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September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month (Pass the word!)

  • September 28, 2015
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…
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Your Highlights from the 2015 AJLI Annual Conference

  • April 27, 2015
Find out what Junior League leaders experienced at the AJLI 93nd Annual Conference through their personal updates on social media.
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    Guest Post: Enhancing Cultural Competence by Volunteering Abroad

    • March 17, 2015
    The following guest post was authored by Brittany Kutz, Junior League of Ogden. My first realization that there were other cultures than my own was when I was 9 or…
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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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    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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    Who was Dorothy Whitney Straight?

    • March 14, 2013
    That’s an interesting question to ask during Women’s History Month because women’s history in this country is more than just a list of famous names and “women’s first” events. So…
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      No, It Isn’t True (But It Is Funny!)

      • February 25, 2013
      What does it take to get The Junior League mentioned on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times and on Stephen Colbert’s show on Comedy Central—all in the same…
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      Junior Leagues Adopt External Policy Resolutions Process

      • February 21, 2013
      At AJLI’s Winter Leadership conference in Las Vegas late last month, delegates voted in favor of adopting an External Policy Resolutions Process by which the Junior Leagues could agree to…
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