Title IX by Inger Lindholm

Title IX was presented at the last meeting as the most important piece of legislation for advancing women’s rights. This occurred 43 years ago, and we continue to celebrate the benefits as an amendment to the Civil Rights Acts under former President Lyndon Johnson.

Many unsung women worked diligently to change the status of women, including college professor Bernice Sandler, Rep. Edith Green (D), and Rep. Patsy Mink (D), a known and respected legislator from Hawaii.

These women and groups such as AAUW, NOW and Women’s Equity Action League provided not only the monetary support for research and hearings, but have held the continued spotlight on other inequities. Foremost are the inequities in education but also in sports, jobs, equal pay, and promotions on the job, just to name a few.

We are not there yet. We need to honor these women and our AAUW founders for their continued work and become a part of the process.

It’s Easy To Become a Two-Minute Activist – Sign Up Today! by Cherril Peabody

National AAUW has a great program called the Two-Minute Activist, sponsored by the AAUW Action Network. Periodically, they email participants information about a current AAUW focus issue that needs support or opposition and an already prepared letter for you to email to your elected representative. You can add your own comments or just send it as is with your signature and zip code. It truly only takes less than two minutes. To register, sign up here: https://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/public-policy/two-minute-activist/.

The AAUW Public Policy Committee has set a goal of recruiting at least half of our members to participate in this program. If you are already a Two-Minute Activist or if you sign up as a result of this message, please contact Cherril Peabody at capeabody@comcast.net and let her know.