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Jackson Branch NewsDuring 2007-2008, the Jackson branch meetings focused on “Herstories”. The year began with the stories of their Honorary Life Members at the Fall Membership Tea and the program was videotaped and shown on a local TV station JTV17. Zhenyu Li, a MSU graduate student from China presented a power point program about the changes in lifestyle of women in China in the 21st century and compared this information to lifestyles of women in the United States. Both last year and this year branch meetings have been held at nearby colleges and at Spring Arbor University they learned the stories of their non-traditional female students from a panel of graduates and staff. Faye Odeh, a Jackson business woman born in Ramallah, Palestine, told her story and her three wishes as a young girl. She wanted to be blond, attend high school and come to America. Bharti Sachdev, a Jackson physician, explained the power of education and how it affects women in her native country of India by sharing her experiences and insights of her life in India and her 20 year medical practice in the U.S. .Kathy Shaw, AAUW of Michigan President –elect, presented a program of her interviews of women inducted into the Michigan Historical Hall of Fame. The May meeting will feature EF students from MSU as guests, telling about their doctoral programs and three recipients for the branch’s scholarships will be introduced. The programs have been well received, attendance has increased, and the branch has become focused and energized. They are continuing plans for their book sale in the fall which provides money for scholarships, the book project which places books about strong successful women in the public school libraries and their Eleanor Roosevelt Walk in the spring. Some of their members visited 5th grade classrooms in the area, giving presentations about women left out of the history books. Dressed up in the appropriate costume they provided an interactive dialog with the students and referred to themselves as “WAGS”, Women Are Great Society”. Last update August 3, 2008 |
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