Category: President's Letter

Our wine tasting fundraiser was held on October 27th. It was a sell out! As far as I know that has never happened before. It was such a fun and successful event. With the funds we raised we will be able to award 3 scholarships. Thank you to Debbie Straw and her committee for their fantastic job. To our members who donated baskets and attended the event, I can’t thank you enough. Everyone pulled together. That’s what’s it all about.  Our November meeting will be held on the 21st. Our speaker will be Mary Jones, who hosts a weekly radio show on WENG Radio called All About Women. Thanksgiving is almost upon us and then we’ll be thinking about Christmas. We will have a special holiday celebration. Stay tuned for details.

Women in History

• November 1, 1848 – First medical school for women, the New England Female Medical School, opens, in 1874 it merges with Boston University to become one of the world’s first co-ed medical schools.
• November 8, 1910 – The state of Washington passes a constitutional amendment to guarantee woman suffrage.
• November 11, 1993 – The Vietnam Women’s Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after being conceived by former army combat nurse Diane Carlson Evans and sculpted by Glenna Goodacre to honor the 265,000 women who voluntarily served during the Vietnam era.
• November 14, 1946 – Emily Greene Balch, co-founder of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Cyndi