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    Building a Community in Kenya

    • March 13, 2017
    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…
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      50/50 in 2020

      • March 9, 2017
      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.…
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        Moving the Needle on Human Trafficking in Your Community and Across the U.S.

        • January 30, 2017
        Many people do not recognize the critical role they can play in their workplaces and communities to fight human trafficking on a daily basis. From analyzing supply chains in your company’s complex web of services and products, to identifying farm workers or domestic workers
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          Sometimes change takes a while

          • January 6, 2017
          Human trafficking has been high on the legislative agenda of the Junior Leagues of the State of New York State Public Affairs Committee since 2006, when NYSPAC members urged members…
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            We need more women in politics!

            • December 9, 2016
              How about that for a post-election analysis? And the nice thing is, it’s a true call whether you’re from a blue state or a red state. Consider these statistics:…
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              Joy Burkhard. Volunteer.

              • December 7, 2016
               It is not unusual in The Junior League for a member to really dig into an assignment and become an expert as well as a catalyst for change in that…
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                It’s a Global Problem. (Color It Orange)

                • November 16, 2016
                It’s no secret that the one of the greatest weapons we have against society’s most horrific problems is public awareness of the issue in terms of its dimensions and the…
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                  It’s National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

                  • October 13, 2016
                  This guest post is co-authored by MariBen Ramsey and Christine Benero. MariBen Ramsey is the Secretary of The National Domestic Violence Hotline. MariBen is a long-time member of the Junior…
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                    It All Began in a Place Called Seneca Falls

                    • July 19, 2016
                    American women gained the right to vote in 1920, with the adoption of the 19th Amendment and its ban on denying women the right to vote on the basis of…
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                      Never tell a woman something can’t be done

                      • July 11, 2016
                        This guest post is by Lynn Yeakel, founder and president of Vision 2020, a national coalition of organizations and individuals working together to achieve economic, political and social equality for women. She is a…
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