Updated: 9-22-2005

Who We Are:

The East Hampton branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2004.

Formed in 1954 with a mandate to promote equity for all women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change, we are affiliated domestically with the state and national organizations and internationally as members of IFUW (the International Federation of University Women). We are also a non-governmental organization (NGO) of the United Nations and share its humanitarian goals.

What We Stand For:

As a branch we are committed to raising funds to:

• Support the Educational Foundation's $4,000,000 program offering fellowships and grants to women completing dissertations, doing post-doctoral research, advancing or changing careers, or re-entering the work force, and community action seed money for innovative projects that promote educastion and equity for women and girls.
• Support the Legal Advocacy Fund of the Educational Foundation which provides judicial redress for gender discrimination in higher education.

In principle and practice, AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There are no barriers to full participation on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or class.

Our Programs and Acitivities:

Our programs are free of charge and are held in member' homes, the East Hampton Library, Ashawagh Hall, Bookhampton, and other local venues, as well as elsewhere on Long Island and in New York City. In the past few years they have included:

• Conversations with writers - Dava Sobel (Longitude and Galileo's Daughter), Roger Rosenblatt (Rules of Aging), and Sylvia Mendelman (Three Mile Harbor: East Hampton's Priceless Gem - A Pictorial History)
• Political - "Meet the Candidates" breakfasts in local election years
• Financial -: "What is Identity Theft and What Can You Do About It?"
• International - "Progress for Women in Afghanistan - Myth or Reality?"
• The Committee for Teaching about the UN (CTAUN) conference held annually at the UN
• Lay Ministsry at a school for the blind in Ecuador
• Issues concerning our Hispanic population on the East End
• The Arts -
  • Helen Harrison (curator of the Pollack-Krasner House, "Women Artists of the WPA")
  • Studio visits to sculptors Marie Kuhl and Phyllis Hammond
  • Summer Course on James Joyce
  • Conversation with lyricist Mae Richards and play "Cutting the Ribbons" at Guild Hall
• Health and Environment:
  • Breast Cancer and our Local Environment
  • Dark Skies: Reducing Light Pollution

Activities

• We support the Thorpe Residence for unwed mothers in the Bronx and sponsor children in Latin America and Africa.
• We publish a newsletter, the East Ender, and lobby our legislators on social, educational, health and other issues.
• We provide an annual scholarship for a currentt local student or a woman returning to school, supported by our End of Summer Cocktail Party Fund Raiser.

Other Social and Fund Raising Events:

• Holiday Luncheon in December
• Membership Brunch in May
• New Members Breakfast or Tea
• Monthly Book and Bridge Clubs

Trips:

• "The Producers" on Broadway
• Sagamore Hill-home of Theodore Roosevelt
• The NY Historical Society - "First Ladies" exhibit
• Old Westbury Gardens

Membership:

• By joining AAUW East Hampton, you will be interacting with a group of dynamic and interesting women. You can share in the opportunities for activism at the local level and be included in all our programs and activities scheduled throughout the year. You will also automatically become a member of NYS and Natonal AAUW as well as IFUW.
• We welcome your participattion in our branch. Membership is open to anyone holding an associate's, bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited college or university.
• For further information, please contact us at the address below:
  • AAUW
  • PO Box 4072
  • East Hampton, NY 11937

Board of Directors, July 2005-June 2006

• Susan Harder: President
• MaryAnne Lyons: Program Coordinator
• Karol Puglisi: VP Membership
• Corine Marley: Treasurer
• Sylvia Mendelman : Secretary
• Joan Bakos: Public Relations
• Carolyn Preische: Editor of The East Ender Newsletter
• Roseanne Monaco: Hospitality Chair
• Lorelle Fallon: Public Policy Chair

Our Newsletter, The East Ender, is being planned for every two months beginning with an October issue scheduled to go out the end of September. Our deadline for news will be the 15th of the month before the next issue. If you would like to receive a sample copy, please send a request to us, including your name and mailing address, and email if you would like to receive it electronically.

Links to Other Sites

• New York State AAUW
  
• National AAUW
  
• Branches across the nation