American Association of University Women
Seattle Branch AAUW
~ a powerful network of educated women ~

January 2009 Program  Docent-Led Tour of the Northwest African American Museum Saturday, January 17, 2009 9:30 AM Celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday with a visit to the exciting Northwest African American Museum

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AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research.   Our  Value Promise says:    “By joining AAUW, we belong to a community that breaks through educational and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance.” The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the oldest and largest national organization for women. It was founded in Boston in 1881 to link women college graduates in advancing equity for women in education, equity in employment and public service, and also to raise money for fellowships to advance women in higher education. AAUW is open to all graduates who hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university, or an associate degree or equivalent certification. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., and with a total of 100,000 members, AAUW has over 1000 branches nationwide. The Seattle branch was organized in 1904 and today consists of approximately 100 women from varied backgrounds who promote the Association's goals. The Seattle branch welcomes members from all over Washington State. The national organization and its members and officers are known as the Association, which is headquartered at the AAUW Educational Center in Washington, DC. Every member of AAUW is a member of the Association. All of the states have an organizational structure known as the division and several divisions are grouped together to form a region. The Washington Division belongs to the Mountain Pacific Region, along with Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon, and Idaho. The Association holds a national convention every two years, in odd-numbered years; Regional Conventions are held in even-numbered years. The Educational Foundation, is another component of AAUW, which funds pioneering research on girls and education, community action projects, and fellowships and grants for outstanding women around the globe. The AAUW is also comprised of the Legal Advocacy Fund, which provides funds and a support system for women seeking judicial redress for sex discrimination in higher education. AAUW was affiliated through 2007 with the International Federation of University Women (IFUW), an organization that AAUW helped found in 1920, which serves women around the world.  Since 2007, individual AAUW members can belong to IFUW but the Association is no longer a member. Branch meetings are usually on the third Saturday of the month or on a weekday evening, often at the Best Western Executive Inn , 200 Taylor Avenue N.   All meetings are open to the public. If you would like to talk to a branch representative before attending a meeting, please feel free to contact us.  Contact us AAUW / Membership / Programs / Newsletter / Community EducationalFoundation / LegalAdvocacyFund / InterestGroups / Resources /