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AAUW St. Louis Branch Program
February 16, 2025 — 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
St. Louis County Library, Mid-County Branch
7821 Maryland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63105
Ideas about gender and the behavior flowing from these ideas are powerfully imprinted on our personal, professional, and social lives. Well-being on all fronts is compromised when misconceptions about gender take hold, serving to limit our ambitions and life choices. Delving into research spotlighting non-binary constructions of gender, this presentation separates fact from fiction, specifically related to beliefs about sex and sexuality, gender identity, and transgender. The challenges and opportunities associated with the blizzard of media reports, anecdotal blogs, and populism fuel both harmful misconceptions about gender as well as surging social activism benefiting non-binary communities are discussed.
Linda Lindsey is a recently retired Senior Lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis and Professor Emerita of Sociology at Maryville University. Her teaching and research are under a gender and intersectional umbrella, including courses on diversity, inequality, globalization, and health and society. Consulting with the Asian Studies Development Program, a joint program of the University of Hawaii and East-West Center, allowed for seminars in Asia for college faculty. She presented at the UN Conference on Women in Beijing and continues to the present, especially on topics related to sex and gender and Afghan resettlement. Fulbright and other opportunities offered research in Pakistan, Japan, India, China, Jordan, and Peru. A longtime volunteer, she works on behalf of women’s advocacy, refugees, and health care for the underserved. She is a past president of the Midwest Sociological Society and has been elected to Who’s Who in American Women and Who’s Who in America.
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St. Louis Branch Winter Gathering
Sunday, January 26, 2025 — 11 a.m.
Lunar New Year — Dim Sum
at LuLu Seafood Restaurant, 8224 Olive Blvd, St. Louis 63132
An award-winning Chinese seafood restaurant, Lulu Seafood and Dim Sum is known for the freshness o
f its seafood. Patrons can even choose their own seafood, fresh from the tank, to be prepared upon request. The Chinese chefs who hail directly from cities like Beijing and Shanghai bring original recipes and expertise to each order. Dim sum, which includes multiple medium portions of various menu items, complete with Chinese tea, is meant for sharing.
Advance registration is needed by January 20 for a good count as a courtesy to Lu Lu’s on a hectic day for them. The cost is divided by what your table orders (estimated at $25 per person) as a group—tables of 10 with lazy susans. Please RSVP to Sally (sopawsam@sbcglobal.net) before January 20th.
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St. Louis Branch Fall Event
October 20, 2024 – 12:30-2:30 pm
Potluck at Linda Lindsey’s home, 29 Algonquin Wood, Kirkwood 63122
Costumes are optional. We will also have an informal discussion of the voting issues on the November 5th ballot. (The ballot issues are listed on pages 3-5 of the October newsletter.)
Please let Linda know what food item you plan to bring (if you can’t bring something, that’s all right). Her email address is llindsey@wustl.edu or call 314-961-5379. Linda can give specific directions from your location if needed.
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Join AAUW and friends for an inspiring program
Women’s Equality Day Celebration
“Our Progress, Our Challenges“
Commemorating the 104th anniversary of the
certification of the 19th Amendment (August 26, 1920)
Featured speaker: Kathleen Farrell, League of Women Voters and AAUW, presenting:
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- Highlights of recent progress on national legislation to women’s equity
- Discussion of key challenges for the coming year’s continued efforts, including Title IX, the Equal Rights Amendment, and other key bills.
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Date: Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Time: 3:30 – Networking, 3:40 – 4:50 pm – Program
NOTE: We must be out of the room by 5:00 pm
Location: Clark Family Library – the new St Louis County Headquarters,
Family Room B, 1640 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63131.
There is no cost to attend.
Sponsored by: AAUW St. Louis
Co-sponsored by: AAUW Ballwin-Chesterfield
AAUW Ferguson-Florissant
AAUW Kirkwood-Webster Groves
Supported by: League of Women Voters Metro St. Louis
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Branch Meetings
Members were getting together on the second Tuesday each month to discuss plans and possible projects for the branch. These meetings were held at 5:30 p.m. at The Pasta House on Delmar at Bonhomme in University City. However, during Covid-19 restrictions, we meet via Zoom. Our meetings are not regular and are based on particular projects and events. President Ellen Irons has been issuing e-mail notices to members. Please join us. We welcome ideas for activities and events. If you have a recommendation for a different meeting place, please let us know.
To see what our branch has been doing, click on About Us > Newsletters
and Programs and Events.
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AAUW St. Louis has a movie group. Members watch a designated movie and then discuss it via Zoom on the 4th Monday of the month. All but one of our movies have been available on Netflix (in case you want to see some good movies): My Octopus Teacher, The Social Dilemma, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Dig, Penguin Bloom, The Trial of the Chicago Seven, Audrey, Philomena, The Zookeeper’s Wife, The Best of Enemies, Radium Girls, Thousand Pieces of Gold, Te Ata, and The Guernsey Literary, Potato Peel Pie Society and more. We range from 5 to 9 members participating. All are welcome!
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