Meet “Judge Lucy” Somerville Howorth: A Feminist Legacy
Following the Fellows is shifting gears this week. Instead of profiling a former AAUW fellow, we’d like you to meet someone for whom a fellowship is named — Lucy Somerville Howorth. In 1973, AAUW of...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day and AAUW Fellows: When Research Meets Activism
December 1 marks the 25th annual World Aids Day. People around the world spend the day raising awareness about HIV and AIDS through education and activism. We also show our support for people living...
View ArticleMeet Dahlia Eissa: Bridging Feminism and Islam
For as long as Dahlia Eissa can remember, she has been a feminist. Growing up in Australia with Egyptian immigrant parents, she was never afraid to ruffle feathers. She began her activism leading Know...
View ArticleMeet Kristina Halona: Aerospace Engineer
Kristina Halona was one of those kids who were obsessed with anything that flew. She remembers the exact moment when she looked up at a low-flying jet traveling over the isolated Navajo reservation in...
View ArticleMeet Barbara Romzek: Public Affairs Researcher and Dean
“Be flexible; what works today may not work tomorrow.” Barbara Romzek believes this motto can apply to anyone’s career and life plans. Certainly, it is one that she herself has lived by. When Romzek...
View ArticleFollowing the Fellows in 2012
Whether you are back at work today, still lounging by the Christmas tree in your pajamas, or making it through winter vacation with the kids, we’d like to suggest a moment of reflection. This year the...
View ArticleFollowing the Fellows 2012: A Year of Accomplishments
2012 has been a year of memorable accomplishments for AAUW’s many fellowships and grants recipients. Last week we highlighted some fellows from our 2012 Following the Fellows series; this week we want...
View ArticleMeet Steffi Domike: Artist and Activist
On September 11, 1973, one country’s world was turned upside down. Known domestically as “el otro once de septiembre” (“the other September 11”), that day on the Chilean calendar marks when the...
View ArticleMeet erin Khue Ninh: Asian American Lit Scholar
“They say all our work is autobiographical,” says professor and writer erin Khue Ninh. Simply by choosing a subject to write about, you expose personal preferences, opinions, and experiences. This is...
View ArticleDemarginalizing African American Pop Music
Some people choose to stay in their comfort zones, while others live on the edge. Then there are the people who completely rethink the edge and don’t just jump off it; they soar. Portia Maultsby is one...
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