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Follow on Google News | The Junior League Celebrates Women’s History Month with 31 Days of TweetsFrom the ‘Wicked Witch of the West’ to Eudora Welty, remembering remarkable women who made a difference
By: The Association of Junior Leagues International Susan Danish, Executive Director of The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (http://www.ajli.org/) Simply follow The Junior League on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ Here is the full list of AJLI’s Tweets for Women’s History Month: 1. Add @jlpamp volunteer to child actress, UN delegate & US Ambassador, Shirley Temple Black’s accomplishments 2. @JuniorLeague volunteer, Margaret Chase Smith, was 1st woman to have served in both the House & Senate 3. @JLBrooklyn petitions Board of Education to provide free meals in schools, setting model for Nat’l School Lunch Program 4. 1st woman on the US Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor was once President of @juniorleaguephx 5. Eleanor Roosevelt began her path to humanitarian work as a @JuniorLeague volunteer 6. What else do Former First Ladies & literacy advocates, Barbara & Laura Bush have in common? @JuniorLeague membership 7. 1st Commanding Officer of WWII Women’s Army Corps, Oveta Culp Hobby, was also a @JLHoustonInc member 8. Before winning a Pulitzer Prize, Eudora Welty’s works appeared in @JLJacksonMS volunteer news magazine 9. Among Congresswoman & @Junior League member, Ruth Baker Pratt’s accomplishments: 10. Did you know, the @juniorleaguestl was founded to support women’s suffrage? 11. Before becoming Plano, TX’s longest serving female mayor, Pat Evans was a @JLPlano volunteer 12. 1st woman mayor of Orlando, Glenda Hood, began her road to public service as a @JLGOrlando volunteer 13. Among members honored by @JLLos Angeles for a lifetime of community service - Former First Lady, Nancy Reagan 14. North Carolina Senator, Kay Hagan, credits @JLGreensboro experience for preparing her for politics 15. Friend of @JuniorLeague founder, Mary Harriman, Dorothy Whitney Straight was the group’s 1st president 16. The bill establishing a Nat’l Women's History Museum was drafted by Congresswoman & NY @JuniorLeague member, Carolyn Maloney 17. .@JuniorLeagueMKE ‘s Catherine Cleary was the 1st woman to serve as director of General Motors & AT&T 18. Equal Rights Amendment supporter & First Lady, Betty Ford was a @JuniorLeague of Grand Rapids volunteer 19. Ohio’s first Congresswoman, Frances P. Bolton, was also a @JLCleveland volunteer 20. Credit a @JuniorLeague of Toledo documentary with leading to passage of local clean water laws in #Ohio 21. 1st female mayor of Phoenix, Margaret Hance, was also a @juniorleaguephx volunteer & president 22. Actress Margaret Hamilton, The Wizard of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West, got her acting start as a @JLCleveland volunteer 23. Bet you didn’t know Oscar-winning actress & daughter of a suffragette, Katharine Hepburn, was a @JLofHartford member 24. .@JLAustinOrg member, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, was the first woman mayor of #Austin 25. .@JuniorLeague was among the many women’s groups that lobbied for passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 26. Mary Harriman Rumsey, @JuniorLeague founder, was also chair of 1st consumer rights board in the US 27. Civic leader, Doris Matsui has served her community as a @ JrLeagueSac volunteer & US Congresswoman 28. Louisiana State Senator & former 1st woman mayor of Lake Charles, Willie Mount, is a @JuniorLeague member 29. Before educational TV programs like Sesame Street, #JuniorLeagues created local educational programming 30. Long before she mastered the art of French cooking, Julia Child worked with kids as an @MyJLP volunteer 31. .@JLNashville volunteer, Cornelia Fort was the 1st woman to die on active military duty in service to the US About The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer, Mary Harriman, the Junior Leagues are charitable nonprofit organizations of women, developed as civic leaders, creating demonstrable community impact. Today, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (http://www.ajli.org/ Media Contact: Tracy Van Buskirk Marketcom PR Main: (212) 537-5177 Ext. 8 Mobile: (203) 246-6165 tvanbuskirk@ End
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