April 20, 2013—The Effect of Media on Children

• Presenter: Dr. Kathleen Clark-Pearson

We meet at Carol Woods in the Carolina Room the third Saturday of each month. Our meetings begin at 10 A.M. with socializing and snacks from 9:30 on.

March 16, 2013—AAUW Fellows

• Our two AAUW Fellowship presenters are currently students at NC State University.  Priscilla Osei is Ghanaian and pursuing a degree in Environmental Engineering.  She will speak on “Affordable Waste Management and Treatment Methods, the Use of Renewable Energy, and Sustainability in Developing Countries.”  Paula Braun uses analytics—a blend of statistics, applied mathematics, and computer science—to draw insights from complex data.  She is earning a degree in Computer and Information Sciences.  Paula will speak on “Data-driven Decisions That Make a Difference in the World and Promote Societal Well-being.”  Both Priscilla and Paula will touch on their efforts to encourage young women to study math and science.

We meet at Carol Woods in the Carolina Room the third Saturday of each month. Our meetings begin at 10 A.M. with socializing and snacks from 9:30 on.

March 6, 2013—Annual Fundraiser

• Speaker: renowned North Carolina author Lee Smith

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 is our annual fundraiser.  We are planning a tea from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Carol Woods in celebration of Women’s History Month. Please click here to learn more and print our registration form.

February 16, 2013—Haiti: Island of Despair and Hope; Haiti Fund’s Work on Hunger and Sustainability Issues

• Presenter: John Winings, CEO Haiti Fund

We meet at Carol Woods in the Carolina Room the third Saturday of each month. Our meetings begin at 10 A.M. with socializing and snacks from 9:30 on.

January 19, 2013—Arts in the Triangle

• Presenters:
  Florence Nash, poet
  Anna Wilson, musician and former director of Mallarme
  Linda Passman, artist
  Faye Kalman, mixed media artist; photographer

We meet at Carol Woods in the Carolina Room the third Saturday of each month. Our meetings begin at 10 A.M. with socializing and snacks from 9:30 on.

December 1, 2012—When Women Ruled the World; the Glorious 16th Century

• Dr. Maureen Quilligan will speak on When Women Ruled the World: the Glorious 16^th Century.  Dr. Quilligan is the Florence R. Brinkley professor of English and chair of the English Department at Duke University.  She earned her BA and MA degrees at UC at Berkley and her PhD at Harvard.  She has published three books including The Allegory of Female Authority: Christine de Pizan’s Book of the City of Ladies, and is currently at work on three interrelated projects, one of which is the subject of this month’s program.  Dr. Quilligan will examine the relationship between Elizabeth I of England, Catherine de Médicis of France, and Mary Queen of Scotland.  For a time, Mary was Queen of France and Catherine’s problem.  However, when she became a widow, and ascended Scotland’s throne, she became Elizabeth’s problem.  Power, strong women and historical Intrigue—prepare to be mesmerized!

  Donations to the Carrie Heath Schwenning Scholarship Fundraiser will be collected after the presentation.

We meet at Carol Woods in the Carolina Room the third Saturday of each month. Our meetings begin at 10 A.M. with socializing and snacks from 9:30 on.

November 17, 2012—Women’s History in Chapel Hill

• Ernest Dollar will present Women’s History in Chapel Hill.  Many of us know our next presenter through his work as CEO of the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill. Dynamic and passionate about his subject, Ernest Dollar believes that the past informs the future and works tirelessly to make history relevant.   A North Carolina native, he earned his B.A. in History and his BFA in Design from UNCG.  He completed his MA in Public History at NC State in 2006.  He has published a photographic history of Morrisville, NC and is currently working on a history of the end of the Civil War in North Carolina.  He is now Director of the Raleigh City Museum.  He has stated that one of his biggest goals is to get the museum out of its four walls and to use Raleigh’s trolley to connect to other historic sites in Raleigh.

We meet at Carol Woods in the Carolina Room the third Saturday of each month. Our meetings begin at 10 A.M. with socializing and snacks from 9:30 on.

October 20, 2012—Conversation About Micro Lending

• Presenter: Dr. Erica Field

We meet at Carol Woods in the Carolina Room the third Saturday of each month. Our meetings begin at 10 A.M. with socializing and snacks from 9:30 on.

September 15, 2012—Getting Out the Women’s Vote

• Presenters: Nancy Shoemaker, Pat Orrange

We meet at Carol Woods in the Carolina Room the third Saturday of each month. Our meetings begin at 10 A.M. with socializing and snacks from 9:30 on.