NetWorks
Monthly newsletter of the Northern Monmouth County (NJ) Branch, American Association of University Women
Volume 59, Number 2
November 2014
NMCB Grant a Success on MSU
Campus
At our October 6
branch meeting, Dr.
Lisa Weinberg of
Montclair State University told us about the
self-defense training
program with a group
counseling component
that she started last year
with funds from our
NMCB I Community
Action Grant. The program has been so successful that MSU has continued
funding it this year, and Lisa would like to work
with clinicians at other universities to bring this program to their campuses.
Designed specifically for women with a
history of trauma (e.g., sexual or physical abuse,
sexual assault, or relationship or domestic violence),
the program aims to empower women and help
them develop the verbal and physical skills necessary to defend themselves in everyday situations or
if attacked.
The group is made up of 10 to 15 women
who want to decrease their trauma-related symptoms, improve how they see themselves, improve
their ability to assert themselves, and improve their
relationships with others. The group meets at MSU
in an environment that supports the trauma healing
process. Lisa collaborates with Prepare, Inc., a selfdefense program in New York City, to bring the
program to MSU.
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Board Meeting
Monday, October 27, 7 p.m. at Kensington Court,
864 Shrewsbury Avenue, Tinton Falls
Branch Program
“Women of India: A Global Perspective”
with Rekha Datta, Ph.D.
Monday, November 3
Shrewsbury Presbyterian Church
352 Sycamore Avenue
Networking—7 p.m.
Business meeting—7:30 p.m.
Program—7:45 p.m.
Having attended college in India,
Dr. Rekha Datta has returned to
work with students there and to
collaborate on issues of education
and empowerment. In 2013, she
founded Women and Girls Education International (WAGE-I) to
overcome violence. Based in NJ,
WAGE-I works with local and
global organizations through
community networking to raise awareness, support,
and develop educational resources for empowerment.
She has engaged her Monmouth University students in
this work, including recipients of our Esther Hymer
Scholarship. Jacquelyn Corsentino, whom we met on
October 6, has conducted field research on this topic.
Rekha is committed to engaging the next generation of
women in the important work of AAUW. We are looking forward to hearing more about her work!
Rekha is a professor of political science, international
relations, and gender issues at Monmouth University,
where she chaired the Department of Political Science
for ten years and was the founding director of the Institute for Global Understanding. She also served as
NMCB’s VP for Public Policy from 2011-2013. She holds
a B.A. and M.A. from Presidency College, University of
Calcutta, and a Ph.D. from University of Connecticut.
Annette Benanti
Program Co-VP
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BRANCH OFFICERS 2014-2015
Co-Presidents
Susan Gelber
Joan Spring
Program VPs
Annette Benanti
Barbara Iwanski
Study Group VP
Mary Lea Burden
Membership VP
Alice MacPhee
Development VP
Mary Ann Anderl
Public Policy VPs
Mary Gatta
Arlene Newman
Communication VPs
Victoria Snoy
Marian Wattenbarger
Finance VP
Pat Miller
Recording Secretary
Marie Gambuzza
NetWorks is published monthly except January, July, August,
and September by the Northern Monmouth County Branch
of AAUW. Items for the December-January issue are due
on November 6 to: Nancy Butler, Editor.
Our electronic mailing list enables us to inform you about
opportunities for AAUW members that arise too late for
publication in NetWorks. You can be sure that we carefully
evaluate each notice before we send it out.
Please note that use of the branch e-mail list is for branch
activities only. Members wishing to share other information with branch members are invited to submit a notice
to the “NetWorking” column in NetWorks.
Send address changes, names of prospective members,
membership applications and checks, and questions about
non-receipt of the newsletter to:
Alice MacPhee, Membership VP
Save the Date!
Monday, December 1
Annual branch fundraiser
“Raphael & the Renaissance”
with Mary Anne Anderl, Ph.D.
(Please note that the date is incorrect in the Yearbook.)
Our branch got off to an excellent start at our
opening meeting on October 6. We began, and ended,
with delicious hors d’oeuvres provided by many of our
members and greatly appreciated. This was skillfully
organized by our meeting coordinator, Karen Topham.
During a short business meeting, the budget for the year
(find it in the new Yearbook) was approved. The Yearbook’s new format and look are due to the efforts of
Carol Walther and her committee — great work!
During the program portion of the meeting,
long-time, very active member Nancy Butler, a former
branch president and former AAUW-NJ president, gave
a fascinating overview of the history of AAUW and our
branch, cleverly incorporating the contributions of our
members for whom our scholarships at Brookdale Community College, Monmouth University, and Douglass
College-Rutgers were named. This gave our scholarship
recipients who were present (and others) insight into the
rationale for our honoring these women.
We then had the opportunity to hear from our
three current scholarship recipients as well as two of
our National Conference for College Women Student
Leaders (NCCWSL) attendees. Everyone at the meeting
appreciated seeing the good use of the money we’ve
worked so hard to raise! Our final speaker was Lisa
Weinberg, Ph.D., who in 2013-2014 was the recipient of
an AAUW Community Action Grant supported by the
NMCB’s previously completed endowment. Her speech
was powerful and moving, and her project very relevant
to AAUW public policy. The speakers were arranged
and organized by our scholarship co-chairs, Laura Noll
and Mimi Pedro-Medlin.
We encourage you to join us at our next branch
meeting on November 3, when branch member and past
VP of Public Policy Rekha Datta, Ph.D., a professor at
Monmouth University, will present a program on “The
Women of India: A Global Focus.” Rekha is an excellent
speaker whose personal experience with schools in India
is sure to inspire us. More details may be found on the
first page of this issue of NetWo rk s.
The next day is Election Day, so please be sure to
vote and encourage all those around you to do the same.
The month ends with that most American of holidays,
Thanksgiving. We wish everyone a wonderful day, spent
with loved ones and friends.
Susan Gelber
Joan Spring
Co-Presidents
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German Conversation
Advanced Spanish Conversation
Meets:
1st Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Chair:
Anita Damien
Some of us are native-born, and others are Spanish
majors from American universities. We serve brunch,
followed by different programs about Spanish culture.
We have a covered-dish supper with our spouses in late
spring. Call for meeting details.
Meets:
Twice a month on Mondays, 1-3 p.m.
Chair:
Aline Ashkin
Our members come from German-speaking countries or
have learned to speak German as an additional language. Our common goal is to improve our German language skills. We read about/discuss current events, contemporary German literature, and stories of common
interest as suggested by members. Call for meeting details. New members are welcome.
Insights
Art History
Meets: Contact chair
Chair:
Mary Anne Anderl
We meet to study and discuss global art of all periods
and genres through member presentations and visits to
museums, galleries, and outdoor art exhibitions. New
members are welcome!
Drama
Meets:
Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.
Co-chair: Marjorie Levy
We study plays, classical and modern, and attend performances when feasible. This year we are subscribing to
Two River Theater in Red Bank. Prospective members
are welcome to attend a meeting and/or join the group
for a matinee or weekend performance. Contact Marjorie
for details.
French Conversation
Meets:
2nd and 4th Thursdays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Chair:
Jacqueline Ollagnon
Our group enables women with a good knowledge of
the French language to maintain their fluency through
conversation with other members, many of whom are
native-born speakers. Others were educated in France
or were French majors at American universities. We all
strive to improve our skills, meeting on a rotating basis
for lunch at a member’s home. We encourage more
AAUW members to join us. Contact chair for details.
French Intermediate
Meets:
1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. to noon
Chair:
Anne Morrison
This group offers an opportunity to those with some
experience in French to read, write, translate, and speak
the language. French culture, customs, and current
events are topics for our lively discussions. New members are very welcome! Call/e-mail for meeting details.
Meets:
Topic:
Tuesday, November 11, at 7:30 p.m.
For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches from
the World of the Blind by Rosemary Mahoney
Chair:
Ruth Hodum
This nonfictio n b o o k gro up focuses on current issues,
with special attention to topics affecting women and
books written by women. New members are very welcome! Contact Ruth for location.
Literature
Meets:
Thursday, November 20, 1 p.m. at Regina’s
Topic:
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Chair:
Regina Sieben
Our group selects literary fiction or an occasional m emoir
to read during the year. A different member acts as
leader each month and presents background and critical
appraisal of the month’s selection. New members are
welcome!
Writing Group
Meets:
Date TBA—Please call or e-mail Caroline
Chair:
Caroline O’Neil
Members of this group are interested in all kinds of
writing, such as memoir, poetry, fiction, or essay, and
vary from those who write all the time to those who are
just beginning, some working on longer pieces, some
experimenting with a variety. The meeting begins with a
journal exercise, followed by lunch. Then we listen to
and discuss pieces or parts of pieces brought in by various members, or more finished pieces circulated and
read in advance. We welcome new members.
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our lives. Every member participates in this portion of the
meeting. Members are surprised by some, amused by
many, emotionally involved in others.
Bipartisan reasonableness. We all
Hostess Caroline O’Neil announces the seco nd
long for the days when our politimost important reason they meet: a buffet luncheon
cians could put aside foundational
resplendent with the harvest of the season – this is the
differences and accomplish national goals. Nancy
September meeting – fresh reds, yellows, and greens from
Gibbs and Michael Duffy present The Presid ents
the garden. Good conversations ensue, and, in due course,
Club, a history of America’s post-World War II presithe themes of color and fragrance become apparent as
dents who did exactly that once they were no longer
each member reads her piece.
presidents. From Harry Truman to Barack Obama,
Karen Topham has composed a long poem (that
the authors describe then presidents and how they
very morning!) about sunflowers and their aura of yellow,
relied on past presidents for counsel. We read about
and how she is engaged in watching the squirrels behead
former enemies who build deep friendships, such as
them and add their booty to their hideaways in the tree
Clinton and Bush ’41, once the Oval Office is behind
next door. Carol York, also typing at breakneck speed bethem. The Insights Group found the book a compefore she arrived, has written about the joys of collecting
tent review of history and just gossipy enough to
and counting money, a memory we all shared as children.
make it a fun read.
Her granddaughter has never seen a coin because her par— Cathy San Filippo
ents use debit cards. We acknowledged the demise of
change in our pockets.
Betsy Wattley writes, “I haven’t put words on a
line for maybe six months,” indulging in a doubleentendre, but she continues, “I have put plants in a row,…
choosing their spacing, rearranging their composition …
A couple of people have expressed interest in a Movie
[and] altering their syntax.” In a second, we are transportStudy Group. This would not be a “going to the movies”
ed to another realm of our lifework – our gardens.
group, but one where members would get together to
Caroline has been documenting her sojourn in
discuss movies they have seen either in the theater or on
India in the 1960s. Today she reads a section describing
TV, Netflix, or DVDs at home.
the hierarchy among the many servants who were part of
We only need six people to start a new group, so if you
her daily life, including their very specialized duties and
are interested, please contact me via e-mail or phone.
the complex cooking arrangements for the servants’ meals.
She would cause consternation when she sneaked into her
Mary Lea Burden
own kitchen to make ratatouille. She shares vintage photoStudy Group VP
graphs of the cooks and ayahs. We miss Muriel Thompson’s newest installment on the chronicles of Uncle
Wilfred, recalling a favorite uncle.
Not everyone writes every month, and that is OK.
Everyone is involved in the writing of others. This month
Cathy San Filippo and Irma Lester have no new writing to
share, just comments to support the other writers, writing
They are poets, gardeners, beekeepers, cookbook in response to the prompt and the main course and deswriters, and grandmothers, the women of the Writing
sert. Next month . . .
Group. Soon after they assemble, the “prompt” begins:
It is a smaller group than usual, but all look forsomething like an appetizer at the three-course luncheon ward to hearing from those who are unable to attend and
that follows. Carol York reads the prompt: “It was the
to what they will bring next month. We have been so
scariest moment of my life… .”
engrossed in the readings when Caroline remembers we
All heads bow over writing tablets, each writing
have forgotten dessert! It is a fitting reward for the day’s
furiously for 10 minutes. The room is silent as we work.
work. As we leave, we see the rain has stopped and the
The time is up; each of us reads our barely legible scribsun is out – what a wonderful afternoon.
bles, and in the process we reveal moments of fear, incredCarol Walther, Study Group VP 2012-2014
ible fantasies, and how we handled surreal moments in
Book Corner
Possible New Study Group
A Visit to the Writing Group
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Membership
We welcome four new members to the branch:
Danielle Diodato, Mary Higgins, Jane Nirella,
and Marilyn Steuerman. Danielle was our 2008
Esther Hymer Scholarship recipient. Please add
their contact information to the yearbook that
you recently received and get acquainted with
these new members at the November meeting.
Danielle Diodato
Monmouth University; Seton Hall Law
Attorney
Mary Higgins
Indiana University of PA; Montclair U.
Chemist
Jane Nirella
University of Pittsburgh; Brookdale CC.
Marilyn Steuerman
Hofstra University
Co-president Susan Gelber (left) welcomes new members
Mary Higgins and Danielle Diodato on October 6.
Among Ourselves
Long-time branch member Mildred Schmidt died on
October 8 at the age of 96. She held a B.S. in nursing from
the University of Pennsylvania and M.S. and Ed.D.
Writer
degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University. She
Poetry, history
had a distinguished career in nursing education and in
2008 was named to the Nursing Hall of Fame. We extend
our deepest sympathy to her twin sister, Janet Sinclair,
Sales
and the rest of her family and friends.
History
The Brookdale Community College Alumni Association
honored the memory of Joan Brearley with a scholarship
derby at Monmouth Park on September 20. The former
Also, look for Margaret Lyford’s information, which
president of the association, who died in 2012, earned
arrived late and had to appear out of sequence at the end three degrees at Brookdale as well as others at Monmouth
of the roster in the yearbook.
University and American Academy of Dramatic Arts in
New York City, and was a leader in numerous county
If you need a ride to a branch meeting or activity, please
organizations. Contact Doris Hudak, the association’s first
contact me by phone or email (see below) and I will find a VP, to donate to the scholarship fund.
ride for you.
Please update Jacqueline Deprins-Bradford’s address.
Alice MacPhee
Membership VP
Development: How to donate to
an AAUW Fund
Branch members have asked from time to time
how to donate money directly to our national AAUW
organization in Washington, D.C., either to AAUW in
general or to one of the AAUW funds like LAF. The
national website has recently included information that
will make this much easier. It is possible to donate by
mail, telephone, or website.
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If you wish to send a check by mail, you can
write the check to AAUW Funds and send it to AAUW,
P.O. Box 90845, Washington D.C. 20090-8045. You can
specify the fund to which you wish to donate by writing
the name of the fund or the fund’s number on the check’s
memo line. For example, you can write LAF for the Legal
Advocacy Fund, or its number 3999. LAF supports those
facing gender discrimination in three ways: Legal Case
Support provides help to plaintiffs in workplace sex
discrimination cases; Case Travel Grants support educational programs about legal rights delivered to AAUW
members by LAF plaintiffs and lawyers; and Campus
Outreach gives grants for on-campus programs about
discrimination, harassment, and assault.
The Educational Opportunities Fund provides
fellowships and grants to graduate women scholars. Our
branch has already created two funds, or named units,
that provide fellowships to women graduate students.
The second of these, just completed, will begin funding
a scholar in 2015-2016. We will begin a new named unit
through our fundraising activities this year. I’ll update
how to donate to a possible new named unit in a future
issue of NetWork s.
The Leadership Programs Fund, #4339, includes
support for the National Conference for College Women
Student Leaders (NCCWSL), to which we send local
college students each year; campus action projects; and
ElectHer, a program that teaches student leaders the skills
they need to run for student government. If you wish to
donate directly to NCCWSL instead of the general Leadership Programs Fund, you can write “NCCWSL” on
your check’s memo line.
The Eleanor Roosevelt Fund, #9170, supports
AAUW research about issues important to women and
girls. This research has resulted in such studies as Why
So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics and The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay
Gap.
The Public Policy Fund, #4337, supports advocacy
for public policies and laws that are fair to women. Public
policy programs include Government Relations, through
which AAUW advocates on Capitol Hill; Civic Engagement, which provides women with tools and information
to build voter registration and turnout drives; and Field
Organizing, which engages branches in public policy
advocacy through Impact Grants, Action Network, the
Two-Minute Activist program, and Washington Up d ate .
Or you can call Washington to make your donation at 800-326-2289 or 202-728-3307.
You can also contribute to a fund directly on the
AAUW website. Log on to www.aauw.org. You will see
an orange box on the bar at the top of the home page that
says “Give.” Click on “Give,” and you will be directed to
a page with links to the five AAUW Funds: Legal Advocacy (LAF), Education (the Educational Opportunities
Fund), Research (the Eleanor Roosevelt Fund), Leadership (the Leadership Programs Fund), and Advocacy (the
Public Policy Fund). Click on one of these words and you
will be able to make a donation to the fund you have
specified. You will be asked to enter the amount you wish
to donate. Then click “Next” and continue to follow instructions.
All donations to AAUW Funds are taxdeductible, something to remember as the end of the
year approaches!
Mary Anne Anderl
Development VP
NCCWSL attendee: “Thank you!”
Mikaela Mazzeo of Brookdale Community College was one of
the students we sponsored to attend NCCWSL. Unable to be at
our October 6 program, she sends her thanks:
“First, I would like to sincerely
thank you for sponsoring me for the
National Conference for College
Women Student Leaders
(NCCWSL). It was definitely a lifechanging event, where I was able to
learn from many inspirational women, such as Chelsea
Clinton and Deanna Zandt, as well as meet student leaders from around the world.
“Before this conference, I gave little to no thought to the
distinctively different opportunities men and women
receive in the workforce. Now, with some educational
background, I can be a passionate supporter for women’s
equality. It was an honor to listen to these key speakers’
thoughts on subjects such as pay gaps and the glass elevator theories.
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Current Recipients of NMCB Support
2014 NMCB Scholarships
 Rhiannon Long: Audrie La Towsky Scholarship
at Brookdale Community College
 Jacquelyn Corsentino: Esther Hymer Scholarship
at Monmouth University
 Allison Bocchino: Ruth Kennedy Scholarship at
Douglass College, Rutgers University
NMCB I Community Action Grant
 2013-2014: Lisa Weinberg, PhD, psychologist in
Counseling and Psychological Services at Montclair
State University
 2014-2015: Bonnie McDougall Olson, MS, MFA,
MDiv, Protestant chaplain at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
2014 NMCB NCCWSL Recipients
 Mikaela Mazzeo: Brookdale CC
 Rhiannon Long: Brookdale CC (in honor of Sally
Goodson, outgoing AAUW-NJ president)
 Courtney Locke: Monmouth University
NMCB II Research and Projects Grant
 Completed this summer with luncheon proceeds;
will be awarded starting in 2015
“I also was able to attend information sessions on a
variety of subjects, enhancing my leadership skills in
topics of stress management, discovering my leadership
style, and properly executing leadership responsibility.
“A year ago, I would never have imagined being in the
position I am today. With the help of NCCWSL, I am a
stronger, more independent woman leader, and I could
not be happier. I highly encourage any female student
with leadership responsibilities to attend this conference.
“Thank you again for this amazing opportunity.”
Mikaela Mazzeo
Brookdale Community College
Laura Noll
Scholarship Co-Chair
Public Policy
New Jersey is one of the states that pays the lowest tipped
minimum wage: $2.13 an hour. NMCB and AAUW-NJ
have been on the forefront in the campaigns to raise the
minimum age in New Jersey. The rock-bottom minimum
wage not only makes it impossible for tipped restaurant
workers to support themselves and their families, but it
also encourages an environment where sexual harassment
is rampant. Mary Gatta, our co-VP of public policy,
explains this issue in her blog for Wider Opportunities for
Women on the new report The Glass Flo or: Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry:
Left photo: Our scholarship recipients at the October branch meeting: (left to right) Jacquelyn Corsentino, Monmouth
University; Rhiannon Long, Brookdale Community College; and Allison Bocchino, Douglass College-Rutgers.
Right photo: Courtney Locke, Monmouth University, shares her NCCWSL experience. (Photos by Karen Topham)
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“Living off tips not only contributes to high levels
of economic insecurity for workers and their families; it
also makes all workers, and in particular women, vulnerable to a great deal of inappropriate behavior from customers, co-workers, and management. In collaboration with
the Restaurant Opportunities Center, Forward Together,
and several other organizations, Wider Opportunities for
Women today released the report The Glass Floor: Sexual
Harassment in the Restaurant Industry.
“This report dramatically details how sexual
harassment is endemic to the restaurant industry. One of
the most powerful findings is that the tipping structure –
where workers are paid a sub-minimum wage of $2.13 an
hour—creates an environment and a dynamic that actually foster sexual harassment as part of the work environment.
“In surveying workers throughout the country, it
is staggering to learn that two-thirds of female workers
and over half of male workers had experienced some form
of sexual harassment from management; nearly 80% of
women and 70% of men experienced some form of sexual
harassment from co-workers; and nearly 80% of women
and 55% of men experienced some form of sexual harassment from customers. And ALL restaurant workers in
states that have a sub-minimum wage of $2.13 an hour
report higher rates of sexual harassment than workers in
states that pay a higher minimum wage.
“Why is the tipping structure so important to this?
Since restaurant workers living off tips are forced to rely
on customers for their income rather than their employer,
these workers must often tolerate inappropriate behavior
from customers, co-workers, and management. Not surprisingly then, the restaurant industry is the single largest
source of sexual harassment claims in the U.S. While seven percent of American women work in the restaurant
industry, more than a third of all sexual harassment
claims to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) come from the restaurant industry.
“What is even more disturbing is that the high
levels of complaints to the EEOC may actually underreport the industry’s rate of sexual harassment. Restaurant workers reported that sexual harassment is “kitchen
talk,” a “normalized” part of the work environment. And
many restaurant workers are reluctant to publicly
acknowledge their experiences with sexual harassment.
This is the everyday work life for the 11 million restaurant
workers in the United States.
“Close to 20 years ago, when I conducted my own
ethnographic research on restaurant workers, tipped
workers earned the same sub-minimum wage of $2.13 an
hour that workers today are paid. And the restaurant
workers I spoke with, almost two decades ago, talked
about the ways that sexual harassment and sexual behaviors were institutionalized into the work environment. So
despite the passing of 20 years, some things have just
remained the same. Tipped workers continue to remain
vulnerable—both in terms of their economic security and
the prevalence of sexual harassment — in America’s restaurants. Isn’t it about time we do something about this?
“Not only is it time to raise the minimum wage
and eliminate the tipped sub-minimum wage so that
workers can earn enough to support themselves and their
families, but we need to improve the working conditions
for the people who serve our food and mix our drinks.”
Mary Gatta
Public Policy Co-VP
Legal Advocacy Fund Update
Funds are available for hosting on-campus events:
Campus Outreach Grants of $750 support programs that
teach college students about gender discrimination in the
workplace or in education. The grants can be used to
bring an equal pay expert to speak on campus, to help
students lobby for more-just sexual policies, or to play an
AAUW public service announcement and hand out information about Title IX at a campus sports event.
Supreme Court Preview Call October 22: Join a free conference call and webinar with LAF staff to analyze the U.S.
Supreme Court’s upcoming term, during which the court
will hear a number of cases that could significantly affect
the rights of women and girls. As usual, we’ll highlight
and summarize the court’s most important cases. We’ll
also discuss the fallout from the Hobby Lobby decision
and how it might affect future lawsuits over contraceptive
coverage. Online registration is at:
http://www.aauw.org/event/2014/10/scotus-2014-15member-call/.
Harriet Moore
LAF Representative
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NMCB Grant
(continued from page 1)
In describing the impact of her program, Lisa
shared these words of one of her clients:
“The best part of this group was not only the
physical self-defense and verbal lessons, but the amazing
women in the group. It really was eye-opening to see
how I am not alone. Even though I knew I wasn’t alone,
the fact that other women who went through the same or
similar situations were standing next to me, supporting
me and each other, really made the difference.
“Many women of the group have trust issues, myself included, but I felt that we finally found a place where
no judgment existed—a trust that was immediately built
because of our past. I know the knowledge I’ve obtained
and bonds created will last for a lifetime.”
For more information about her program, contact
Lisa at MSU at weinbergl@mail.montclair.edu.
Last Call: All Aboard for
Washington, DC
Book Sale Location
AAUW-NJ Central District is coordinating a fun-filled
train trip to Washington, DC, on November 19!
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We’ll meet on the train or in front of Union Station
for the Old Town Trolley Tour at 9:50 a.m. Cost: $35
There will be time to visit the sights in DC and have
an afternoon visit to AAUW national headquarters
with our group at 3 p.m.
We’ll return at 7:10 p.m.
Buy your ticket now (senior rate, best rate) with Amtrak
for train #181 and #188 for return.
Old First Church, 69 Kings Highway,
Middletown
Call for Book Sale Volunteers!
Thanks to all of you who have volunteered to work at the
Book Sale. There are still lots of slots available, both at 9
a.m. and at 11:30. To sign up, please contact me. Your help
is greatly appreciated!
Irene Gibson
Book Sale Staffing Chair
E-mail Pat Baroska or Barbara Williamson if you will be
joining us. Provide your name, cell number, e-mail
address, and your plans.
Pat Baroska
Barbara Williamson
Central District Coordinators
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American Association of University Women
Northern Monmouth County Branch
P. O. Box 398
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Monday, November 3, Branch Program:
“Women of India: A Global Perspective”
with Rekha Datta, Ph.D.
AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
In principle and in practice, 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.
Membership is open to any graduate holding an associate or equivalent, baccalaureate, or higher degree from a
regionally accredited college or university.
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69 Kings Highway
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Irene Gibson
Viki Mischenko, Chair
732-933-4855
All proceeds fund local scholarships for women and
grants awarded by the national AAUW.
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