For what seems like forever, AAUW has debated the idea of Open Membership. When the organization was in its infancy, back in the late 1800s, membership was limited to women who were graduates of colleges and schools which had been "approved". The doors have been opening gradually - accredited schools instead of "approved" schools, the […]

Peter A. Bunten, Executive Director Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Peter Bunten is Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project (MHAHP), located in Dutchess County. He represents the MHAHP with the Underground Railroad Consortium of […]

Yes! AAUW Fellowships Matter! The Ithaca Branch's February Program via Zoom will feature two accomplished young women who are completing degrees thanks to AAUW Fellowships.  This program is open to all. Neha Garg has a Selected Professions Fellowship. She is studying for a master’s degree from the School of Architecture, Art & Planning at Cornell University. She […]

February's book is "Demon Copperhead", by Barbara Kingslover. State AAUW members will have to contact Eileen Hartmann at eshartmann5@gmail.com before the meeting to request a zoom invitation to the meeting.

Save the date! Register NOW for the Zoom session. Registration is required. Flyers are available to help publicize the event! Send to your friends! Information about the Feb 29 event. More encouragement to vote! More ERA/Public Policy details

Register HERE for either in-person or virtual (Zoom) attendance.

March's book is "Rules of Civility" by Amor Towles. State AAUW members will have to contact Eileen Hartmann at eshartmann5@gmail.com before the meeting to request a zoom invitation to the meeting.

The celebration will be held by zoom on April11, 2024 from 9:15am to noon.  Here's the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7457199346?pwd=aGZPTW0xSUQzL1JveHo5anlya1ArZz09&omn=89268529667 Meeting ID: 745 719 9346 Passcode: KWPB Questions, contact Maria Ellis - cu@aauw-nys.org.

April's book is "The Shadow Docket" by Stephen Vladeck. State AAUW members will have to contact Eileen Hartmann at eshartmann5@gmail.com before the meeting to request a zoom invitation to the meeting.

Our co-president, Lin Tollefsen, has created a remarkable career, and her insights can help others do the same. She began in nursing but then built a career that worked much better for her. Lin suggested as an alternative title for her talk a Sunday School song, "Brighten the Corner Where You Are.” Join us, via […]

Meet fellow AAUW members. We will be electing officers, honoring one of our members, and awarding New York ERA yellow roses to early renewing members. The program will be an interview with Elizabeth Fox, one of our members, who received the AAUW American Dissertation Fellowship in 2014 for her studies in nutritional sciences at Cornell. […]