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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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      A Tradition Starting in 1901, Reimagined on 19/01

      • October 24, 2017
      “We have the responsibility to act, and we have the opportunity to conscientiously act to affect the environment about us.” That was how Mary Harriman described the mission of The…
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        It’s Just Equality

        • September 22, 2017
        Even when you know how a movie is going to end, the real satisfaction comes in watching how the story unfolds. When I got the chance to attend an advance…
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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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          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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