JL Spotlight: Lynn Yeakel
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day in the United States, commemorating the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. Yet even…
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…
JL Spotlight: Hermione Malone
We recently had a chance to catch up with superstar Junior League member Hermione Malone to talk about her recent experience as a Marshall Memorial Fellow. Here’s what she had…
How vital are refugees to our communities?
Very much so, and Junior Leagues along with other nonprofits across the globe have stepped up to fill in the increasing needs of the newly-arrived, many from war-torn nations. The…
In tribute: Karen Miller
Karen Miller touched many lives during the course of her own, too short life. Of course, there was her work with the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore (of which she…
Fireworks and hunger?
The American celebration of July 4th is more than picnics and parties of course, but let’s face it…plentiful amounts of food are a big piece of it. So, let’s talk…
What’s on your summer reading list?
Good question, right? Whether you are stocking up on good beach reads or looking to catch up on new fiction (or history or biography), chances are you have a list…
Thinking globally, acting locally
The UN has designated June 20th as World Refugee Day. Given the dimensions of the world refugee crisis, this is a great time to examine what Junior Leagues are doing…
In Detroit, a hands-on approach to helping families go home again
While government statistics in the U.S. show an overall decline in the number of homeless families, it’s no secret that living in temporary housing takes a toll on families. Children…