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Public Policy Fall Update

AAUW No Kings Day — October 18 After our 10/18 branch program, join AAUW members and communities nationwide to show the power of people working together for education, economic opportunity, civil rights, and a healthy democracy. Because of National AAUW’s decision to partner with No Kings, we may display the AAUW logo at this protest. Many Seattle area protests will be held at times that will allow Seattle Branch members to attend the… Read More »

Tech Trek - A Week to Remember!

Dissecting squid, learning about gravity and making a hydrometer, designing and building a balloon powered car, planning a family budget…plus some free time with soccer or volleyball, puzzles or cards…All in a day’s activities at Tech Trek! Tech Trek is a one-week, residential science camp for rising 8th grade girls and students who identify as female. The annual camp is organized by Washington state AAUW and was held at Pacific Lutheran… Read More »

AAUW Seattle Steps up to Support Graduate Student Research at UW

In June 2025, the Seattle Branch of AAUW provided $10,000 to help fund women graduate students’ research on projects of the University of Washington Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS). This is a collaborative project involving Dr. Elena Austin, Department Chair of DEOHS and AAUW member, who will mentor the students. The students receiving this support will provide Seattle Branch the results of the research in the form of… Read More »

May Program with Andrea Altheimer on the Prison to Community Pipeline

A larger-than-usual group of members and guests gathered at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle’s Central District to hear about the amazing work the group headed by Andrea Altheimer is doing with Community Passageways Re-entry Program. Their purpose is to provide dignity and action for released prisoners who are making their way back into the community. Most prisoners live with a lot of traumas from childhood, from prison then getting out of… Read More »

High School STEM Scholar Recognition with Alyssa Lind

Our April High School STEM Scholar Recognition event was a wonderful success. We honored 28 students from 10 Seattle area schools including Making Connections at the University of Washington. The recognition is for their expertise in math, science and technology. Many invited their parents and other family members to attend this celebration. It’s always moving to see these young women in person. (More pictures at the bottom of the page) We’ve been… Read More »

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