May 9, 2012 - 7:00pm May Supper Location: Wilder Mansion, Elmhurst, IL Please join us at the May supper where we will celebrate this year’s branch accomplishments, thank our outgoing board, welcome our incoming board and award our branch scholarship.  September 14, 2011 - 6:15pm September Supper - “Poetry” Location: Angelo’s Restaurant, 247 N York Street Elmhurst, IL Please join us for the annual September Supper We will celebrate our branch accomplishments during the 2010/2011 year and learn about upcoming programs for this year. Hear news from the 2011 National Convention and meet the new Board of Directors. This is a great chance to reconnect with old friends and meet new members.  October 12, 2011 - 7:00pm Illinois Legislative Review Presented by AAUW Lobbyist Paula Perdue Location: Elmhurst Public Library Paula Purdue works for AAUW-IL Inc. as a paid lobbyist, she lobbies on behalf of AAUW to further our public policy agenda. Many issues once legislated at the national level are now being debated at the state level. Paula, a seasoned lobbyist, will discuss the last Illinois legislative session and what might be on the horizon in the next session. She will also discuss how AAUW members can be effective lobbyists  November 9, 2011 - 7:00pm Women of Influence in Chicago Presented by Chicago Architecture Foundation Location: Elmhurst Public Library During Chicago’s explosive growth in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, women played a hugely influential role. Chicago’s women participated in the Underground Railroad, exhibited the first Modern Art paintings, created the juvenile justice system, and broke up a plot of kill President Lincoln. These are just a few of the stories of remarkable women buried at Graceland Cemetery. You will learn about these women and others through a lively slide presentation featuring period photographs and quotes. Among the women discussed are early settler Mary Jane Richardson Jones, an African-American pioneer is civil rights; social reform leader Louise de Koven Bowen, one of the guiding forces behind Jane Addams’ Hull House; and Marion Mahony Griffin, advocated for art and architecture. The presentation will also illustrate the influence of women on the city’s most significant architecture, including buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe and H.H. Richardson.  December 14, 2011 - 7:00pm Holiday Get Together Location: Flight 112 Please join us for a holiday get together at Flight 112 located at 122 W Park Ave, Elmhurst. Please see November newsletter for more details.  January 11, 2012 - 7:00pm Book Discussion: “Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming to Age in America” Location: Elmhurst Public Library Just Like Us by Helen Thrope, takes readers deep into the lives of four teenage girls — two legal Mexican immigrants, two illegal immigrants. Even though the four friends have dreams of college and careers, they have to face the harsh reality that two of them will have access to crucial opportunities that are closed to the other two, altering the course of their friendship and their futures. This book was chosen as the September 2010 book by AAUW’s national book club, !Adelante!.  February 8, 2012 - 7:00pm “Race to Nowhere” Film Presentation and Discussion Location: Sandburg Middle School Race to Nowhere” is a call to action for families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, contributing and leading citizens. A concerned mother turned filmmaker aims her camera at the high-stakes, high-pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our children's lives. Click Here for Tickets.  March 14, 2012 - 7:00pm Women’s History Month Presented by CARE Location: Elmhurst Public Library March is International Women’s Month and our branch interest group, Half the Sky, has arranged for us to hear from a spokes person at the Care Action Network which has recently partnered with AAUW. Care is an organization works in nearly 70 countries making a difference in poor communities by improving education, expanding economic opportunities and increasing access to health care.  April 11, 2012 - 7:00pm Immigration Panel Location: Elmhurst Public Library Immigration has played an important role in American history and culture. The Chicago area, and DuPage County, is home to immigrant families from all over the world making important contributions to our schools, businesses and institutions. Join us to hear the stories of talented women who began their lives in another part of the world and settled in the Chicago area. What special challenges do these women face pursuing the American dream?  http://rtnaauwelmhurst.eventbrite.comshapeimage_2_link_0
Breaking through Barriers
for Women and Girls
Meetings and Programs
2011 - 2012
September 14, 2011 - 6:15pm (September Supper)
Location: Angelo’s Restaurant, 247 N York St, Elmhurst, IL
 
October 12, 2011 - 7:00pm
Illinois Legislative Review (Speaker) AAUW Lobbyist Paula Perdue
Location: Elmhurst Public Library,
125 S Prospect
 
November 9, 2011 - 7:00pm
Women of Influence in Chicago (Speaker) Chicago Architecture Foundation
Location: Elmhurst Public Library,
125 S Prospect
 
December 14, 2011 - 7:00pm
Holiday Get Together  
Location: Flight 112  
January 11, 2012 - 7:00pm
Book Discussion “Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming to Age in America
Location: Elmhurst Public Library,      125 S Prospect
 
February 8, 2012 - 7:00pm
Race to Nowhere (Film Presentation and Discussion)
Location: Sandburg Middle School,          345 E St Charles Road
 
March 14, 2012 - 7:00pm
Woman’s History Month  (Speaker) CARE
Location: Elmhurst Public Library,
125 S Prospect
 
April 11, 2012 - 7:00pm
Immigration Panel
Location: Elmhurst Public Library,
125 S Prospect
 
May 9, 2012 - 7:00pm
May Supper
Location: Wilder Mansion, Elmhurst, IL