MURFREESBORO — Women
in higher education will get a boost from the American Association of
University Women’s upcoming Murfreesboro branch meeting.
The gathering is slated for 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11,
at the Forest Oaks Clubhouse, 1002 E. Northfield Blvd. It will include a
potluck dinner and a silent auction to benefit AAUW’s educational opportunities
and legal advocacy funds.
“Mirror, Mirror on the Wall” is the theme for the auction.
Items up for grabs include mirrors, makeup, jewelry, hats, scarves, soaps and
other products that enhance one’s beauty.
In addition, AAUW will be collecting donations of big and
tall trash bags for the local domestic violence program.
AAUW’s purpose is to work toward equity for women and girls
in education and in the workplace. Membership is open to anyone with a college
degree. New members may join at the meeting for $36, which is half the price of
usual dues.
Naomi Plant, AAUW’s MTSU chapter president, said numerous
exciting events are on tap for the academic year, including collaborations with
student groups such as Humans in Crisis and a get-out-the-vote promotion.
Plant, an MTSU student, was selected to attend the National
Conference for College Women Student Leaders in Washington, D.C.
“What women need to do is raise each other up and trust each
other and let the younger generation see us doing it so that they might have
that example to go by,” Plant said.
For more information, contact Dr. B. Ayne Cantrell, MTSU
professor emerita and president-elect of AAUW of Tennessee, at acantrell@comcast.net.
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