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    Mary Harriman Community Leadership Award

    • October 19, 2015
    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…
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    JL Interview Exclusive: Tamara Ashford

    • July 22, 2015
    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…
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    Florence Shapiro: Her service to Texas began as a volunteer

    • March 30, 2015
    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…
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    Margaret Hance: From the Junior League of Phoenix to the National Stage

    • March 9, 2015
    This is the second 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…
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    In Orlando, Glenda Hood Focused on Building Community

    • March 2, 2015
    In honor of National Women’s History Month 2015, we have prepared a series of five stories about Junior League members who have made a very visible mark on their communities…
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    Who Was Mary Harriman? Part 3: Life on the national stage

    • July 18, 2014
    Although Mary’s parents were lifelong Republicans, in 1928 she and her brother Averell declared their support for Democratic presidential candidate Al Smith. Mary’s active work for the campaign brought her…
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    Who Was Mary Harriman? Part 2: The public service years begin

    • July 15, 2014
    When Mary Harriman graduated from Barnard College in 1905 her work with the New York Junior League continued, and in 1909 she founded a sanitarium for Brooklyn’s “consumptives,” an early…
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    Who was Mary Harriman? Part 1

    • July 11, 2014
    Mary Harriman was determined to be more than a debutante. Although born into a family of great privilege, the path she took was quite different from that which was expected…
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    Mary Harriman Community Leadership Award

    • October 4, 2013
    Since 1990 the Mary Harriman Community Leadership Award has honored individual Junior League members whose volunteer efforts exemplify our Mission, Vision and Values. Described by Toni Freeman, AJLI President, as…
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    Your Highlights from the 2013 AJLI Annual Conference

    • May 22, 2013
    What did Junior League leaders see and do when they gathered in Washington, DC for the 2013 AJLI Annual Conference? Find out by viewing their personal photos and tweets.
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