Hingham Area Branch

"Because equity is

still an issue."

See you in September--Pot Luck, September 14

 

Serving the South Shore of Massachusetts from Quincy to Plymouth

     
                         
AAUW advances equity for  women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.  AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership.  There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or class.  We welcome you to join our branch.
 
     
                             
   

The Hingham Area Branch of AAUW is the South Shore’s leading advocate for education and equity for all women and girls. We seek and welcome new members from Quincy to Plymouth holding an associate or equivalent or baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited institution. 

The Hingham Area branch of meets monthly from September through May usually on the evening of the second Tuesday of the month at various locations convenient to the wide area covered by our membership.  Our programs relate to AAUW's mission to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.

We engage in fundraising to support AAUW's Educational Foundation, the world's largest source of funding exclusively for graduate women and the Legal Advocacy Fund, which works to combat sex discrimination in higher education and in the workplace.

 

           
     

2010 -2011 Dues

Branch dues are $75 annually beginning July 1.  Dues are $49 to the national association, $15 to the state and $11 to the branch.  Dues include subscriptions to the Outlook, the BayStater and the News of Note.  Student affiliates are exempt from branch dues, but must join the national association ($17) and the state ($8).

 
               
                             

2010 Recognition

Award Winner

On the local level, the Hingham Area branch encourages women in education by offering a local recognition award to a female pursuing or continuing education after high school.  The award is given in April of each year; applications are due on March 1.  For more information on the Recognition Award, please contact

Beatrice Kelly

       
   
   
                   
                             
         

The Hingham Area branch also sponsors Study and Special Interest Groups. Study Groups may be formed to allow for a more in-depth exploration of a particular topic or for a more informal presentation of a timely topic than might otherwise occur at a branch meeting. Special Interest Groups, open only to AAUW members, include book discussion, adventures in dining, a writers group, a game night, a a decluttering support group and a yarn group. Groups generally meet in homes and are announced in the monthly branch bulletin. Check with our program VP for information on our current interest group activities.

We seek and welcome new members among graduates who hold an associate or equivalent or a baccalaureate or higher degree from a college or university.  Undergraduates may join the branch as AAUW student affiliates.  We practice AAUW's diversity statement:  There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or class.

We welcome new members from the South Shore! For more information about how to join,  please contact either of our Membership Vice Presidents, Pat Laidler or Deanne Noiseux.

 

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Annual Pot Luck Dinner

 

We will open the AAUW season with a pot luck dinner to be held on Tuesday, September 14 at the Allerton House, 15 Condito Road, Hingham at 6:30 pm.  Members and prospective members are most welcome.  Programs for the upcoming year will be announced and membership directories will be distributed.  Members are asked to bring a pot luck dish--salad, main dish or dessert along with a place setting.  RSVP to Susan Mahan.

 

   

       

Read about us in our media releases:

AAUW Corner (our branch column in The Hingham Journal)

         Archived AAUW Corner columns

 

Media Releases

        

     Archived Media Releases

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Programs and Events 2010-2011

 
 

The Hingham Area Branch just completed its 42nd year as part of the American Association of University Women.  AAUW members believe in the power of education to change women’s lives. We also recognize that women’s education means not only attaining higher degrees. It also means becoming financially literate, daring to take risks to grow and learn throughout our lives, and to help others both around us and far away from us to reach their potential.

Our programs this year will primarily focus on women and power, and we hope you will join us at one of our events as we explore its many facets.  No matter how busy your daily routine is, we think you’ll get something out of our events. You’ll meet like-minded women from the South Shore, we’ll hear from fascinating speakers on thought-provoking topics. In addition, we hope to collaborate with our sister branches in an action project.

 

 
For more information about our meeting topics and speakers, please contact Program Vice President Carol Sullivan-Hanley.  
Expand your horizons and potential.  Come to our monthly meetings, bring a neighbor, friend or colleague!

Remember, AAUW advances equity for all women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research--because equity is still an issue.

 We look forward to seeing you!

 

 

2010-2011 Calendar Programs are in the planning stage and will be posted as soon as finalized.

 

 

September 14, 2010

6:30

Allerton House

15 Condito Way

Hingham

 

 

Annual Pot Luck Dinner and AAUW Kick-off

Facilitator:  Susan Mahan

 

October 12, 2010

7:00

Hingham Public Library

66 Leavitt Street

Hingham

 

 

 

November 9, 2010

7:00

TBA

 

 

 

December 2010

TBA

 

 

Holiday Social

Facilitator:  Susan Mahan

January 11, 2011

6:30
Allerton House

15 Condito Road

Hingham

 

 

Soup and Salad:  Book Discussion

February 8, 2011

7:00

Hingham Public Library

66 Leavitt Street

Hingham

 

 

 

March 8, 2011

7:00

Tufts Library

46 Broad Street

Weymouth

 

 

 

April 12, 2011

7:00

Hingham Public Library

66 Leavitt Street

Hingham

 

 

Healing and Empowerment Through Poetry

Speaker:  Susan Mahan

Facilitator:  Patricia McKay

May 11, 2011

6:30

TBA

 

Annual Celebration Banquet

Facilitator:  Susan Mahan

 

 

 

 

 

For more program information, please contact Program Vice President Carol Sullivan-Hanley.

 

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Branch Officers

 
 

President

Sheila Doherty

Program Vice President

 Carol Sullivan-Hanley

Membership Co-Vice Presidents

Pat Laidler and Deanne Noiseux

Treasurer

Sandy Carle

Recording Secretary

Lynn Howard

 

President Sheila Doherty and 

Kathy Gabriel strike a pose.

 

 

For membership information, please contact  Membership VPs Pat Laidler or Deanne Noiseux.

 

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Hingham Area Branch newsletter

 

Newsletters are posted as PDF files.  To read the newsletters you will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer.  To download Adobe Reader for FREE, click here.

 

News of Note, May 2010

News of Note, April 2010

News of Note, March 2010

News of Note, February 2010

News of Note, January 2010

News of Note, December 2009

News of Note, November 2009

News of Note, October 2009

News of Note, September 2009

Archived newsletters

 

 

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