Prior Meetings
December 2021 Holiday Program Summary
Barbara Sando December 24, 2021
Holiday Program Summary - A Wonderful Time Had by All! By Barbara Sando On December 18th, about 40 Seattle Branch members and guests enjoyed a wonderful holiday program at the festive Seattle Yacht Club, resuming a tradition that began in 2011 but too a hiatus last year due to COVID. It was great to see so many enjoying each other’s company in person before and during our delicious breakfast. It was a real treat to… Read More »
Indigenous People’s Influence on American Democratic Institutions with Fern Naomi Renville
Seattle Branch AAUW November 21, 2021
For the month of November, Fern Naomi Renville shared a purposeful presentation on the power that women hold and can wield. AAUW Seattle and Edmonds SnoKing co-sponsored this Humanities Washington Speaker and more than 70 people attended. Fern talked about the power held in matriarchal Indigenous societies, including the Dakota and Seneca tribes of her ancestors. She told the story of how five tribes on the eastern coast of the USA… Read More »
A Memoir of China’s Reawakening with Author Dori Jones Yang
Seattle Branch AAUW October 20, 2021
We had an very informative October Program on China for our first in-person meeting this year. Award-winning author and journalist, Dori Jones Yang, gave us a first-person account of her life in China and Hong Kong as a Business Week Bureau Manager in the 1980’s. Fluent in Mandarin, Yang was able to provide a unique perspective on China and its people during this pivotal time in Chinese history. She talked about… Read More »
Lisa Maatz on Equity and US Politics
Cynthia Sheridan September 20, 2021
Seattle Branch was excited to have Lisa Maatz engaging with us on Zoom. She headed the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education and the Paycheck Fairness Coalition. She is currently the Senior Advisor for Ohio Citizen Action. Maatz, former vice president of government relations for AAUW, is a sought-after speaker in our nation’s capital and has a large and devoted following on Twitter. At our September Zoom meeting she… Read More »
AAUW Seattle STEM Scholar Recognition
Cynthia Sheridan May 20, 2021
What a celebration! On April 28th, Seattle Branch AAUW recognized 36 high school seniors from the greater Seattle area for their academic achievement in STEM coursework. Almost all of the recipients turned out for this event via Zoom and we were able to hear their stories through a collection of videos created by each young woman in advance of our meeting. Her presentation was followed by a… Read More »