AAUW Celebrates 125th Anniversary on Tuesday Nov. 28

On Tuesday November 28, the American Association of University Women, one of the oldest nonprofit organizations dedicated to advocating women's rights, celebrates its 125th anniversary! AAUW was founded in 1881 by 17 female college graduates and today has more than 100,000 members including more than 150 members in Rochester!

At 10:00AM Tuesday at Rochester City Hall, Rochester Mayor Ardell F. Brede will declare Tuesday "AAUW day".

Some of the accomplishments of AAUW include:

-- Provided Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie $156,413 toward the purchase of one gram of radium

-- Lobbied for the passage of Title IX, the law that prohibits sex descrimination in schools receiving federal funds. Rep. Patsy Mink (D-HI), an AAUW member, co-authored the law.

-- Created the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund to provide funding and support for women in higher education who seek judicial redress for sex discrimination.

-- After 7 years of support from AAUW and its Lobby Corps, the Family and Medical Leave act passed.

-- The AAUW Educational Foundation is the world's largest source of funding exclusively for graduate women.

For additional information on the accomplishments of AAUW, see the AAUW online museum.

For information on the Rochester branch of AAUW, see their website.