 before its television premiere on HBO.

6:45 p.m.
4516 Portrait Lane
Plano 75024

For membership information, contact: membership@aauwplanocollin.org

CONGRATULATIONS!

to the 2009 Scholarship Award Winners