AAUW (formerly known as the American
Association of University Women) is a nationwide network of more than 100,000 members and donors,
1,000 branches, 500 college/university
institution partners and 100 members locally.
For more than 130 years, AAUW members
have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the
day—educational, social, economic, and political. Our commitment to our
mission is reflected in all aspects of our work.
AAUW's Mission
AAUW advances
equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and
research.
AAUW's Value Promise
By joining AAUW, you belong to a
community that breaks through educational and economic barriers
so all women have a fair chance.
To apply for the AAUW Transfer
Scholarship Aid, AVAILABLE TO
WOMEN ACCEPTED IN THE JAMESTOWN
BUSINESS COLLEGE
BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAM OR TRANSFERRING TO AN ACCREDITED FOUR YEAR
INSTITUTION, download the application and return it by March 1, 2012.
To apply for the 2012 Jamestown
Community College
Common Transfer Scholarship, download the application
and return it by March 1, 2012. The
application will be available soon.
Want to know more about our branch history?
Branch
Leadership 2011-12
2011-12
Branch Calendar of Events
- Sept. 21, 2011,
Wednesday.
- Program: A Dinner and Evening with Madame
Currie
- Place: JCC Weeks Room
- Time: 5:30 dinner,
Performance 7 pm
- Oct. 8, 2011,
Saturday
- Program: District
1 Fall Conference (Host: Jamestown)
- Place: Fireside
Restaurant, Dunkirk,
NY
- Time: 9:30
Registration
- Oct. 24, 2011,
Monday
- Program: Candidate
Forum - Sponsored by the Jamestown Branch AAUW, Chautauqua County
League of Women Voters, YWCA of Jamestown
- Place: Robert H.
Jackson Center
- Time: 7:00 pm -
9:00 pm
- Nov. 12 & 13,
201l Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; Sunday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Program: What's
New Fair
- Place: Jamestown
Community College
- Dec. 14, 2011,
Wednesday
- Program: HOLIDAY
GATHERING w/ hors d'voeures
- Place: Jamestown
Savings Bank Ice Arena
- Time: 6:00 pm
- Feb. 11, 2011,
Saturday
- Program: Civil Rights
- Speaker: Greg Rabb
- Place: JCC
Carnahan Theater
- Time: 10:30 am Social;
11:00 am Speaker
- March. 24, 2011,
Saturday
- Program: Women’s History
- Speaker: Traci
Langworthy
- Place: JCC Carnahan
Theater
- Time: 10:30 am
Social 11:00 Speaker
- Mar. 10, 2011
Saturday
- Event:
Get In The Game, JCC April
14 , 2011, Saturday, Dunkirk/Fredonia Host
- April
14, 2011
- Program:
Bi-Branch Brunch
- Presenter:
Paula Holcomb, Director
University Bands
- Place:
Fireside Manor, Rt. 5 Dunkirk
- Time:
9:00 registration
- 9:30
brunch, 10:00 Program
- April 26, 2011,
Wednesday
- Program: Membership Social
- Speaker: TBA
- Place: Sheldon
House
- Time: 7:00 pm
- May 16, 2011
- Program:
Women, Crime & Self Defense
- Speaker:
TBA
- Place: TBA
- Time:
- May 21, 2011,
Monday
- Program: Interclub
Council AAUW Host
- Place: Marvin
House
- Time: 5:30 pm
- June 21, Thursday
- Program: Annual
Dinner Meeting and Installation of Officers
- Place: Moonbrook
Country Club
- Time: 6:00 pm
Social, 7:00 pm Dinner
The branch newsletter, TWIGS, is published 5 times per year.
The most recent issue is available online.
If you are interested in joining our branch, please feel free to use
our branch application form.
Exciting News for Readers!
AAUW has a new
partnership with Barnes & Noble's online sales site, BN.com. Customized
for AAUW members, the Barnes & Noble website is our own AAUW bookstore. AAUW members automatically receive
a 5 percent discount on purchases (10 percent periodically) - and that’s on
top of other available discounts that apply to the purchase. You will also
find information on:
You
can reach the branch by e-mailing Maggie Irwin.
Historical
Highlights of the Jamestown Branch
The Jamestown Branch
was issued a charter in 1915, although the local branch did not organize
until 1921. On Wednesday, Oct. 5, 25 college/university women from the
Jamestown area met in the high school library to form a local branch of the
AAUW. Eight days later, on Oct. 13, they held their "first regular
meeting," elected officers, appointed a committee to work on the
Constitution, and appointed a representative to attend a meeting of the North
Atlantic Division of the national organization in New York City Oct. 29.
Colleges represented among the membership included Oberlin, Wellesley, Bryn
Mawr, Cornell, Syracuse, Mt. Holyoke, Elmira, Smith, Vassar and Goucher.
Membership in AAUW was
limited to women graduates of approved colleges and universities. Strict
rules applied in order to be deemed an approved institution:
- Equal remuneration
for both men and women of the faculty;
- Centralized
dormitory accommodations for women;
- Dean of women
shall, rank higher than instructor;
- Woman on board of
trustees; and
- Scholastic
requirements.
Article I of the AAUW Constitution
and bylaws stated that nationally the organization "shall be called the
Jamestown Branch of the American Association of University Women."
However, locally, it was known as “the Jamestown College Women's Club."
Its stated purpose was "to unite the college women of the vicinity, for
work on the educational, civic and social problems of the community,"-
as well as to cooperate with the national organization.
In February, 1922, the
College Women's Club entertained the girls of the senior class and also post
graduate students of the high school at a Valentine tea. They encouraged the
young women to continue their education and discussed various colleges with
them. It was a tradition they continued for many years.
Jamestown residents
have become very familiar with the annual What's New Fair, which raises funds
for scholarships to help young women attending college. It is a tradition
established in the first' year of the organization's history. Initially, the
'fund was a loan that was expected to be repaid at the recipient's
"convenience." The first fund-raiser was an' "entertainment
held April 1, 1922. It netted almost $2O0 for the fund.
The first recipient of
a branch loan was Pearl Anderson, a junior at Cornell, in January 1923 She
'was granted a second' loan in October. Marion Spencer was the second
recipient to assist her at Carnegie Institute of Technology. In 1928, the
third loan recipient was Pauline Stitt, who was studying to become a doctor
at Ann Arbor. Her co-recipient was Dorothy Rhoda, attending Albany Teachers
College.
In the mid-1920s, AAUW
local members were involved in a campaign to ban billboards and they voted to
become part of the National Big Sister Movement in the high school. A number
of the members volunteered their services for the worthy work of the Big
Sisters. Again, the local branch was following policies and traditions
established by the national AAUW. Early in its history, the national AAUW was
involved in the abolition of child labor and in the forefront of establishing
laws to protect children from exploitation in the labor market.
In November 1927, Elsa
Nord opened her home for the "regular meeting." There were about 80
in attendance. The speaker was Dr. Bertha Stoneman, president of Huguenot
College in Wellington, South Africa. Dr. Stoneman "drew a comparison of
the different countries in furthering the cause of university women and the
differences in custom which she had noted during her visit here." Dr.
Stoneman, who is considered the founder of the South African Association of
University Women, was born on the Stoneman farm in Lakewood. The Jamestown
Branch has recognized and honored her multiple accomplishments by electing
her to its Circle of Distinction 1987.
Dues for the
organization during it first years were $3. In 1929, the dues were raised to
$5. There has been a steady increase in dues over the years, reflecting the
national trend of overall raising costs with one notable exception. In June
1932, dues were reduced to $3.50 in deference to the Depression and the
resultant drop in the value of the dollar.
The members' interests,
concerns and commitment of the Jamestown Branch of AAUW remain focused on
educating and empowering women and girls.
Links to Other Sites
New York State AAUW
National AAUW
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Network
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