OAKLAND-PIEDMONT BRANCH
AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy,
education, philanthropy and research.
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OAKLAND-PIEDMONT BRANCH AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. |
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Welcome The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is a national organization that promotes equality for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change. Our commitment to these issues is reflected in our activism. Our branch has more than 100 active members; we meet regularly as a group for programs of common interest and also in smaller interest groups. Many lifelong friendships are forged through the activities of the branch. Branch History On January 24, 1952, seven women met at Reinhardt House on the campus of Mills College in Oakland to organize an AAUW branch. On April 16, the National Board of Directors officially recognized the Branch, and at the State Convention in May 1952, the Oakland Branch became the 83rd branch in California. In 1968, we changed our name to Oakland-Piedmont in recognition of the substantial number of members who are Piedmont residents. For many years, the Oakland-Piedmont Branch has won recognition from AAUW-CA and the Association for achievements in programming, membership and philanthropy. Advocacy and Public Policy AAUW’s advocacy work builds upon a century of responsible public participation at the local, state, national, and international levels. AAUW conducts comprehensive advocacy to pursue its public policy priorities, developing and implementing coordinated legislative and grassroots strategies to break through educational and economic barriers so all women have a fair chance.
Current information on all activities can be found in the branch newsletter,
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What's Happening Soon: Upcoming Branch Activities are detailed in this month's newsletter: THE VOICE
a few highlights ... DOCENT TOUR January 22, 2012 Berkeley Historical Society
NEW MEMBERS COFFEE January 31, 2012 Home of Becky Morton
HUMAN TRAFFICKING SYMPOSIUM February 11, 2012 Oakland Unitarian Church
The Suffrage Parade in Oakland was a huge success ... |
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In war, math may be the most secret weapon of all…
In 1942, when computers were human and women were underestimated, a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Sixty-five years later their story has finally been told.
Please join the Oakland-Piedmont branch of the American Association of University Women for a showing of
“Top Secret Rosies,”
a film about the women who worked as ‘computers,’ programming and running the first electronic machines in support of the U.S. efforts during World War II.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
7:30 p.m. in the Glass Lounge of the Paul J. Cushing Library Holy Names University
Free and open to all |
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