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So who was Betty Ford?
Wife? Mother? First Lady? Cancer survivor? Activist for women’s issues? Substance abuse prevention trailblazer? All of those descriptions fit the woman whose death touched so many people, including some too…
It’s official: Mary Harriman is on the National Women’s History Museum website
While the National Women’s History Museum is still waiting for a permanent home in Washington, DC, Mary Harriman has found a home on its website, where she joins other Junior…
The Junior League Remembers: Margaret Chase Smith
Reading about the life of Margaret Chase Smith is like reading a short history of America in the 20th Century. Born December 14, 1897 in Skowhegan, Maine, Margaret Chase worked…
The Junior Leagues Look Back on 110 Years of Members’ Civic Leadership
In 1901, 86 years before Congress formalized Women’s History Month and 19 years before American women were given the right to vote, a young New York socialite named Mary Harriman had an…
So who was Mary Harriman’s best-known friend?
It’s a good bet that she was Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. While credit for the founding of The Junior League rightly belongs to Mary Harriman, she was supported in its early…
Sustainable Assets: Jan Langbein
We at AJLI recognize that our Sustainers are one of our most precious and powerful assets. We know that the rich lives they have led and the years of dedicated…
Happy Mother’s Day from 1 California Legislator & 17 Junior Leagues!
With all of the Mother’s Day flowers and greeting cards, there’s one problem faced by new mothers that’s easy to forget – perinatal depression.
Perinatal depression is a critical health issue for many new mothers. In fact, national studies estimate 1 in 5 women suffer from postpartum depression and related disorders – 80% of whom go undiagnosed and untreated because they are uninsured, underinsured, or lack access to comprehensive health care. There may be as many as 800,000 new cases in the United States each year.
WASPs and The Junior League? It’s Not What You Think
As anyone familiar with The Junior League knows, it’s got its share of WASPs. But this past week, we applauded the long-awaited recognition of WASPs with a different sting. To coincide with Women’s History Month, the U.S. Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the approximately 300 living members of the original 1,100 Women Airport Service Pilots (WASPs), many of them members of The Junior League, who tested and transported military aircraft between U.S. airbases so that male pilots could conduct combat missions overseas in World War II.
Who Was Mary Harriman?
What makes 160,000 women in 4 countries join a women’s volunteer organization dedicated to fostering civic leadership? The enduring legacy of Junior League founder, Mary Harriman. But who was Mary…
The Junior Leagues Look Back on 109 Years of Members’ Civic Leadership
In 1901, 86 years before Congress formalized Women’s History Month and 19 years before American women were given the right to vote, a young New York socialite named Mary Harriman…