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Remembering September 11, 2001
It seems like yesterday. It seems like centuries ago. Terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington DC, and the heroism of the…
Hurricane Harvey
It is said that the name “Harvey” means “warrior.” And a warrior Hurricane Harvey has proven to be. For those of us not in Houston or the other many communities…
Will We Finish What the Suffragettes Started?
Women’s Equality Day, celebrated in the United States every year on August 26th, is the country’s moment to acknowledge the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to…
The way forward….
Last weekend in Charlottesville, the world watched as organizations marched under the “banners” of freedom of speech and expression. What we witnessed was not about freedom of expression as freedoms…
What does it mean to ‘work together’?
It’s no secret that Junior League members can accomplish more together than they can as individuals. And the same goes for their Junior Leagues when they band together as powerful…
Why Do We Volunteer?
In the U.S., April has the distinction of celebrating voluntarism twice, and in two ways. National Volunteer Month honors the function itself while National Volunteer Week, celebrated in the last…
Let’s talk about something we don’t talk about much. Period.
April 7th was the World Health Organization’s World Health Day; what better time to talk about menstrual health and hygiene? The traditionally taboo nature of this topic is changing. One…
Building a Community in Kenya
Today’s guest post is from Jen Sapitro, founder and Executive Director of Uweza Foundation, who talks about how a scholarship from a Junior League in Illinois led to a life change…
50/50 in 2020
As a women’s organization with over one hundred years of history, The Junior League is proud to celebrate the achievements and gains women have made since our founding in 1901.…
What would Dr. King say?
It is particularly fitting that the national holiday celebrating the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. follows so soon after the end of a tumultuous year of…