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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
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    Reflection on the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

    • December 15, 2020
    December 10 marked the last day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an annual international campaign catalyzed by activists at the inaugural Women’s Global Leadership Institute in…
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    Women's History Month 2020
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      Women’s History Month; The Progress We’ve Made and The Battles We’re Still Fighting

      • March 20, 2020
      It’s Women’s History Month, a significant time of year which holds even more importance in 2020, amidst a pandemic of historic proportions. As the first Women’s History Month of a…
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      Photo Grid - Portraits of Lyda Hill
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        On National Philanthropy Day 2019, The Junior League Honors Lyda Hill – A Philanthropist Making A Difference

        • November 7, 2019
        An Interview with Lyda Hill, Founder of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, conducted by Susan Danish, AJLI’s CEO/Executive Director. It’s not often that one meets a person who is focused on creating…
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          National Volunteer Month: Unlock the Leader Within You

          • April 16, 2019
          Having earned a reputation as the Volunteer Powerhouse, we obviously have a special place in our hearts for National Volunteer Month. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the impact of volunteer…
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            On Presidents Day we say let’s also “Remember the Ladies”

            • February 12, 2019
            The third Monday of every February has been designated Presidents Day in the United States. Over the decades this observance has morphed from being a celebration of George Washington to…
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              Aspire and act: a world without slavery or servitude can be realized

              • December 21, 2018
              It’s fitting that as the month of December ends, a month where we commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the month of January is beginning,…
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                The Nation Made History

                • November 13, 2018
                An election season defined by record numbers of women running for public office ended with a record number of women set to serve in office in the United States. When…
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                  Civic Engagement Matters

                  • November 4, 2018
                  “We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.” The words of, not only one of the most important jurists in our nation’s history,…
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                    Women’s Equality Day

                    • August 26, 2018
                    Every Women’s Equality Day affords us the opportunity to reflect on the immediate and important challenges women and girls continue to face in our communities, our country and our world.…
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                      “It’s easy to say we’re Unstoppable. Look at the membership.”

                      • August 1, 2018
                      That was Jennifer Harper’s answer to the question “What does Unstoppable mean to me?” For the president of the Junior League of Morristown, all she has to do is look…
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                      Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer Mary Harriman, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

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