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National Volunteer Month: Junior League Members Are Never Far Away
Since our founding in 1901 by social activist Mary Harriman, The Junior League has embraced voluntarism as a way to raise quality of life at the community level, while setting…
Junior League History is Women’s History
Join Rachel Zanfardino, Manager, League Programs for a conversation around celebrating the trailblazing impacts of our past to motivate the impact of our future, and AJLI CEO Patsy Doerr as…
Happy Birthday Mary Harriman
On November 17, 2021, we celebrate the 140th birthday of our founder, Mary Harriman. It’s a monumental birthday in its own right, but even more amazing when it takes place…
Interview with Dr. Julia Siebel, Vice President, CCS Fundraising; Ph.D. in US History and Gender Studies
In honor of Women’s History Month, join Rachel Zanfardino, AJLI League Programs team lead, for a conversation with Dr. Julie Siebel about the impact volunteer women have had as civic leaders in the 20th Century. Listen…
What Can “We” Do About Human Trafficking?
It’s hard to remember now, but it was only recently that human trafficking – which is a growing global problem of enormous scale – was something that most people simply…
Mary Harriman Enters the Women’s Hall of Fame!
This athlete became a world class figure skater after overcoming polio. This woman promised her dying sister she would help find a way to eradicate breast cancer. This dance entrepreneur’s…
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month (Pass the word!)
In case you missed it, President Obama has again proclaimed September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. And you probably did miss it, as the media seem to have moved…
Altruette’s Junior League Charm Challenge
Tap your creativity with Altruette’s Junior League Charm Challenge! The winning design will recognize and benefit the work of Junior League women around the world. Here’s the story: Altruette produces…
The fight against human trafficking is big enough for all of us…and then some
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. Its victims are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of commercial sex or forced labor. They are young children,…
Who Was Mary Harriman? Part 2: The public service years begin
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…