Quilt Show Returns to Gilroy
AAUW Gilroy will once again host their popular quilt show at the
Veterans Building in May. Visitors will be treated to an array of more
than 70 beautiful handmade quilts on display for leisurely viewing
and enjoyment.
The event will include a raffle for chances to win this year’s
“Opportunity Quilt” as well as other prizes.
This show is always a crowd-pleaser for quilters as well as people
who have never sewn a stitch. It’s easy to appreciate the artistry and
craftsmanship of local quilt makers. It’s also fun to learn about what
inspired a particular quilt design or how it was made.
AAUW GILROY QUILT SHOW & LUNCH
Saturday, May 7, 2016
11 am to 2 pm
VFW Post 6309
74 West 6th Street
Gilroy
Fundraiser for scholarships for women and girls. Event tickets are
available through AAUW members, or at Nimble Thimble or the
Garlic City Mercantile.
GUEST LECTURES AND DISCUSSION GROUPS MEMBER OUTREACH is an AAUW tradi-
provide a chance for members to learn and
share ideas about major political and social
issues of the day. For example, last October,
Gilroy and Morgan Hill AAUW chapters
got together at Morgan Hill Grange to
host Senator Bill Monning and Dr. Faith
Protsman, Vice Chief of Staff, St. Louise
Regional Hospital, for a discussion on
bioethics and the politics of healthcare and
end-of-life issues. tion extended by our local chapters to their
alumnae. One long-time member said that
during a particularly challenging time in her
life, AAUW members came alongside her,
“like family,” with caring support.
These are just a few of the interest group
activities available to AAUW members.
Check websites of the Gilroy and Morgan
Hill branch chapters for details.
HIKERS can explore our wonderful local park
trails together.
FILM-LOVERS can connect with other mem-
bers to catch a movie together.
eGALS get together to learn new ways to
leverage their smartphones.
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AAUW Stories
Back in 1920, AAUW helped set up poll-
ing places when the time came for America’s
voting men to vote for women’s voting
rights. When the 19th Amendment to the
Constitution was ratified that year, millions
of women cast their votes at the polls.
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
MARCH/APRIL 2016
But it wasn’t until 2009 that the Lilly
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed by
President Obama. The Ledbetter Act
amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to
help protect working women from pay
discrimination. “It behooves us to work
for better working conditions and better
pay,” Dupree said, referencing present-day
inequities that continue to make headlines.
One week every spring, AAUW members
visit local high school Econ/Civics classes
to talk with students about the pay gap that
persists in the workforce. “We bring them
fresh-baked cookies that each have a chunk
cut out,” Dupree explained. Of course the
kids want to know why. “We tell them it
represents the gap between salaries of men
and women in the same jobs. A little humor
is a great way to get the point across.”
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