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Adirondack Glimpses Vol. 30, No. 2 October 2018 American Association of University Women Branch Meeng, Thurs., Oct 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m. From the Sublime to the Ridiculous: the Evolving Relationship Between Media and Politics Wendy L. Johnston, Associate Professor of Polical Science, SUNY Adirondack 128 Bryan Hall, SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury NY The tle of Ms. Johnston’s presentaon probably says it all! This special and mely event is officially sponsored with our sister collegiate AAUW student group at the college. You will find plenty of food for thought and discussion. Membership special: new members may join during this meeng at a discounted rate of $50.50. Bring a friend! There is ample well-lit parking available at the north end of the college campus. Bryan Hall is immediately accessible from the parking lot. Branch Meeng, Thursday Nov 15, 2018, 5:30 p.m. Pot Luck Supper Members Get Together All members are invited to aend a Pot Luck Supper at the Queensbury United Methodist Church on Aviaon Rd., Queensbury on Thursday, November 15 th . Our get together will begin with the social at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. This is a great new locaon for our meengs which has handicap accessibility, a kitchen and a dining area as well as a well lit parking lot with lots of parking spaces. We would like to encourage all our members to come and to bring a guest to this meeng. This will be a social event but with a focus on being together, geng to meet new members and to explain the purpose of our local and naonal programs, including scholarships and grants, etc. A discussion of what is LAF, EF and NCWWSL, the acronyms of AAUW programs, will also be a part of the evening. Please bring your quesons about AAUW not only for what we are doing locally but also on the state and naonal levels. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at this meeng. Since we would like to have as many members come as possible, please contact Linda Campopiano, 518-798-4637 for a ride if this is an issue. Thank you all so much and looking forward to seeing you in November. Membership special: new members may join during this meeng at a discounted rate of $50.50 for naonal, state and local membership. Bring a guest. — Linda Campopiano and the Membership Commiee.
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Adirondack Glimpses
Vol. 30, No. 2 October 2018 American Association of University Women
Branch Meeting, Thurs., Oct 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
From the Sublime to the Ridiculous: the Evolving Relationship Between Media and Politics
Wendy L. Johnston, Associate Professor of Political Science, SUNY Adirondack
128 Bryan Hall, SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury NY
The title of Ms. Johnston’s presentation probably says it all! This special and timely event is officially sponsored with our sister collegiate AAUW student group at the college. You will find plenty of food for thought and discussion.
Membership special: new members may join during this meeting at a discounted rate of $50.50. Bring a friend!
There is ample well-lit parking available at the north end of the college campus. Bryan Hall is immediately accessible from the parking lot.
Branch Meeting, Thursday Nov 15, 2018, 5:30 p.m.
Pot Luck Supper Members Get Together
All members are invited to attend a Pot Luck Supper at the Queensbury United Methodist Church on Aviation Rd., Queensbury on Thursday, November 15th. Our get together will begin with the social at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. This is a great new location for our meetings which has handicap accessibility, a kitchen and a dining area as well as a well lit parking lot with lots of parking spaces. We would like to encourage all our members to come and to bring a guest to this meeting.
This will be a social event but with a focus on being together, getting to meet new members and to explain the purpose of our local and national programs, including scholarships and grants, etc. A discussion of what is LAF, EF and NCWWSL, the acronyms of AAUW programs, will also be a part of the evening. Please bring your questions about AAUW not only for what we are doing locally but also on the state and national levels.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at this
meeting. Since we would like to have as many
members come as possible, please contact Linda
Campopiano, 518-798-4637 for a ride if this is an issue.
Thank you all so much and looking forward to seeing
you in November.
Membership special: new members may join during this
meeting at a discounted rate of $50.50 for national, state
and local membership. Bring a guest.
— Linda Campopiano and the Membership Committee.
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SUPPORTERS OF ADIRONDACK GLIMPSES!!
Annual contributions from members help defray the expense of publishing our Branch newsletter. All patrons and sponsors are listed in each issue unless anonymity is re-quested.
Patrons - ($25 or more) Jean Bruce, Mary King, Ann Mathewson,
Marjory Moeller, Joyce Smith Doris Stoll, Marcia Verville, Carol Whalen
Sponsors - ($10 or more) Nancy Cathers, Mary Enhorning,
Mary Strycker To add your name to this list, mail a check payable to Adirondack Branch AAUW to Marjory Moeller, 31 Windy Hill Rd, Glens Falls, NY 12801. Thanks for your support!
CO-PRESIDENTS: Nan Scinta
518-683-1034 [email protected]
Jo Ann Harig 518-798-1840
PROGRAM CO-VICE PRESIDENTS: Jean Bruce
518-793-6776 [email protected]
Clare Decker 518-668-3327
MEMBERSHIP CO-VICE PRESIDENTS: Janice Holding
518-793-1271 [email protected]
Linda Campopiano 518-798-4637
RECORDING SECRETARY Leslie Kendall 518-636-9291
TREASURER: Marjory Moeller
518-793-9271 [email protected]
Board Meeting: Thursday, Oct 11
The next Board meeting is on Thursday, Oct 11, 4 – 6 p.m. in the Holden Room of the Crandall Library. Board members: Please notify Nan Scinta or Jo Ann Harig if you are unable to attend. All members are welcome to attend.
DISTRICT IV CONFERENCE
AUG 26, 2018
The Women’s Equality Day parade started on Glen Street with the Glens Falls City band (7 enthusiastic, rousing members) followed by Girl Scouts, AAUW members, League of
Women Voters of Saratoga, and other groups totaling 125 people. Adults and children made posters on the equality theme, had them judged by John Strough, Queensbury Supervisor, and were awarded prizes. Three
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October Supreme Court Preview Call
October 30, 2018 Time: 6– 7 p.m. ET
Location: Conference call Cost: Free
Join AAUW’s Legal Advocacy Fund (LAF) on October 30, 2018, as we preview several of the cases that the U. S. Supreme Court might review during the Court’s upcoming October 2018 term. This year we will broaden our conversation to include the congressional landscape and the potential impact on AAUW policy priorities.
Register now for the Supreme Court preview call to receive the call-in information before registration closes on October 24 at 6 p.m.
https://www.aauw.org/event/2018/10/supreme-court-preview-call/
“My politics would be, must be, have to be, completely separate from my
judgment.”
— Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Supreme Court of the United States
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Have you browsed the Booksmith today?
Books for Every Age and Interest
The Village Booksmith 223 Main Street
Hudson Falls, NY 12839 (518) 747-3261
Wed. - Sat. 11 - 5 Since 1976
AAUW-NYS Convention April 26-28, 2019
Please add the 2019 Cooperstown Convention to be held at The Otesaga Resort Hotel from April 26th thru 28th to your calendar.
In addition to AAUW Mission-Focused Programming, the weekend will include:
Group Visits to the Fenimore Art Museum, Farmer's Museum, and Baseball Hall of Fame, including time to ride on the Empire State Carousel.
Opportunities to play golf, go for guided walks, swim in the heated outdoor pool, participate in two different styles of yoga classes, and time to visit the Hawkeye Spa.
Time to explore local wineries, breweries, unique shops, etc. before the tourist season starts.
Cooperstown has lots to offer you and your friends, along with attending a great convention!
https://aauwnyswp.aauw-nys.org/wp/
Professional Jump Start October 20, 2018
Roosevelt House (Hunter College) Manhattan
Spread the word to college students and recent graduates about this exciting one-day conference to help college women successfully transition from students to professionals as they look for new jobs and start their careers.
Learn job search and career skills from experts:
Attend an AAUW Start Smart salary negotiation workshop to learn:
How to identify and articulate your personal value
How to develop an arsenal of persuasive responses and other negotiation strategies
How to conduct objective market research to benchmark a target salary and benefits
About the pay gap, including its long-term consequences
Additional topics:
Tips on creating an outstanding resume
Interview skills
Do’s and don’ts of social media
Professional head-shots day of event
Dressing for success and navigating workplace culture
REGISTER NOW! >> https://aauwnyswp.aauw-nys.org/wp/
Have questions? Contact us: [email protected]
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young women won. Tedra Cobb and Emily Martz, candidates running for office, gave speeches from the Crandall Library steps.
A brunch at the Queensbury Hotel followed where NYS AAUW President , Janice Brown, spoke on pay equity. Next Susan Weber and her partner gave skits which involved pro and anti-suffrage points of view with quotes and portrayals of Alice Paul and Inez Milholland.
The third event for the District IV conference took place at the Hyde Collection where 66 attendees heard Dr. Carolyn Stanfanco, President of the College of St. Rose, speak on women’s equality, especially overcoming challenges. Dr. Roberta Reardon, Director of the Department of Labor, talked about pay equity. The day finished with tours of the Jane Peterson collection, and women landscape artists; women who painted in the early 1900’s and were virtually forgotten as
artists by their male peers. AAUW Adirondack sent the district
attendees home after lemonade and cookies.
The Chapman Museum also held an afternoon program, which featured portrayals of Alice Paul ( Sandra Weber),
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New Members Please welcome our new members and add their contact information to your membership directory. Marti Burnley 12 Squire Rd. Gansevoort, NY 12831 518-796-7789 [email protected] SUNY Albany
Lana Potter 806 King Ridge Dr Ashland, OH 44805 (419) 281-4748 [email protected] Syracuse U. Lana Potter was a member of our branch long ago and moved away, maybe in the 1970s. She has belonged to AAUW in several places, is a 50 year life member, and currently lives in Ashland, OH. She, Carol Whalen and I get together when she comes to her camp in Newcomb. Last summer she said that her branch was in the process of disbanding, so I suggested that she could transfer to our branch. This year she let us know that she would like to do that, and I've taken care of it. —Marjory Moeller
2018-19 Directory Corrections Nancy Cathers 39 Longview Dr. Apt. 104 Queensbury, NY 12804 518-832-7347
Myrna Jantson 73 Walden Fields Dr Delmar NY 12054 home phone # had some digits transposed in the directory - it should be: 518-792-3687 Her cell # is correct - 518-926-8840 email is still [email protected] Mary Enhorning You may ignore the periods before the “@” sign. in gmail addresses: [email protected] or [email protected]. Both work.
PAY GAP STUCK AT 20 CENTS
AAUW’s analysis of recently released U.S. Census Bureau data from 2017 shows that the gender pay gap remains stagnant — women still make just 80 cents on the dollar compared to men. The pay gap This is an important opportunity to advocate for stronger pay equity protections to lawmakers and voters alike.
Submit a Letter to the Editor that calls on local, state, and federal lawmakers to take action
Use AAUW’s Two-Minute Activist tool to fight for
fair pay!
—Excerpted from AAUW’s Mission & Action newsletter,
September 21, 2018
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Interest & Study Groups
All Interest and Study Groups are open to all members. Please contact the hostess if you are planning to attend. In the event that there is a change in schedule, the hostess will notify you.
Evening Literature
This group meets monthly, on the third Tuesday at 7 p.m. Please call the hostess listed if you plan to attend. For further information, call Elayne Leonelli at 518-793-3081.
10/16 Clare Decker, hostess, 518-668-3327, “The
Girl in the Spider’s Web” by David Lagercrantz
11/20 Nan Scinta, hostess, 518-683-1034, “A
Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles, held
at the GF Episcopal Parish House on Glen St.
Gourmet Group 10/12 5:00 p.m. at Chez Pierre, Rt 9 South of Exit 17.
979 Route 9, Gansevoort. RSVP by Oct 5. Rachel Quackenbush, 518-747-6076
The Gourmet Group does not meet in November. We will meet on December 8th at 7:00 pm, at the home of Elayne Leonelli for our Annual Wine and Cheese evening. Please call Elayne, 518-793-3081, if you plan on attending or would like more information.
Travel Group
10/22 6:30 p.m., Rachel Quackenbush, hostess, 518-747-6076. Please call Rachel Quackenbush if you plan to attend. This will be the last Travel Group meeting until the end of January.
The deadline for the November Glimpses is Oct. 11.
Send articles via email to both: Mary King, [email protected] and Kathy Hoeltzel, [email protected]
Put “Adk Glimpses” in the subject line. Microsoft Word format attachments are appreciated!
Morning Literature
This group meets at 9:30 –.11 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month (Sept-Dec and March-June). All meetings for the 2018-19 will be held in the Singleton Lounge at The Glen at Highland Meadows. We are happy to have additional members come to socialize and hear a book review prepared by one of our members. Call Joyce Smith at 518-793-6379 for further information.
10/10 -- Bernice Mennis, program; Eleanor Randles,
refreshments, 518-338-3295
11/14 — Joan Dobert, program; Elayne Leonelli,
refreshments, 518-793-3081
Kathy Hoeltzel gave a wonderful and thorough
report in September on The Oregon Trail: A
New American Journey by Rinker Buck. He and
his brother Nicholas undertook the 2,000 mile
journey covering six states in a covered wagon
(which they had built) drawn by a team of three
mules. He said that the trip required a certain
bit of naïveté and learning to live with
uncertainty. We also celebrated Eleanor
Randles’s 98th birthday with a cake made by
Carol Whalen.
—Mary Enhorning
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JOIN US!
Adirondack Branch the American Association of
University Women
adirondack.aauw-nys.org www.facebook.com/AAUWAdirondack Email: [email protected] Membership is open to all graduates who hold an as-sociates or equivalent, baccalaureate, or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
AAUW NYS (state): .aauw-nys.org www.facebook.com/AAUW.NYS
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AAUW has been empowering women as individuals and as a community since 1881. For more than 130 years, we have worked together as a national grassroots organization to improve the lives of millions of women and their families.
Diversity Statement: In principle and in practice, AAUW values
and seeks an inclusive membership, workforce, leadership
team, and board of directors. There shall be no barriers to full
participation in this organization on the basis of age, disability,
ethnicity, gender, gender identity, geographical location,
national origin, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, and
socioeconomic status.
Contact AAUW National at 800.326.2289, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. ET, or email [email protected]
aauw.org & www.facebook.com/AAUW.National/
Send address changes to:
AAUW - Adirondack Branch c/o Mary Strycker [email protected]
6 Masters Common So. Queensbury, NY 12804
Martha Griffiths (Kate Dudding), Shirley Chisholm, (Beatriz Roman), Betty Friedan, (Kate Dudding), Bella Abzug (P Dolton) and selections of Audre Lord and Adrienne Rich read by Bernice Mennis.
We are particularly grateful to WNYT Channel 13 for giving us air time to advertise the event and for a segment on their evening news as well.
—Nan Scinta & Mary Enhorning
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New Mission, Vision & Values Statements https://www.aauw.org/who-we-are/strategic-plan/
