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Women Of Interest
In Memoriam: Nancy Reagan, Junior League Member
Nancy Reagan was many things in a long, productive and often glamorous life. Born in modest circumstances in New York City, she went on to become a Hollywood movie star…
In Canada, remembering what women did in WWII
History is made in a lot of different ways, and often by people whose names we will never know. This is a story about one Canadian woman—now almost 93—who participated…
In Memoriam: The First Friend of the Junior Leagues
Doubtless the most famous friend of Mary Harriman, Eleanor Roosevelt died 53 years ago this month. Her early work with the Junior League of the City of New York helped…
3 Questions: Mari Ellen Reynolds Loijens of the Junior League of San Jose
How valuable is Junior League leadership training? As soon as we heard that Mari Ellen Reynolds Loijens, former president (2009-2010) of the Junior League of San Jose was recently named…
Mary Harriman Community Leadership Award
A HUMANITARIAN FOR THE AGES Though she committed to donating the entirety of her holdings to charity when she joined the elite Giving Pledge in 2010, Lyda Hill of the Junior League of…
Mary Harriman Enters the Women’s Hall of Fame!
This athlete became a world class figure skater after overcoming polio. This woman promised her dying sister she would help find a way to eradicate breast cancer. This dance entrepreneur’s…
JL Interview Exclusive: Tamara Ashford
TAMARA ASHFORD KEEPS COOL WHILE ADJUDICATING TAX DISPUTES FROM THE BENCH A 15-year veteran of the Junior League of Northern Virginia and a member of AJLI’s Governance Committee from 2011…
Florence Shapiro: Her service to Texas began as a volunteer
This is the fifth in a series of five stories during National Women’s History Month 2015 about Junior League members who have made a very visible mark on their communities…
Carole Keeton: A woman of many “firsts” in service to Austin
This is the fourth in a series of five stories during National Women’s History Month 2015 about Junior League members who have made a very visible mark on their communities…
Put Eleanor on the $20 Bill. (Vote Now!)
First question: Do you know whose face is on the $20 bill? (Answer: Andrew Jackson) Second question: Should we put a woman on the $20 bill? (Answer: Yes! It’s about…