Join a community of YaleWomen writers on Zoom to share successes and challenges, exchange tips on the craft and business of writing, and remind ourselves that all of our stories matter. All writers are welcome, regardless of genre, medium, or level of experience.

The fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 2021.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP. Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Are you launching, planning, or pivoting to a “green” career? Or curious to learn more about the growth of corporate sustainability practices, investments, and their impacts? This webinar, hosted and organized by YaleWomen and co-sponsored by Yale Blue Green, explores the unusual journeys of Yale women engaged in successful corporate sustainability careers.

Learn how senior sustainability leaders in pharma, retail, product manufacturing, consulting, and finance took some unexpected paths and how they built purposeful and rewarding careers.

Moderated by Lauren Graham, '13 MEM, Chair, Yale Blue Green and Secretary, YaleWomen and organized by Amy Armitage, '86 MBA

Panelists include the following Yale women alums:

• Nancy Mahon, '86, Senior Vice President, Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG), Estee Lauder,
• Paulette Frank, ’96 MEM, Worldwide Vice President, Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability, Johnson & Johnson,
• Sophie Beckham, ’02 MEM, Chief Sustainability Officer, International Paper,
• Katherine Macauley, '11, Vice President, ESG, Goldman Sachs,
• Ali Weiner, '11, Vice President, ESG Strategy and Research, Capital Group.

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join a community of YaleWomen writers on Zoom to share successes and challenges, exchange tips on the craft and business of writing, and remind ourselves that all of our stories matter. All writers are welcome, regardless of genre, medium, or level of experience.

The second Monday of each month at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 2021.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP. Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join a community of YaleWomen writers on Zoom to share successes and challenges, exchange tips on the craft and business of writing, and remind ourselves that all of our stories matter. All writers are welcome, regardless of genre, medium, or level of experience.

The fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 2021.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP. Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join YW Erin Sharaf for a booster shot of mindfulness, magic, and a little shamanism thrown in to help us all gear up and reset for the transition into 2021!

Erin has transformed her Western education, including a Yale School of Medicine Physician's Assistant degree, into a career channeling her passion into helping others find true wellness. She leads mindfulness groups, virtually and in person, joyfully coaches those interested in shedding limiting beliefs, and believes that inner transformation is the key to global transformation. You can often find her dancing tango, figure skating, on her yoga mat, or wandering the world.  

Erin will lead a one hour experience via Zoom on Wednesday evening December 16, from 6-7PM. There will be poetry, mindfulness, heart-opening practices, and a short ceremony to honor the natural world; a healing salve to help boost our spiritual immunity. 

Please RSVP to boston@yalewomen.org and the Zoom link will be provided to you in time to attend.

Join a community of YaleWomen writers on Zoom to share successes and challenges, exchange tips on the craft and business of writing, and remind ourselves that all of our stories matter. All writers are welcome, regardless of genre, medium, or level of experience.

The second Monday of each month at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 2021.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP. Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

The Museum Trail Lives!  Join us on Sunday, December 13th at 2:00 pm for a virtual tour designed just for us:

American Art in American Homes is an historical house tour designed to bring selected art from the New Britain Museum of American Art into residential settings of their time.  The presentation, designed for Yale Women, makes connections with Yale, the NBMAA, Women, Culture and Art.  

Docent Beverly Pierz, Yale School of Architecture '80, will guide participants through residential art, architecture and design from 1739 to present day.  

There is a cost of $20 to cover the production of the tour and support the museum. RSVP to Nadine Fraser at nadinef@cox.net.  We look forward to seeing you!

YaleWomen has launched a strategic planning process this fall that will allow us to build upon the existing strengths of our historic institution and make it an even more extraordinary platform to create positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world. As part of this process, we will be reaching out to the wider community through a variety of meetings and interviews. Join us to share your reflections on YaleWomen and your ideas for how we might move forward as a community.

Unable to attend any of the live sessions? Share your input by taking part in our planning survey.

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

YaleWomen has launched a strategic planning process this fall that will allow us to build upon the existing strengths of our historic institution and make it an even more extraordinary platform to create positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world. As part of this process, we will be reaching out to the wider community through a variety of meetings and interviews. Join us to share your reflections on YaleWomen and your ideas for how we might move forward as a community.

Unable to attend any of the live sessions? Share your input by taking part in our planning survey.

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST/EDT through June 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through November 25th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join a community of YaleWomen writers on Zoom to share successes and challenges, exchange tips on the craft and business of writing, and remind ourselves that all of our stories matter. All writers are welcome, regardless of genre, medium, or level of experience.

The fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through June 2021.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through November 25th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through November 25th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

YaleWomen is launching a new strategic planning process this fall that will allow us to build upon the existing strengths of our historic institution and make it an even more extraordinary platform to create positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world. As part of this process, we will be reaching out to the wider community through a variety of meetings and interviews. Join us to share your reflections on YaleWomen and your ideas for how we might move forward as a community.

Unable to attend any of the live sessions? Share your input by taking part in our planning survey.

Join a community of YaleWomen writers on Zoom to share successes and challenges, exchange tips on the craft and business of writing, and remind ourselves that all of our stories matter. All writers are welcome, regardless of genre, medium, or level of experience.

The second Monday of each month at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through June 2021.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through November 25th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

YaleWomen is launching a new strategic planning process this fall that will allow us to build upon the existing strengths of our historic institution and make it an even more extraordinary platform to create positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world. As part of this process, we will be reaching out to the wider community through a variety of meetings and interviews. Join us to share your reflections on YaleWomen and your ideas for how we might move forward as a community.

Unable to attend any of the live sessions? Share your input by taking part in our planning survey.

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through November 25th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join YaleWomen Connecticut

for discussions on

Yale Professor Laurie Santos’s class

The Science of Well Being

We met on September 30th to discuss the first 6 classes of "The Science of Well Being", a course adapted from the Yale College course Psychology and the Good Life, the most popular class in the history of Yale (taken by more than one-quarter of Yale undergraduates in the first year it was offered). The Science of Well Being focuses on things people think will make them happy but don’t and things that bring people lasting satisfaction. It is taught by who is a Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. Dr. Santos hosts the popular podcast, The Happiness Lab. Additionally, she is the director of the Comparative Cognition Laboratory and the Canine Cognition Center at Yale. She received her A.B. in Psychology and Biology from Harvard University in 1997 and her Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard in 2003.

The full ten-week "Science of Well Being" class is available for free at www.coursera.org. YaleWomen Connecticut invites you to join us by signing up and taking the class. Each week of the course generally takes one to two hours to complete. If you missed our September discussion, please do not dismay - be happy!  Feel free to watch as much as you can before October 28th - and join the Zoom discussion regardless!!

Wednesday, October 28 from 7:30pm - 9pm - Classes #7-10

Please RSVP to Amy Klein at amy.l.levine3@gmail.com to receive the invites to the Zoom discussion.

Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7hTm3GNBSGG28zhmN-pSFg

Join a community of YaleWomen writers on Zoom to share successes and challenges, exchange tips on the craft and business of writing, and remind ourselves that all of our stories matter. All writers are welcome, regardless of genre, medium, or level of experience.

The fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through June 2021.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EJqfh1NCQ8iV3GfWQZ00tQ

YaleWomen is launching a new strategic planning process this fall that will allow us to build upon the existing strengths of our historic institution and make it an even more extraordinary platform to create positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world. As part of this process, we will be reaching out to the wider community through a variety of meetings and interviews. Join us to share your reflections on YaleWomen and your ideas for how we might move forward as a community.

Unable to attend any of the live sessions? Share your input by taking part in our planning survey.

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom!

Every other Thursday at 9:00 pm EDT from September 24th through October 22nd.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through November 25th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

YaleWomen Houston Chapter presents
Women Funding Women and Its Impact on Gender Equity

Wednesday, October 21st, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM CST

The Houston-based Artemis Fund, founded by Leslie Goldman (BA '88), Stephanie Campbell, and Diana Murakhovskaya, invests in women-founded and -led tech-enabled companies across the U.S.

Yale alums are invited to join Leslie and Stephanie as they discuss the state of venture capital, and how backing female founders can help create a more equitable future for women in the workplace and in the home.

Chinhui Juhn (BA '84), the Henry Graham Professor of Economics at the University of Houston, will moderate.

This is a virtual program. Please RSVP to Beverly Jurenko at beverly.jurenko7@gmail.com; you will receive a Zoom link the day before the event.

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through November 25th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Ever wonder what it's like for a YaleWoman to run for congress in Northern California? Here's the scoop!

October 13, 7-8pm PT - click to RSVP

Please join us for a YaleWomen BlueReads Book Club discussion and Q&A with Aimee Liu, author of her celebrated new novel Glorious Boy (May 2020).

When: Sunday, October 11th, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm PT /8:30 pm - 9:30 pm ET

Where: Zoom, link available upon RSVP

Aimee Liu, Yale ’75, is the bestselling author of the new novel Glorious Boy, as well as of Flash House,  loud Mountain, and Face and the memoirs Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders and Solitaire. These books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, published as a Literary Guild Super Release, and serialized in Good Housekeeping. Liu has received a B&N Discover Great New Writers Award and holds an MFA from Bennington College. She teaches in Goddard College’s MFA in Creative Writing Program at Port Townsend, WA. Learn more at aimeeliu.net.

Glorious Boy

“Reminiscent of the tone and atmosphere of Somerset Maugham and George Orwell’s Asia-set novels, Glorious Boy is a Second World War story of adventure and loss, uniquely set in the Andaman Islands, one of India’s farthest flung territories” – Asian Review of Books

It’s 1942. The Japanese have invaded Burma and are closing in on India. After five years in the remote Andaman Islands, aspiring anthropologist Claire Durant and her husband Shep, a civil surgeon, must evacuate with their beloved but mysteriously mute four-year-old, Ty. They cannot, however, take Naila, the local girl whose ability to communicate with Ty has made them dangerously dependent on her. The morning of the evacuation, both children disappear. With time running out, Shep forces Claire onto the ship while he stays behind to find their son. But just days after landing in Calcutta, Claire learns that the Japanese have taken the Andamans—and cut off all access to her missing family. In the desperate odyssey that follows, Claire, Shep, and Naila will all take unimaginable risks while drawing deeply from their knowledge of these unique islands to save their beloved “glorious boy.”

Praise for Glorious Boy:

“Evokes every side in a multi-cultural conversation with sympathy and rare understanding.” – Pico Iyer

One of the NY Post’s “Best Books of the Week”

*Riveting… a fascinating, irresistible marvel –Starred review, Library Journal

*For readers unafraid to be swept away --Starred review, Booklist

Click here to purchase a hard copy of Glorious Boy. Click here to purchase the audio or Kindle version.

WHAT TO BRING:

• A cocktail.
• Questions to ask Aimee during the Q&A portion of this evening.

We greatly look forward to seeing you at the event!

Sincerely,

Ursula, Deborah, Robinne, Maria, Lisanne, Laura, Lauren, Jen, Eileen, Colette, & Susan

We are the women of Yale University in Los Angeles! We come together as a local chapter of the alum special interest group, YaleWomen, for festivities, outdoor adventures and "lux et veritas" educational and enlightening events. If you would like to volunteer, please email us at la@yalewomen.org.

YaleWomen: Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World.

Please RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/navigating-the-college-admissions-cycle-tickets-122814187541

College admissions can feel like a black box. Yet it's a black box where everyone you know has an opinion.

Should you apply early? Do the essays really matter? And of course now with Covid, do you still need to take the ACT/SATs? What happens if you don't?

For most YaleWomen alums with high schoolers starting to think about college, it's been a long time since we were "in the process," and so much has changed.

Luckily for you, we pulled together 3 amazing experts for our panel on demystifying the college admissions process.

Please join us for this information-rich panel with plenty of time for Q&A so that you can get all your quesitons answered...And from the comfort of your own home. What's not to love?

P.S. If your good friend is going through the same confusion or uncertainty, feel free to share this event with them as well.

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About Our Panelists:

Eva Scalzo (YC '94): Eva ’s passion and drive for education began early in life when she attended Mater Dei High School, captained their CIF Championship swim team and graduated with highest honors. She learned early on the importance of hard work, honesty, integrity, drive and determination, and the impact these had on future success. Eva went on to attend Yale University where she was a member of their NCAA Division 1 swim team, winning Ivy League titles with her team while concurrently qualifying for the U.S. National Long Distance Team, training at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and being voted US National Team Captain . She graduated from Yale. After graduation, Eva’s entrepreneurial spirit drove her to establish her own academic tutoring company in Orange County, California. In 2008, Eva founded Eva Scalzo Advising, shifting her focus to helping students navigate the complicated field of college admissions. Eva is a member of the Western Association of College Admissions Counselors (WACAC), and the National Association of College Admission Counselors (NACAC).

Deborah J. Moritz, Ph.D. (PhD, '87): Debbie , is an Independent Educational Consultant assisting high school students with all aspects of the college application process including college list development, essay brainstorming and planning, essay feedback, testing strategy, and summer activity planning. She has been the principal at College Decrypted (formerly Peninsula Pathways to College) since 2015. She has also volunteered at a number of community based organizations and high schools serving low income and first generation college applicants. These include the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula, Foundation for a College Education, the Peninsula College Fund, Mills High School, Menlo-Atherton High School, and Foothill College. She served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UCSF from 1989-1997 and on the faculty of Health Research and Policy at Stanford University from 1991-1997. From 1980-1982 she was a pre-professional advisor in the College of Liberal Arts at Boston University. Dr. Moritz holds a B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University (1979), a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Yale University (1987) and a Certificate in College Admissions and Career Planning from the UC Berkeley Extension (2015).

Jazzmin Lu (YC '15): Jazzmin’s career in admissions started at Yale, where she worked as both a Summer Recruitment Coordinator and as a Summer Residential Counselor. In these roles, Jazzmin answered students’ (and parents’) questions about Yale’s admissions process and mentored a group of low-income, and/or first-generation Yale first-years. She then served as a College Access Fellow at 12+, where she worked closely with high school juniors and seniors, helping them interpret financial aid packages and guiding them through the often difficult college search and selection process. In 2015, she made her way back to California, working as an admissions officer and later as Assistant Dean of Admissions at Pomona College. She currently works as an online College Counselor at Collegewise where she guides students and families through their high school and admissions journey–with a focus on finding best fit colleges and encouraging students to find their voice in application essays.

Please RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/navigating-the-college-admissions-cycle-tickets-122814187541

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom!

Every other Thursday at 9:00 pm EDT from September 24th through October 22nd.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through November 25th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT/EST through November 25th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 8:00 pm SGT (Singapore) through September 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Webinar, Thursday October 1st, 3pm EDT

YaleWomen will deliver a webinar as an encore event to the 50 Women at Yale 150 program, featuring an exceptional panel of alumnae and Yale faculty who have shattered glass ceilings in a variety of fields: finance, academia/medicine, legal/judicial, Corporate America, and management consulting/entrepreneurship. Panelists will share candidly not only the challenges they overcame, but also advice and insights on implementing successful career paths. REGISTER HERE

The panel includes:

Dr. Inginia Genao is a graduate of Marymount College and attended medical school and residency in internal medicine at the University of Rochester. She is an Associate Professor at Yale University School of Medicine where she has been for the last 14 years, initially as the Medical Director of the Adult Primary Care Center and for the last three years as the Associate Chair for Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Medicine, and GME Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In these roles, Dr. Genao has created a new visiting program for underrepresented minority (URM) students. She is the recipient of various awards among them the Department of Internal Medicine Yale School of Medicine Faculty Award for Achievement in Clinical Care, the Georgia Hospital Association Community Leadership Award, the National Association of Public Hospitals “Safety Net” Award, and the National Hispanic Medical Association Health Leadership Award.

Denise Page Hood '74 presently serves as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Judge Hood currently serves on the Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee for the 6th Circuit and the Criminal Rules Advisory Committee of the United States Judicial Conference. She is Chair of the U.S. District Court's Pro Bono Committee, Co-chair of the Ad Hoc Jury Committee, and also serves on the Rules, Clerk's Office and Criminal Law committees of the Court. Judge Hood has been honored with several awards, including the 2019 Michigan Lawyers Weekly Woman of the Year Award; the 2019 Dennis W. Archer Public Service Award; the 2019 Judge Kaye Tertzag Purple Sport Coat Award; the 2016 Michigan Chronicle’s “Woman of Excellence” award, and the 2016 Damon J. Keith Soul and Spirit Humanitarian Award. She was named one of UPN’s 2006 Black History Month “Hometown Heroes” and she received the 1999 Alternatives for Girls’ Role Model Award.

Ranji Nagaswami '86 MBA is a Chief Executive Officer/Chief Investment Officer with 30+ years of investment, business and government leadership. She is currently Senior Advisor at SVP Global, the leading distressed debt focused private equity and hedge fund manager. Ranji was an inaugural recipient of the Leadership in Business and Society Award presented by the Yale School of Management New York City Alumni Chapter. She has served as trustee and member of several boards including the Yale University Investment Committee, Yale School of Management Advisory Board, Yale International Center for Finance Advisory Board. Ranji is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and the Founder/Lead Moderator of the Aspen Finance Leaders Fellowship program. She graduated from Mumbai University with a Bachelor of Commerce, received her MBA from Yale University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Akosua Barthwell Evans ‘90 JD is an attorney and a strategic organizational innovator whose career spans leadership in management consulting, asset management and securities/corporate law. She is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit-based The Barthwell Group, a boutique management consulting firm that provides strategic planning, diversity training, assessments and other services to Fortune 500 corporations, institutions of higher education and the military. Dr. Evans holds a JD from Yale Law School, a PhD and MPhil in Political Science from Columbia University, and an AB in Government from Barnard College. She previously served a 3-year term on the YAA Board of Governors (2016-19).

Dr. Seyma Aslan leads a team of scientists for innovation in product formulation at L’Oréal Research & Innovation Laboratories and responsible for a Global Innovation Platform which focuses on North America, South America & Africa Zone. She received her PhD, Masters of Science, Masters of Philosophy, and Postdoctoral Training from Yale University and a bachelor of science degree from Drexel University in Chemical Engineering. She had worked at large chemical companies including DuPont, Sunoco, and Saint-Gobain. She teaches Innovation courses in Engineering School at Yale University. Dr. Aslan works with many non-profit organizations including “Well Spring Educational Foundation”, “Society of Women Engineers” and was the recipient of “Community Service Award” from Yale Univ. and Harvard Univ. for her work in advancing women in education. She serves in the board of trustees at YaleWomen, Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, NEICC, and Peace Islands Institute NY.

REGISTER HERE

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT through September 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join YaleWomen Connecticut

for discussions on

Yale Professor Laurie Santos’s class

The Science of Well Being

The Science of Well Being is adapted from the Yale College course Psychology and the Good Life, the most popular class in the history of Yale (taken by more than one-quarter of Yale undergraduates in the first year it was offered). The Science of Well Being focuses on things people think will make them happy but don’t and things that bring people lasting satisfaction. It is taught by Laurie Santos, PhD, who is a Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. Dr. Santos hosts the popular podcast, The Happiness Lab. Additionally, she is the director of the Comparative Cognition Laboratory and the Canine Cognition Center at Yale. She received her A.B. in Psychology and Biology from Harvard University in 1997 and her Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard in 2003.

The ten-week "Science of Well Being" class is available for free at www.coursera.org. YaleWomen Connecticut invites you to join us by signing up and taking the class. Each week of the course generally takes one to two hours to complete. Please plan to complete the first six weeks of the course in time for a Zoom discussion.

Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 7:30pm - 9pm - Classes #1-6

Wednesday, October 28 from 7:30pm - 9pm - Classes #7-10

Please RSVP to Amy Klein at amy.l.levine3@gmail.com to receive the invites to the Zoom discussions.

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom!

Every other Thursday at 9:00 pm EDT from September 24th through October 22nd.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT through September 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect!

Every other Wednesday at 8:00 pm SGT (Singapore) through September 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

The YaleWomen Houston Chapter invites you to a discussion (via Zoom) with 

Dr. Elizabeth Gregory PhD ‘89

From Suffrage to the Pandemic Homeschooling Crisis: Gendering Civic Engagement

Sunday, September 20, 3-4 PM CST

In her recent article in The Nation, Dr. Gregory suggests that using “the Covid-19 crisis to transform national family, education, and work policies would jump-start real education equity and a culture and economy of care.”

She points out that, a century after women finally achieved the basic right of suffrage, women still lack representation on court benches, in legislatures, and on corporate boards. “There are few in office advocating for women’s issues in this COVID moment, so the wider community must address the national homeschooling catastrophe families are facing, the burden of which falls largely on women.” 

Dr. Gregory will discuss these and other issues with us, and will respond to questions. 

Please RSVP to Anne Furse (annesfurse@gmail.com) by September 16th; Zoom log-in details will be sent to registrants the day before the event.

Dr. Gregory directs the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies program and the Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality at the University of Houston, where she is a professor of English. Her research focuses on both American modernist poetry and women’s work and fertility; her current work explores the economics of gender, with a focus on Houston.

The Nation article: www.thenation.com/article/society/working-parents-administration-education/ 

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT through September 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT through September 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 8:00 pm SGT (Singapore) through September 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT through September 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT through September 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDT through September 30th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 4:30 pm Pacific through August 12th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 6:30 pm London through August 5th.

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Please Join YaleWomen's Northern California Chapter as they present:

A conversation with Leslie Acoca '72

Exposing the injustice faced by girls & women behind bars in 22 U.S. states

This webinar is a part of the 50 Women at Yale 150 Celebrate Women Summer Series!

DATE: August 4, 2020

TIME: 11:00 am pdt, 2:00 pm edt

REGISTER HERE

Leslie Acoca, MA, MFT, leads the national movement to prevent youth violence and incarceration by providing access to health, substance abuse and trauma care for vulnerable youth behind bars. She authored the Girls Health Screen (GHS), the only scientifically validated medical screen for 300,000 incarcerated girls nationally, and is Founder and President of the National Girls Health & Justice Institute. Leslie is also working with the G.R.I.P program which seeks to transform the behavior of male prisoners convicted of murder from violent to compassionate in five maximum security California prisons.

Acoca holds a BA with honors from Yale University, dual Masters degrees in counseling and psychology from the University of San Francisco, and is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in treatment and program for dually diagnosed youth and adults. Ms. Acoca is the recipient of the Stoneleigh Justice Fellowship Award, the International Hero of Compassion Award from the Dalai Lama, and the Excellence in Justice Media Award from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). She has also received a 2019 Mesa Retreat Fellowship to assist with her writing.

Ms. Acoca lectures nationally and is the published author of 25 studies and essays that are cited by hundreds of health, justice, and academic media outlets in the U.S. and worldwide. National Public Radio (NPR), All Things Considered, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Marshall Project, the Nation, and Kaiser Health News, and The Atlantic have prominently featured her work. She authored several groundbreaking reports on substance abuse treatment.

She has appeared on TV, in videos and on YouTube and Vimeo as well as in three feature length documentaries; including Equal Means Equal, awarded the Best Documentary Award in 2016, by Michael Moore, Under Siege: Our Babies Are Going to Prison in 2014, and Women in Prison, a feature length documentary by Bill Kurtis which aired on A&E.

Her past service includes: Senior Researcher and Founder/Director of the Women and Girls Institute at NCCD; Co-Founder, Commonweal Inc., a renowned cancer support and juvenile justice center; Founder/ Director, Threshold for Change Inc., serving dually- diagnosed youth offenders; and Full Circle Programs serving young male offenders.

Leslie Acoca is a first-generation immigrant from Panama, the mother of two children. Selected websites promoting her work appear below.

girlshealthandjustice.org

kff.org

npr.org

stoneleighfoundation.org

equalmeansequal.org

REGISTER HERE

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 4:30 pm Pacific through July 29th (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 6:30 pm London through July 22nd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 4:30 pm Pacific through July 29th (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 6:30 pm London through July 22nd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 4:30 pm Pacific through July 29th (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

YALEWOMEN HOUSTON CHAPTER & THE YALE CLUB OF HOUSTON INVITE YOU TO A TWO PART VIRTUAL EVENT:

"FIND YOUR VOICE AS AN ALLY" FEATURING DENISE HAMILTON FOUNDER & CEO OF WATCH HER WORK

We know you want to help, but you don't always know how.

Join us on Sunday, June 28 at 3:00 pm CST for a virtual discussion with Denise Hamilton as we tackle the difficult issues of race and privilege. Denise will walk us through the recent high profile police brutality cases, and will provide a deeper understanding of how to talk about difficult subjects in these challenging times.

We strongly suggest that before our event on June 28 you watch her pre-recorded video entitled "Finding Your Voice: The Path to True Allyship." We invite you to view this video together at an online Watch Party at 7:45 pm CST on Wednesday, June 24, or you may watch the video on your own. We will provide additional information after you register.

We offer a thoughtful conversation without judgement, and if you participate we doubt you will regret it. If you have questions about the event please contact Beverly Jurenko at beverly.jurenko7@gmail.com 

With hope and sincerity,

Anne Furse, Beverly Jurenko, Stefani Kirchhoff, Lauren Segal, Lisa Stone, and Mimi Tsai

YaleWomen Houston Steering Committee

Join us for a virtual discussion with Denise Hamilton as we tackle the difficult issues of race and privilege. Denise will walk us through the recent high profile police brutality cases, and will provide a deeper understanding of how to talk about difficult subjects in these challenging times.

Join us for a Watch Party of Denise Hamilton's video, Finding Your Voice: The Path to True Allyship, as we tackle the difficult issues of race and privilege. Denise will walk us through the recent high profile police brutality cases, and will provide a deeper understanding of how to talk about difficult subjects in these challenging times.

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 6:30 pm London through July 22nd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 4:30 pm Pacific through July 29th (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Please join The YaleWomen Connecticut Chapter for a virtual class in Creative Cocktails!  Learn from master mixologist Christopher Andrew ’04 who will show us how to make unique cocktails from simple ingredients.  This class will be 45 minutes of instruction as Chris guides us through the recipes including a new take on the classic martini and a “Smoking Good Thyme” scotch concoction!  It will be followed by 45 minutes of connection and conversation.  The event will be capped at 50 attendees. Ingredients lists will be sent in advance to those who RSVP. The mixology class portion will be recorded and posted to Facebook.

Date: Friday June 12th

Time: 8:00 pm eastern

Zoom: link to be sent to respondents

RSVP: by Tuesday, June 9th to Elvira Duran at elvira.duran@aya.yale.edu 

This event is organized by the YaleWomen Connecticut Chapter and co-sponsored by the Yale Latino Alumni Network, the Yale Food + Drink Facebook Group and the Yale: Jonathan Edwards College Alumni, Fellows and Friends Facebook group.

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 10:30 am Pacific through July 22nd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every other Wednesday at 4:30 pm Pacific through July 29th (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Climate Emergency: Practical Actions, Equitable Solutions

A digital discussion presented by YaleWomen, YaleBlueGreen and YAA

May 27           2:30pm Eastern / 11:30am Pacific

Via Zoom REGISTER HERE

Confirmed Panelists:

Dr. Kim Cobb ’96 BA

Chair and Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; ADVANCE Professor; Director, Global Change Program, Georgia Institute of Technology

With over 100 peer-reviewed publications in major journals, Dr. Cobb is also honored to be lead author for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UNIPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, coming in 2022. Her research incorporates observations of past and present climate, particularly in corals and cave stalagmites, to advance our understanding of future climate change impacts. After studying biology and geology at Yale University, graduating in 1996, she completed her Ph.D. in oceanography from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in 2002. She spent two years as a post doc at Caltech in the Department of Geological and Planetary Sciences before joining the faculty at Georgia Tech in 2004. “The Indiana Jones of climate science,” Kim has sailed on six oceanographic cruises and led five caving expeditions to the rainforests of Borneo in support of her research. Dr. Cobb has received numerous awards for her research, most notably a NSF CAREER Award in 2007, and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2008. As a mother of four, Kim is a strong advocate for women in science.

Lab website: http://shadow.eas.gatech.edu/~kcobb/

Global Change Program: https://globalchange.gatech.edu

Sea Level Sensors in Coastal Georgia: https://www.sealevelsensors.org

Twitter: @coralsncaves 

Mary D. Nichols ’71 JD

Lauded as “the most influential environmental regulator in history,” in Yale Alumni Magazine’s January/February 2020 issue (“The Climate in California”), Mary Nichols is the Chair of The California Air Resources Board. In her half century career as an environmental lawyer, she has played a key role in California, leading the fight to reduce carbon pollution. She has also led the Board in crafting California’s internationally recognized climate action plan.

Mary Nichols served on the Board under Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (1975-82 and 2010-18), Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (2007-2010) and Governor Gavin Newsom (2019—present.) She also served as California’s Secretary for Natural Resources (1999-2003), appointed by Gov. Gray Davis.

When not working for the State of California, Mary was a senior staff attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council; Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Regulation, in the administration of President William Jefferson Clinton; and headed the Institute of Environment and Sustainability at UCLA.

Susan Tambi Matambo ’04 MEM

Susan Tambi Matambo currently works in the Climate Change Unit of the World Bank Group as a Senior Specialist working to integrate climate change into the World Bank Group’s engagement with countries across the globe. Tambi has worked in various capacities with the World Bank Group for the past 15 years. She has also worked as the International Policy Coordinator for the US Climate Action Network(USCAN) in Washington DC and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in her home country Zambia.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from the University of Zambia and a Master’s degree in environmental management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Her most recent academic focus was on global change science and policy as it relates to the influence of global institutions on domestic environmental policy. Tambi has written on international climate policy and climate change adaptation, has extensive experience working on environmental issues in Africa, has lived in Southeast Asia, and currently resides in the United States.

Moderator

Lauren Graham ’13 MEM is a Senior Associate at The Cadmus Group, an environmental consulting firm, where she works on the environmental portfolios of nonprofit, NGO, and philanthropic clients. She is also the founder and CEO of Velvet Frame, a social change strategy and communications agency based in New York. Lauren Graham works with nonprofits and social enterprises across the environment and social impact spectrum on their capacity-building and change management challenges using an ecosystems approach. Her background is rooted in environment, sustainability, and creative media for public engagement. In addition to being a proud Yalie, she is an alum of Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice. Since 2014, Lauren Graham has chaired Yale Blue Green, an environment and sustainability alum interest group. She also serves on the governing council of YaleWomen.

Digital Event Producer

Phoebe Shackeroff Reese ‘98 BA is co-chair of Climate Reality: Pittsburgh & Southwestern PA Chapter. After her graduation from Yale, she earned an MFA from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Phoebe Reese previously served on the YaleWomen Governing Council where she chaired the Programming Committee.

YaleWomen Programming Chair

Akosua Barthwell Evans ‘90 JD is an attorney and a strategic organizational innovator whose career spans leadership in management consulting, asset management and securities/corporate law. She is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit-based The Barthwell Group, a boutique, multi-dimensional management consulting firm that provides strategic planning, diversity training, assessments and other services to Fortune 500 corporations, institutions of higher education and the military. Dr. Evans brings to the corporate boardroom a three-decade track record helping leaders of Fortune 500 companies, the military and major universities look to the future, as she guides them in tackling new market opportunities and enhancing their organizations’ competitive advantages in changing global environments.

In addition to her JD degree from Yale Law School,   Dr. Evans holds a PhD and MPhil (both in Political Science) from Columbia University; she received her AB (in Government) from Barnard College. She previously served a 3-year term on the YAA Board of Governors (2016-19).

REGISTER HERE

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Please join us at 6:30 pm on May 7. Our discussion will be from 7:00-8:30 pm and you are invited to stay for informal socializing. For more information, email margaretloss@aya.yale.edu.
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The YWB Transitions Group is a potluck dinner designed to connect women for friendship, support or community activities at any stage of life. Whether you are facing changes in your family, at work or in the wider world, or if you are enjoying a peaceful plateau, participation in a group of lively Yale women can enrich your life. Gathering in a private home, our group meets every month or so and is open to women from any Yale program. We have a simple format designed to help us get acquainted: brief introductions based on our interests, (gently) facilitated small-group conversations, and time for announcements and requests for ideas or help. Casual social time is scheduled at the beginning and end of the evening. Newcomers are warmly welcomed.

The mission of YaleWomen is Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World. Our Transitions Group brings us together to help build a vibrant community of Boston Yale women.
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Our meetings are mostly first Thursdays. The upcoming schedule is November 7, December 5, January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, and May 7.

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Sunday and Wednesday at 7 pm Eastern through May 3rd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Sunday and Wednesday at 7 pm Eastern through May 3rd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Sunday and Wednesday at 7 pm Eastern through May 3rd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Sunday and Wednesday at 7 pm Eastern through May 3rd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Sunday and Wednesday at 7 pm Eastern through May 3rd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Sunday and Wednesday at 7 pm Eastern through May 3rd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Sunday and Wednesday at 7 pm Eastern through May 3rd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Join other members of the YaleWomen alum community for unstructured chats via Zoom as we find new ways to connect while social distancing!

Every Sunday and Wednesday at 7 pm Eastern through May 3rd (and possibly beyond).

You'll receive an email with the login info after you RSVP.  Hope to "see" you on Zoom!

Meet and mingle with Yale Women of Chicago at a casual pizza dinner at the home of Donna Wetzler ('72). Whether this is your first YaleWomen event or your 50th, we hope to see you there.

When: Monday, April 6th from 5:30-8:30pm -- come and go as you can.

What: Bites and beverages, conversation and camaraderie! You are welcome to bring wine, soft drinks, or any other beverage of your choice.

*Please also bring a $7.50 cash contribution to help cover the cost of pizza.

Where: The Lincoln Park home of Donna Wetzler (exact address sent upon registration).

Donna’s home is easily accessed by public transportation (CTA Red or Brown Line to Fullerton stop, or #22 Clark Street bus). Paid parking is available nearby at the garage at the old Children's Memorial Hospital on Lincoln Avenue, or Donna can supply a sticker for zoned street parking.

How: Register by sending your RSVP by March 30th to Sara Deeter at sara.deeter23@gmail.com, subject line: “YWC Pizza.” The event is limited to 25 guests, so register soon!

Questions? Email Donna at dwetzler@gmail.com.

DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN MAY.  PLEASE STAY TUNED.

Please join us at 6:30 pm on April 2. Our discussion will be from 7:00-8:30 pm and you are invited to stay for informal socializing. For more information, email margaretloss@aya.yale.edu.
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The YWB Transitions Group is a potluck dinner designed to connect women for friendship, support or community activities at any stage of life. Whether you are facing changes in your family, at work or in the wider world, or if you are enjoying a peaceful plateau, participation in a group of lively Yale women can enrich your life. Gathering in a private home, our group meets every month or so and is open to women from any Yale program. We have a simple format designed to help us get acquainted: brief introductions based on our interests, (gently) facilitated small-group conversations, and time for announcements and requests for ideas or help. Casual social time is scheduled at the beginning and end of the evening. Newcomers are warmly welcomed.

The mission of YaleWomen is Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World. Our Transitions Group brings us together to help build a vibrant community of Boston Yale women.
*****
Our meetings are mostly first Thursdays. The upcoming schedule is November 7, December 5, January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, and May 7.

DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE HOPE TO RE-SCHEDULE IT AT A LATER DATE.

Join YaleWomen Connecticut in celebrating 50WomenAtYale150 – the 50^th anniversary of the coeducation of Yale College and the 150^th anniversary of the Graduate & Professional Schools!

Sunday, March 29, 2020                                                                      

New Britain Museum of American Art

For a private, docent-led tour of In Thread and On Paper: Anni Albers in Connecticut

With Beverly Pierz ’80 MED (School of Architecture)

2:00-3:00 pm: Admission fee is $15.00 per person. We must make one payment for our entire group at the front desk in the lobby. Please arrive no later than 1:45 pm so we can collect your payment – exact cash only. (Special note to those who are members of NBMAA and/or the North American Reciprocal Museum Association: your membership admission benefits do not apply to this docent-led tour – you must pay the $15 admission fee.) 

Maximum capacity is 20 people. Register no later than Sunday, March 22, 2020 to susan.lennon@outlook.com. We will keep a wait list. If your plans change and you are no longer able to join us, please let Susan know as soon as possible so we can fill your slot.

12:30-1:30 pm: For those interested in having a pay-as-you-go bite to eat before the tour, join us at the Museum’s Café on the Park at 12:30 pm. We cannot reserve or hold tables, but we will do our best to sit together!

NBMAA is a gem. It’s open from 11 am – 5 pm. Take advantage of all it has to offer while you’re here! The Museum has a rich history – and a bright future! 2020 is all women, all year. Why? Read the director’s vision about Why Women Artists. About that “park” in the Café’s name: the Museum is sited on the northern edge of Walnut Hill Park, an early work of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted (born and buried in Hartford). The view from the Café’s is spectacular!

The museum is located at 56 Lexington Street in New Britain. Find directions here and information about parking here.

Nadine Fraser, MD (’12 MPH) is the producer of this exciting next stop on YaleWomen Connecticut’s signature Museum Trail series. Co-sponsored by Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA) and Yale Museums, Art and Culture.

A home is not just a place to live. Real estate is a mechanism for building wealth. Why pay someone else's mortgage when you can pay your own and build equity?

Join Larissa Leclair and Leslie Wish for:

* an overview of the market in DC and Northern Virginia

* how to get pre-approved

* the purchasing process

* what to expect financially

* equity and power of leveraged returns

Join best-selling author and therapist Lori Gottlieb Yale '89 for a conversation with Dr. Andrea Bonior Yale '99.  They will discuss Lori's new book, "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone."  The ticket price includes a signed copy of the book and a mimosa.  Register at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lori-gottlieb-for-maybe-you-should-talk-to-someone-tickets-96996943469

Please join YaleWomen Chicago for a private tour of one of Old Town's hidden gems -- and one of Chicago's most exquisite works of art -- the Glasner Studio.

Built in 1928, the Glasner Studio is Edgar Miller’s masterpiece of art, design, and architecture, incorporating Miller’s woodwork, metalwork, mosaics, stained glass, and more. During a 90-minute tour, we will explore both the four-story complex and Miller's talent for transforming old buildings into modern works of livable art.

Event capacity is limited, so get your ticket now! Ticket costs will go towards covering the entrance fee.

In conjunction with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the coeducation of Yale College and the 150th anniversary of the Graduate and Professional Schools (50WomenAtYale150)

YaleWomen Northern California presents a panel discussion:

How to create positive impact through tech and innovation

Please join us at 6:30 pm on March 5. Our discussion will be from 7:00-8:30 pm and you are invited to stay for informal socializing. For more information, email margaretloss@aya.yale.edu.
*****
The YWB Transitions Group is a potluck dinner designed to connect women for friendship, support or community activities at any stage of life. Whether you are facing changes in your family, at work or in the wider world, or if you are enjoying a peaceful plateau, participation in a group of lively Yale women can enrich your life. Gathering in a private home, our group meets every month or so and is open to women from any Yale program. We have a simple format designed to help us get acquainted: brief introductions based on our interests, (gently) facilitated small-group conversations, and time for announcements and requests for ideas or help. Casual social time is scheduled at the beginning and end of the evening. Newcomers are warmly welcomed.

The mission of YaleWomen is Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World. Our Transitions Group brings us together to help build a vibrant community of Boston Yale women.
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Our meetings are mostly first Thursdays. The upcoming schedule is November 7, December 5, January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, and May 7.

As we continue to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of women undergraduates at Yale and the 150^th anniversary of women as graduate students, please join YaleWomen Connecticut at:

SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE HISTORY OF WOMEN AT YALE

PRIVATE EXHIBIT TOUR AND TEA-TIME CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHORS

STERLING LIBRARY

1 PM, MARCH 1, 2020

Join us on a tour of the exhibit that two graduating students have at Sterling Library:  

• Valentina Connell ‘20 will walk us through her research on “the evolution of housing policy and residential life in Yale College over the past fifty years, since the first undergraduate women were admitted in 1969”.
• Mariana Melin-Corcoran ‘20 will share her findings on researching “the history of women's involvement in the Yale School of Architecture”, a department inaugurated in 1916 yet inaccessible to women until late 1940s-early 1950s.

The tour will start at 1 pm and will last approximately 45 minutes. Plan to meet at the entrance of Sterling Library. Following the tour, we will gather over tea and snacks for questions and conversation with the authors.

Location to be determined based on number of participants.

RSVP ioana.barac@aya.yale.edu

For additional information click here: Student Research on the History of Women at Yale.

Please join us, YaleWomenLA, for:

1) A pot-luck meal and the pleasure of enjoying sparkling conversation with your Yale sisters, including a brief period for sharing thoughts about what we hope will happen + what we hope to accomplish in 2020.

2) A moderated discussion with author and Yalie Lori Gottlieb, who will speak about her new, hugely successful book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone as well as answer questions at the end.

When: Sunday, February 23rd, 12pm-3pm

Where: A private studio in Venice, address upon RSVP

WHAT TO BRING:

For the "Looking Forward" lunch potluck:

• Something for the potluck – food, beverage... Once RSVP’d, we'll reach out to coordinate “offerings".
• Thoughts on hopes/plans for 2020.

If you participate in the Book Club/Q&A:

• A copy of the book, if you want Lori to sign it.
• Questions to ask Lori during the Q&A portion of this event.

Please RSVP Here

Lori Gottlieb, Yale College '89, not only publishes her own stories, but also writes The Atlantic's weekly "Dear Therapist" advice column and contributes regularly to the NY Times and many other publications. She is also a TED speaker, a ​member of the Advisory Council for Bring Change to Mind and advisor to the Aspen Institute. She has written hundreds of articles related to psychology and culture, and she is a sought-after expert in media such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, CNN, and NPR’s “Fresh Air.” Learn more at LoriGottlieb.com.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - "a glorious, honest, raw memoir you can't put down" -- currently being adapted as a TV series with Eva Longoria.

One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.

You can learn more about Lori and purchase her book here:    https://www.lorigottlieb.com/

If you have questions, please don't hesitate to reach out.

We greatly look forward to seeing you at this event! 

Sincerely,

Deborah, Lauren, Ursula, Maria, Colette, Lisanne, Laura, Susan, Jen, Eileen & Robinne

We are the women of Yale University in Los Angeles! We come together as a local chapter of the alum special interest group, YaleWomen, for festivities, outdoor adventures and "lux et veritas" educational and enlightening events. If you would like to volunteer, please email us at: la@yalewomen.org.

YaleWomen: Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World.

YaleWomen LA
http://www.yalewomen.org/

Please join us at 6:30 pm on February 6. Our discussion will be from 7:00-8:30 pm and you are invited to stay for informal socializing. For more information, email margaretloss@aya.yale.edu.
*****
The YWB Transitions Group is a potluck dinner designed to connect women for friendship, support or community activities at any stage of life. Whether you are facing changes in your family, at work or in the wider world, or if you are enjoying a peaceful plateau, participation in a group of lively Yale women can enrich your life. Gathering in a private home, our group meets every month or so and is open to women from any Yale program. We have a simple format designed to help us get acquainted: brief introductions based on our interests, (gently) facilitated small-group conversations, and time for announcements and requests for ideas or help. Casual social time is scheduled at the beginning and end of the evening. Newcomers are warmly welcomed.

The mission of YaleWomen is Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World. Our Transitions Group brings us together to help build a vibrant community of Boston Yale women.
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Our meetings are mostly first Thursdays. The upcoming schedule is November 7, December 5, January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, and May 7.

YaleWomen

together with

Yale International Alliance and the Yale Alumni Association

Celebrating 50 Years of Women at Yale

Inderpal Grewal

speaking on

Neoliberalism and Women’s Movements in the New Century


Tuesday, 4 February 2020
6.30 - 9.00 pm

6.30 pm: Drinks/networking
7.00 pm: New initiatives forum

7.15 pm: Talk

7:45 pm: Q&A

8.00 pm: Drinks/networking

Private address SW7 : Full venue details released upon registration

Please note: Venue is not fully accessible for those with mobility issues.

Please see contact details  below for further information.

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YaleWomen / YCL / YIA Members: £5.00

Guests: £5.00

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About the Event: 

Please join us for the Fifth Annual YaleWomen social, which we are holding this year in conjunction with the Yale International Alliance.  The evening will begin with a talk by Inderpal on 'Neoliberalism and Women’s Movements in the New Century'.  This event will lead up to the YIA hosted Conference on Global Citizenship in Rome on 13-14 March -- more information on the Rome conference will be shared at the event.  Inderpal will share her recent research and then open up the discussion to the audience.  As always, the atmosphere is relaxed, informal and intimate. This is a chance to also catch up with fellow Yalies after the talk.  All yale is and guests are welcome.  If anyone has any new initiatives they’d like to share with the wider group there will be an opportunity at the beginning of the talk to share it with others.

About the Speaker: 

Inderpal Grewal is Professor in the Program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University. She is also Professor in the Ethnicity, Race and Migration Studies Program, the South Asian Studies Council, and affiliate faculty in the American Studies Program, in Anthropology and in Film and Media Studies. She is the author of Home and Harem: Nation, Gender, Empire and the Cultures of Travel (Duke University Press, 1996), Transnational America: Feminisms, Diasporas, Neoliberalisms (Duke University Press, 2005), and Saving the Security State: Exceptional Citizens in Twenty-First century America (Duke University Press, 2017). With Caren Kaplan, she has written and edited Gender in a Transnational World: Introduction to Women’s Studies (Mc-Graw Hill 2001, 2005) and Scattered Hegemonies: Postmodernity and Transnational: Feminist Practices (University of Minnesota Press, 1994). With Victoria Bernal, she has edited Theorizing NGO’s: States, Feminism and Neoliberalism (Duke University Press, 2014). Currently she is working on projects addressing the resurgence of patriarchal authoritarian governments globally, the rise of gendered violence, and feminist movements resisting such violence.

Registration: 

Click here to register for this event.  Those who are YCL members should book under their usual membership.  Those who join us from YaleWomen or Yale International Alliance but are not YCL members will need a registration code.  Please email Karen Go for more information.

Questions?

Contact: Karen Go

Please note: Photos and other forms of recording may be taken at the event and used by the YCL YaleWoman and Yale International Alliance from time to time.

We hope to see you there!

- The YCL Team

Join YaleWomen Chicago

in celebrating

50WomenAtYale150

the 50^th anniversary of the coeducation of Yale College and

the 150^th anniversary of the Graduate & Professional Schools

Date: January 28, 2020

Time: 5:30 – 7:30

Location: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

We are very excited to host Alyssa Rapp ‘00, to celebrate and discuss her recently published book, Leadership and Life Hacks: 100 Tips for Achieving Your Goals with Maximum Efficiency and Impact.

The book is a collection of shortcuts, work-arounds, and work-throughs Alyssa has collected over the years in both her personal and professional life. It covers a variety of topics, from managing a board and answering emails to taking colleagues to rock concerts. There will be copies of the book available for purchase that evening, but Alyssa is happy to sign books either purchased during the event or brought by guests. 

Wine, beer, soft drinks, hors d'oeuvres and dessert will be provided.

Get your tickets here!

Word of this event spread before we were able to get it to you by blast email and it immediately “sold out.” This is a private tour of the storage and collections areas of the Connecticut Historical Society – small spaces that are not normally open to the public – maximum capacity for the tour is 14 people. We have started a wait list – to be included on the list, email Susan Lennon at susan.lennon@outlook.com.  (If there is sufficient interest, perhaps we can persuade the Museum to offer a second private tour at another time!)

Do you know that the 50WomenAtYale150 celebrations coincide with the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women's constitutional right to vote?

Join YaleWomen Connecticut in celebrating 50WomenAtYale150 – the 50^th anniversary of the coeducation of Yale College and the 150^th anniversary of the Graduate & Professional Schools!

Saturday, January 18, 2020

3-4 pm

Connecticut Historical Society

One Elizabeth Street

Hartford, CT

Immediately preceding the tour, there will be a potluck -- light lunch and sweet treats – at Susan Lennon’s home, just up the street from the Museum (address will be provided to attendees).

RSVP to Susan at susan.lennon@outlook.com no later than January 11, 2020.

The Connecticut Historical Society (located in Hartford, which was front and center in the suffragette movement) has generously offered YaleWomen Connecticut a limited capacity (maximum capacity is 14 people), private tour of "Behind-the-Scenes Tour: The Fight For Women’s Suffrage In Connecticut" at 3 pm, Saturday, January 18, 2020. 

How did the women of Connecticut work for – or against – the right to vote? In this behind-the-scenes program, we’ll look at photos, letters and pamphlets from the Museum’s collection to understand one of the most hard-fought political battles of American history. You’ll learn about suffragists like Katherine Houghton Hepburn (mother of Katharine Hepburn, who grew up in Hartford), Mary Townsend Seymour, and Isabella Beecher Hooker, as well as some Connecticut women who fought tooth-and-nail against women getting the vote (what was up with them?).

This tour will take guests into storage and collections areas of the Museum not normally open to the public.

$10 CHS members, $15 for non-members. Tours last approximately 1 hour and are appropriate for ages 12 and up.

Please join us at 6:30 pm on January 9. Our discussion will be from 7:00-8:30 pm and you are invited to stay for informal socializing. For more information, email margaretloss@aya.yale.edu.
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The YWB Transitions Group is a potluck dinner designed to connect women for friendship, support or community activities at any stage of life. Whether you are facing changes in your family, at work or in the wider world, or if you are enjoying a peaceful plateau, participation in a group of lively Yale women can enrich your life. Gathering in a private home, our group meets every month or so and is open to women from any Yale program. We have a simple format designed to help us get acquainted: brief introductions based on our interests, (gently) facilitated small-group conversations, and time for announcements and requests for ideas or help. Casual social time is scheduled at the beginning and end of the evening. Newcomers are warmly welcomed.

The mission of YaleWomen is Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World. Our Transitions Group brings us together to help build a vibrant community of Boston Yale women.
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Our meetings are mostly first Thursdays. The upcoming schedule is November 7, December 5, January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, and May 7.

Please join us at 6:30 pm on November 7. Our discussion will be from 7:00-8:30 pm and you are invited to stay for informal socializing. For more information, email margaretloss@aya.yale.edu.
*****
The YWB Transitions Group is a potluck dinner designed to connect women for friendship, support or community activities at any stage of life. Whether you are facing changes in your family, at work or in the wider world, or if you are enjoying a peaceful plateau, participation in a group of lively Yale women can enrich your life. Gathering in a private home, our group meets every month or so and is open to women from any Yale program. We have a simple format designed to help us get acquainted: brief introductions based on our interests, (gently) facilitated small-group conversations, and time for announcements and requests for ideas or help. Casual social time is scheduled at the beginning and end of the evening. Newcomers are warmly welcomed.

The mission of YaleWomen is Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World. Our Transitions Group brings us together to help build a vibrant community of Boston Yale women.
*****
Our meetings are mostly first Thursdays. The upcoming schedule is November 7, December 5, January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, and May 7.

Quand les artistes dessinaient les cartes. Vues et figures de l’espace français Moyen Âge et Renaissance

When Artists Drew Maps. Views and Figures of France in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

In celebration and commemoration of 50WomenAtYale150 join YaleWomen France for a distinctive event that shines a light on women. Join us at the National Archives for a tour of When Artists Drew Maps. Views and Figures of France in the Middle Ages and Renaissance with Camille Serchuk (MA ’86,MPhil ’88, PhD ‘97), who collaborated with Juliette Dumasy-Rabineau and Nadine Gastaldi to create this exhibition.

When:

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Schedule:

11:00 am            Meet in the lobby of the National Archives for the Tour

12:30 noon         Optional lunch gathering nearby

Register no later than Sunday, December 15

RSVP to Victoria Bridges Moussaron at v.bridges.moussaron@free.fr 

Soar over or explore the cities and countryside of medieval and Renaissance France. Discover another kind of cartography, one at the confluence of surveying, observation and art that appears at the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Early Modern period (14th - 16th century).. This is what the exhibition When Artists Drew Maps. Views and Figures of France in the Middle Ages and Renaissance invites us to do.

Archives and libraries conserve a large number of maps, plans, and views of territories from all over France, produced between 1300 and 1600. They reveal, quite literally, the landscapes of France at that time. The exhibition will present some the most beautiful examples of these images.

Many of these so-called “figures” were made by painters, including some of the most famous artists of their day (Jean Cousin, Bernard Palissy, Nicolas Dipre...). The images are thus at the intersection of art and cartography. Most of them are exhibited to the general public for the first time, providing exceptional insight into the landscapes and contexts of daily life at the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance.

In the age of GPS, Google View and Google Earth, which have renewed our ability to comprehend a large space with the help of an image, these visual maps should not surprise us; instead, they should make us think about our relationship to space and our confidence in its representation. With this exhibition, the Archives nationales aims to bring to light these little-known documents, most of which are on public display for the first time.

As the year winds down, we hope you will join us for our final events of the year, our ever popular, annual December potlucks.  Cynthia Cummiskey '85 generously raised her hand to offer to host on Thursday, December 12th at 6:00 pm.  Please RSVP to Cynthia at cfcummiskey@gmail.com

In the spirit, hope and peace of the holiday season, join us as we gather round the table for good food, company and conversation. This year we are collecting diapers for The Diaper Bank of Connecticut.  They are looking for diapers in size 4,5 and 6.

What to bring? We will follow our usual pot luck guidelines. If your last name begins with * please bring:

A-F Dessert

G-L Main Dish

M-S Salad

T-Z Appetizer

What could be better than good food and conversation à la YaleWomen?   The host's address will be provided to those who RSVP.

Please – if your plans change and you are no longer able to join us, let us know so that we can fill your spot from the wait list. We look forward to seeing and sharing holiday cheer and conversation with you!

As the year winds down, we hope you will join us for our final events of the year, our ever popular, annual December potlucks.  Mary Martin '81 generously raised her hand to offer to host on Tuesday, December 10th at 6:00 pm.  Please RSVP to Mary at msmartin2@me.com

In the spirit, hope and peace of the holiday season, join us as we gather round the table for good food, company and conversation. This year we are collecting diapers for The Diaper Bank of Connecticut.  They are looking for diapers in size 4,5 and 6.

What to bring? We will follow our usual pot luck guidelines. If your last name begins with * please bring:

A-F Dessert

G-L Main Dish

M-S Salad

T-Z Appetizer

What could be better than good food and conversation à la YaleWomen?   The host's address will be provided to those who RSVP.

Please – if your plans change and you are no longer able to join us, let us know so that we can fill your spot from the wait list. We look forward to seeing and sharing holiday cheer and conversation with you!

Please join us for a YaleWomen BlueReads Book Club discussion and Q&A with Colette Sartor, author of the linked short story collection Once Removed, which won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.

When: Sunday, December 8^th, 6pm-8pm

Where: A private residence in Beverlywood, address upon RSVP

Note: Maximum Capacity is 50 – so please sign up as early as possible. And, if you later find you cannot come, please be sure to cancel your RSVP to open a seat for another.

Colette Sartor, Yale ’88, has published award-winning short stories and personal essays in the Chicago Tribune, Kenyon Review Online, Colorado Review, and numerous other publications. A writing instructor for almost twenty years, Colette currently teaches at the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and the Los Angeles Writers’ Grotto as well as privately. She lives in LA with her husband, son, and very large German Shepherd dog who’s afraid of the wind.

Once Removed

The women in the linked short story collection Once Removed carry the burdens imposed in the name of intimacy―the secrets kept, the lies told, the disputes initiated―as well as the joy that can still manage to triumph. A singer with a damaged voice and an assumed identity befriends a silent, troubled child; an infertile law professor covets a tenant’s daughterly affection; a new mother tries to shield her infant from her estranged mother’s surprise Easter visit; an aging shopkeeper hides her husband’s decline and a decades-old lie to keep her best friends from moving away.

With depth and an acute sense of the fragility of intimate connection, Colette Sartor creates stories of women that resonate with emotional complexity. Some of these women possess the fierce natures and long, vengeful memories of expert grudge holders. Others avoid conflict at every turn, or so they tell themselves. For all of them, grief lies at the core of love.

Learn more about Colette and find links to purchase Once Removed here: https://colettesartor.com/books/

WHAT TO BRING:

• A copy of the book, if you want to have it signed by Colette.
• Something for the potluck – food, beverage, paper plates… Once RSVP’d, we will reach out to coordinate your “offering.”
• Questions to ask Colette during the Q&A portion of this evening.

We greatly look forward to seeing you at this event!

Sincerely,

Ursula, Swati, Susan, Robinne, Maria, Lisanne, Laura, Lauren, Jen, Eileen & Colette

We are the women of Yale University in Los Angeles!  We come together as a local chapter of the alum special interest group, YaleWomen, for festivities, outdoor adventures and "lux et veritas" educational and enlightening events. If you would like to volunteer, please email us at: la@yalewomen.org.

YaleWomen: Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World.

Please join us at 6:30 pm on December 5. Our discussion will be from 7:00-8:30 pm and you are invited to stay for informal socializing. For more information, email margaretloss@aya.yale.edu.
*****
The YWB Transitions Group is a potluck dinner designed to connect women for friendship, support or community activities at any stage of life. Whether you are facing changes in your family, at work or in the wider world, or if you are enjoying a peaceful plateau, participation in a group of lively Yale women can enrich your life. Gathering in a private home, our group meets every month or so and is open to women from any Yale program. We have a simple format designed to help us get acquainted: brief introductions based on our interests, (gently) facilitated small-group conversations, and time for announcements and requests for ideas or help. Casual social time is scheduled at the beginning and end of the evening. Newcomers are warmly welcomed.

The mission of YaleWomen is Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World. Our Transitions Group brings us together to help build a vibrant community of Boston Yale women.
*****
Our meetings are mostly first Thursdays. The upcoming schedule is November 7, December 5, January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, and May 7.

Please join us at 6:30 pm on November 7. Our discussion will be from 7:00-8:30 pm and you are invited to stay for informal socializing. For more information, email margaretloss@aya.yale.edu.
*****
The YWB Transitions Group is a potluck dinner designed to connect women for friendship, support or community activities at any stage of life. Whether you are facing changes in your family, at work or in the wider world, or if you are enjoying a peaceful plateau, participation in a group of lively Yale women can enrich your life. Gathering in a private home, our group meets every month or so and is open to women from any Yale program. We have a simple format designed to help us get acquainted: brief introductions based on our interests, (gently) facilitated small-group conversations, and time for announcements and requests for ideas or help. Casual social time is scheduled at the beginning and end of the evening. Newcomers are warmly welcomed.

The mission of YaleWomen is Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World. Our Transitions Group brings us together to help build a vibrant community of Boston Yale women.
*****
Our meetings are mostly first Thursdays. The upcoming schedule is November 7, December 5, January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, and May 7.

Please join us at 6:30 pm on November 7. Our discussion will be from 7:00-8:30 pm and you are invited to stay for informal socializing. For more information, email margaretloss@aya.yale.edu.
*****
The YWB Transitions Group is a potluck dinner designed to connect women for friendship, support or community activities at any stage of life. Whether you are facing changes in your family, at work or in the wider world, or if you are enjoying a peaceful plateau, participation in a group of lively Yale women can enrich your life. Gathering in a private home, our group meets every month or so and is open to women from any Yale program. We have a simple format designed to help us get acquainted: brief introductions based on our interests, (gently) facilitated small-group conversations, and time for announcements and requests for ideas or help. Casual social time is scheduled at the beginning and end of the evening. Newcomers are warmly welcomed.

The mission of YaleWomen is Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World. Our Transitions Group brings us together to help build a vibrant community of Boston Yale women.
*****
Our meetings are mostly first Thursdays. The upcoming schedule is November 7, December 5, January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, and May 7.

New main stage improv revue "If I Could Throwback Time". Billed as an opportunity to "Come bask in the neon glow of nostalgia in The Second City’s brand new revue! If I Could #Throwback Time sends audiences through a virtual time machine, mining comedy gold from ancient treasures like old school video games! Power Rangers! And Canada’s long, complicated history of sweeping social injustices!"

$32/ticket (general admission). Group outing (partners/significant others welcome) followed by drinks at a local bar/pub. Please RSVP by October 31st to Theresa Stephen tstephen@rogers.com

Yale Peabody Museum – a special tour before major renovations begin

170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven (meet in the lobby)

Sunday, November 10, 2019

1:00 – 3:00 pm

Join Peabody Museum staff for a curator’s tour of Ancient Mesopotamia Speaks, a groundbreaking exhibition that brings this ancient world to life. We will focus on the role of women in the ancient world – “Letters on marriage, raising children, the first day of school, even divorce and adoption, demonstrate that we’re not that different from people living so far away and so long ago!” Explore the galleries and talk with Peabody staff members about the upcoming renovations. Visit the Ladies First exhibition, specifically curated by the Peabody Museum’s EVOLUTIONS Afterschool Program for the celebration of coeducation. And Nicole Palffy-Muhoray ‘16 PhD, Assistant Director of Student Programs, will take us on a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Entomology collection!

Registration is limited to 30 people. Yale Peabody Museum has generously waived the admission fee. Please: if you register for this event and your plans change and are no longer able to join us, let us know so that we can make your space available to another alum.

Register no later than Sunday, November 3^rd to Susan Lennon ’85 MPPM at susan.lennon@outlook.com.

If you are not able to join us on November 10^th, be sure to check the calendar of events and visit before renovations begin!

Co-sponsored by Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance – New England (YANA)

Please join us at 6:30 pm on November 7. Our discussion will be from 7:00-8:30 pm and you are invited to stay for informal socializing. For more information, email margaretloss@aya.yale.edu.
*****
The YWB Transitions Group is a potluck dinner designed to connect women for friendship, support or community activities at any stage of life. Whether you are facing changes in your family, at work or in the wider world, or if you are enjoying a peaceful plateau, participation in a group of lively Yale women can enrich your life. Gathering in a private home, our group meets every month or so and is open to women from any Yale program. We have a simple format designed to help us get acquainted: brief introductions based on our interests, (gently) facilitated small-group conversations, and time for announcements and requests for ideas or help. Casual social time is scheduled at the beginning and end of the evening. Newcomers are warmly welcomed.

The mission of YaleWomen is Connecting Women, Igniting Ideas, Transforming the World. Our Transitions Group brings us together to help build a vibrant community of Boston Yale women.
*****
Our meetings are mostly first Thursdays. The upcoming schedule is November 7, December 5, January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, and May 7.

“PERIOD. End of Sentence”

Viewing of the Oscar winning documentary film

Q&A with executive producer Sophie Ascheim ’22

Packing party

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

7:30 p.m. on the Yale Campus (the location will be shared with registrants)

Join us for an event that combines education, community service, and the opportunity to hear from and mingle with an Oscar winner and other talented Yale undergraduates. We will learn about ways to reduce period poverty and period stigma both globally and in the New Haven community!  As Sophie Ascheim ’22 found out when she was in high school, girls in the developing world who lack clean menstrual supplies often develop infections and other health problems and drop out of school.  Along with teachers and parents, Sophie and two friends started a nonprofit, The Pad Project, and made a movie to change this. “Period. End of Sentence” shows how making low-cost pads with a specially designed machine empowered women and improved the economy in a rural Indian village. Earlier  this year the film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

But period poverty is not exclusive to  the developing world.  Homeless and poor girls and women in the United States, including New Haven, also lack the products they need to handle their periods confidently.  After viewing the documentary and engaging in a Q&A with Sophie, we will  have a “packing party,” in which we will assemble kits of menstrual products that will be donated to New Haven agencies. 

We’ll make the kits alongside members of PERIOD@Yale, a student chapter of the national PERIOD organization, the largest youth-run nonprofit in women’s health.  PERIOD@Yale members will order the menstrual supplies ahead of time from the national organization.  There is a $5 cash registration fee, to be collected at the door, that will reimburse the Yale chapter for obtaining the supplies. Donations larger than $5 are most welcome.

Prior to viewing the film, we’ll have an optional, pay-as-you-go dinner at Yorkside Pizza at 6:00 p.m.  The event itself will start at 7:30 p.m. at a location to be announced to registrants.

Please RSVP by October 30^th using the RSVP on this site below. 

If you will also join before for dinner, please email Suzanne Solensky at ssolensky@aya.yale.edu

Registration is limited to 100 people.

Co-sponsored by by Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance – New England (YANA), Yale School of Nursing Alumni Association, and 1stGenYale.

"The strongest creature on earth is not the elephant, not the tiger, but the girl." 

(Murugananthem, the inventor of the specially designed pad machine)

"Kara Hamilton: Water in Two Colours"
Toronto-based artist and Yale Alum Kara Hamilton leads a private tour of her recently- extended exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Trained in architecture and design, Kara challenges these disciplines while exploring materials and their complex histories. In this new body of work, she presents us with found objects that have been transformed in ways that allow us to create new spatial and narrative connections between them. 

We are excited to feature Kate Walsh, Yale '77 B.A., '79 M.P.H, as the guest speaker for YaleWomen Boston's annual fall event and celebration of 50WomenatYale150. Kate is President and CEO of Boston Medical Center, a private, not-for-profit academic medical center that disproportionately serves low-income patients and anchors the BMC Health System with an operating revenue of $2.8 billion. In her role, Ms. Walsh leads the BMC and the Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan, which provides health insurance and access to care to nearly 300,000 low-income individuals. In partnership with the dean of the Boston University School of Medicine, she oversees the school’s faculty practice plan. After earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Yale, Ms. Walsh served in a variety of positions in New York City hospitals. She returned to her home city of Boston in 1988, first as an assistant general director in medical services at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). During a fourteen-year tenure at MGH she advanced twice, ultimately becoming senior vice president of medical services and of the MGH Cancer Center. Prior to her current role, Ms. Walsh served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Brigham Health and as chief operating officer of Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research. She is chair of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems for the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the immediate past chair of the Massachusetts Hospital Association. She is also director of the Boston Public Health Commission, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and Pine Street Inn, a Boston-based organization that supports and advocates for homeless individuals. Ms. Walsh has served on the University Council and was a non-trustee member of the Yale Corporation Committee on the School of Medicine prior to her election as an alumni fellow in 2017.

Thanks to Beth H. Mitchell, Yale '83 B.A., Boston law firm Nutter McLennen & Fish will be hosting at their beautiful Seaport offices for an early evening of conversation about health care, women at Yale, and light fare. We will also provide more information on joining YaleWomen Boston's chapter leadership.

The Women’s Campaign School at Yale University is a nonpartisan, issue-neutral leadership program, whose mission is to increase the number and influence of women in elected and appointed office in the United States and around the globe. The Women’s Campaign School at Yale University has been inspiring and training women to lead for over twenty years. Come meet Patti Russo, the Executive Director of the WSC, and learn more about the work of the WSC in this age. The $9 ticket price includes sandwiches, salads, and sparkling water.

To register, use this link.

Join us for our third round of "Talk Story", where we'll address issues concerning the topic of Work/Life Balance.   

Inspired by the successful Harvard/Yale Women's Salon Series, our "Talk Story" gatherings will evoke thoughtful conversation on relevant and meaningful themes with short articles serving as a basis for discussion. Our theme for October's gathering will be Work/Life Balance.      

Come connect with other Harvard and Yale women alums as we explore questions inspired by the following links:

In Praise of Being Unproductive
https://hbr.org/2019/09/in-praise-of-being-unproductive

Come celebrate with us! This year is the 50th anniversary of women undergrads at Yale, and the 150th anniversary of women graduate students. This October, YaleWomen Chicago will be bringing the celebration to the Windy City during our incredible 50WomenatYale150 event.

We will be hosting a panel of five women graduates, introduced by Tiffany Co '94 and moderated by Susanna Krentz '80. We have the distinct pleasure and honor of welcoming Donna Wetzler '72, one of the first women to attend Yale College, to join our panel. Wetzler will be joined by four of the many women who came after her, one woman from each decade from the 1980s to 2010s.

Get your ticket today!

Join us for a private reception with Anne Gardiner Perkins, the author of the new book, "Yale Needs Women." Perkins details the process by which Yale admitted the first undergraduate women to Yale College 50 years ago. She will do a book talk and book signing and will be joined by Carolyn Grillo, who joined the Yale community as a freshman in 1970. Following the public event, we will have a private reception. The ticket price includes unlimited appetizers; beer, wine and other beverages will be available for a small fee. To register: Eventbrite

Join us for a private reception with Anne Gardiner Perkins, the author of the new book, "Yale Needs Women." Perkins details the process by which Yale admitted the first undergraduate women to Yale College 50 years ago. She will do a book talk and book signing and will be joined by Carolyn Grillo, who joined the Yale community as a freshman in 1970. Following the public event, we will have a private reception. The ticket price includes unlimited appetizers; beer, wine and other beverages will be available for a small fee. To register, use this link:  Reception

Are you looking for a group or forum that will provide opportunities for thoughtful, meaningful conversation and connection? Inspired by the Enlightenment Salons of the 18th century, the DC Chapter of the Alumnae Network for Harvard Women (ANHW) and the DC Chapter of YaleWomen are co-hosting a series of Salons. The idea is to get together periodically with other curious, engaging women in a relaxed atmosphere to reflect and share perspectives on topics that are important to participants. This will be an evening of great company, lively dialogue, and refreshments. Before each meeting, we will provide links to one or more internet articles or other resources for participants to read in advance (less than one hour total reading time). The event will be facilitated using different formats for small and larger group discussion.

Note: This event is limited to women alumnae of Yale and Harvard.

Please read this article before the meeting:

• https://www.vogue.com/article/joan-didion-self-respect-essay-1961(Joan Didion, Vogue, 1961)

Bethesda Eventbrite

Arlington Eventbrite

In Celebration of 50 Women at Yale 150

The 50th anniversary of the matriculation of women in Yale College and the 150th anniversary of women at the Graduate and Professional schools

YaleWomen Connecticut Presents

A Private Exhibit Tour: When the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Coeducation in Yale College

Saturday, Sept 28th at 11:30 at Sterling Memorial Library, New Haven, CT

Join us on a private guided tour of the exhibit at Sterling Library: When the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Coeducation in Yale College. Co-curator Michael Lotstein will provide a tour of the new exhibit on the 1969 transition to co-education at Yale College. This exhibit highlights the academic, logistical, and social challenges faced by the first women undergraduates at Yale. In September 1969, the first undergraduate women arrived on campus — 230 women matriculated in the Class of 1973, 151 transfer students joined the Class of 1972, and 194 transfer students joined the Class of 1971. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of coeducation in Yale College, the display includes photographs, memorabilia, university records, and the students’ own words from their replies to questionnaires and surveys, and from written accounts of their experiences. More information on the exhibit can be found here.

We will meet in the lobby of Sterling Library at 11:25.

Following the tour, there is an optional, pay as you go lunch at House of Naan, 65 Howe Street.

Please RSVP to Brittany Connolly at brittany.a.connolly@gmail.com

In Celebration of 50 Women at Yale 150

The 50th anniversary of the matriculation of women in Yale College and the 150th anniversary of women at the Graduate and Professional schools

Sunday, Sept 22nd at 6:00 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church at Yale, 268 Park Street, New Haven, CT

Talk with the Author: In Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant, Anne Gardiner Perkins ’81 shares the stories of five Yale alums in the early years of coeducation.

“In September 1969, the women’s movement was just beginning. The phrase ‘sexual harassment’ had not yet been invented. The Black Power movement was changing how Americans saw race. The youth movement was forcing the nation to take notice of how the next generation saw the world. And into that moment stepped the first women undergraduates of Yale.”

The talk will be in the Thomas E. Golden, Jr. Center immediately following the 5:00pm mass. Dinner will be served. All are welcome.

YaleWomen CT wants to make sure you know about the book talks at which Anne will speak. While this is not a YaleWomen CT event, some Yale women alums plan to attend and we hope you will join us for what promises to be a thought provoking conversation! You do not need to register for this event. But so that we can keep our eyes open for you, please let the CT Chapter Ambassador for the evening – Anne Boucher ‘80 – know that you plan to come (amboucher@mmm.com)

In Celebration of 50 Women at Yale 150

The 50th anniversary of the matriculation of women in Yale College and the 150th anniversary of women at the Graduate and Professional schools

Saturday, Sept 21st at 12:30 at the Yale Bookstore, Elm Street, New Haven, CT

Talk with the Author: In Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant, Anne Gardiner Perkins ’81 shares the stories of five Yale alums in the early years of coeducation.

“In September 1969, the women’s movement was just beginning. The phrase ‘sexual harassment’ had not yet been invented. The Black Power movement was changing how Americans saw race. The youth movement was forcing the nation to take notice of how the next generation saw the world. And into that moment stepped the first women undergraduates of Yale.”

Anne will be joined in conversation by Elizabeth Spahn '72.

Before the talk, there is an optional, pay as you go lunch at Yorkside Pizza.  We will meet there at 11:15.

Please RSVP to Anne Boucher at amboucher@mmm.com

"If Yale was going to keep its standing as one of the top two or three colleges in the nation, the availability of women was an amenity it could no longer do without." In the winter of 1969, from big cities to small towns, young women across the country sent in applications to Yale University for the first time. The Ivy League institution dedicated to graduating "one thousand male leaders" each year had finally decided to open its doors to the nation's top female students. The landmark decision was a huge step forward for women's equality in education. Or was it?

About the Author:

Anne Gardiner Perkins is an award-winning historian and expert in higher education. She graduated from Yale University, where she won the Porter Prize in history and was elected the first woman editor in chief of the Yale Daily News. Perkins is a Rhodes Scholar who received her PhD in higher education from the University of Massachusetts Boston and her master's in public administration from Harvard, where she won the Littauer Award for academic excellence and served as a teaching fellow in education policy. She has presented papers on the history of higher education at leading academic conferences and been a visiting scholar at the New England Resource Center for Higher Education. Perkins lives with her husband in Boston.

In Celebration of 50 Women at Yale 150

The 50th anniversary of the matriculation of women in Yale College and the 150th anniversary of women at the Graduate and Professional schools

Wednesday, Sept 11th at 6:30 at Bank Square Books, 53 W Main Street, Mystic, CT

Talk with the Author: In Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant, Anne Gardiner Perkins ’81 shares the stories of five Yale alums in the early years of coeducation.

“In September 1969, the women’s movement was just beginning. The phrase ‘sexual harassment’ had not yet been invented. The Black Power movement was changing how Americans saw race. The youth movement was forcing the nation to take notice of how the next generation saw the world. And into that moment stepped the first women undergraduates of Yale.”

Anne will be joined in conversation by Deb Tedford '72.

In Celebration of 50 Women at Yale 150

The 50th anniversary of the matriculation of women in Yale College and the 150th anniversary of women at the Graduate and Professional schools

Tuesday, Sept 10th at 7:00 at the Wilton Public Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT

Talk with the Author: In Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant, Anne Gardiner Perkins ’81 shares the stories of five Yale alums in the early years of coeducation.

“In September 1969, the women’s movement was just beginning. The phrase ‘sexual harassment’ had not yet been invented. The Black Power movement was changing how Americans saw race. The youth movement was forcing the nation to take notice of how the next generation saw the world. And into that moment stepped the first women undergraduates of Yale.”

YaleWomen CT wants to make sure you know about the book talks at which Anne will speak. While this is not a YaleWomen CT event, some Yale women alums plan to attend and we hope you will join us for what promises to be a thought provoking conversation! You need to register with the library for this event.  But so that we can keep our eyes open for you, please let the CT Chapter Ambassadors for the evening – LB Savitz ‘88 and Amy Armitage MBA ‘86 – know that you plan to come (lbfs@aya.yale.edu)

In Celebration of 50 Women at Yale 150

The 50th anniversary of the matriculation of women in Yale College and the 150th anniversary of women at the Graduate and Professional schools

Monday, Sept 9th at 6:30 at the Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main Street, Cheshire, CT

Talk with the Author: In Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant, Anne Gardiner Perkins ’81 shares the stories of five Yale alums in the early years of coeducation.

“In September 1969, the women’s movement was just beginning. The phrase ‘sexual harassment’ had not yet been invented. The Black Power movement was changing how Americans saw race. The youth movement was forcing the nation to take notice of how the next generation saw the world. And into that moment stepped the first women undergraduates of Yale.”

Anne will be joined in conversation by Connie Royster '72.

YaleWomen CT wants to make sure you know about the book talks at which Anne will speak. While this is not a YaleWomen CT event, some Yale women alums plan to attend and we hope you will join us for what promises to be a thought provoking conversation! You need to register with the library for this event.  But so that we can keep our eyes open for you, please let the CT Chapter Ambassador for the evening – Elvira Duran ‘05 – know that you plan to come (elvira.duran@gmail.com)

First female editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News, Anne Gardiner Perkins ’81 chronicles the introduction of undergraduate coed education at Yale in her recently published book, Yale Needs Women. Her account based in five years of archival research tells the behind-the-scenes administration story that challenges a “sanitized tale of equity instantly achieved” and includes narratives of those who matriculated in 1969 while outnumbered seven to one. 

Anne will be at the Tattered Cover in LoDo, 1628 16th Street, Denver, for a book talk and signing starting at 7:00 pm. After the event,  interested Yalie attendees go across the street to the nearby Union Station to meet with Anne. The Great Hall offers libations and food, and the open seating area accommodates mixing with fellow alum. Please RSVP to Stephanie Grilli, letting her know if you plan to join the group after the Tattered Cover: steph@artscribe.net. Let’s give Anne a Colorado welcome!

First female editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News, Anne Gardiner Perkins ’81 chronicles the introduction of undergraduate coed education at Yale in her recently published book, Yale Needs Women. Her account based in five years of archival research tells the behind-the-scenes administration story that challenges a “sanitized tale of equity instantly achieved” and includes narratives of those who matriculated in 1969 while outnumbered seven to one. 

Anne will be at the Tattered Cover in LoDo, 1628 16th Street, Denver, for a book talk and signing starting at 7:00 pm. After the event,  interested Yalie attendees go across the street to the nearby Union Station to meet with Anne. The Great Hall offers libations and food, and the open seating area accommodates mixing with fellow alum. Please RSVP to Stephanie Grilli, letting her know if you plan to join the group after the Tattered Cover: steph@artscribe.net. Let’s give Anne a Colorado welcome!

Yale Prof. Paul Freedman (History Department) will talk about Women, Men, and Food, an excerpt from his upcoming book: American Cuisine and How It Got This Way. During this one-hour, free webinar, Prof. Freedman will discuss the perceptions of men and women's food preferences in the 20th century. He will also discuss how new products such as Jell-O and magazines such as Good Housekeeping and Gourmet alternately reinforced and upended prevailing stereotypes around food and gender. 

This webinar will be moderated by Wendy Maldonado D’Amico ’93, Yale Alumni Association (YAA) Board of Governors.

This webinar will be recorded and shared with registrants.

Register: http://bit.ly/2KBpy54

Join us for our annual Summer Brunch. We invite current female Yale undergraduates who are interning in DC for the summer. Please use this link to sign up and indicate what you will bring to share. 

YaleWomen presents:

Ageism at Work: Breaking the Universal Barrier

Join us for our one-hour webinar (40 minute discussion followed by 20 minute Q&A)

Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 1-2 pm Eastern

Register now – there is no charge for this event!

This webinar will feature three leading experts on how to combat ageism and thrive including:

• Debunking ageism myths (and why it’s the “ism” we all face)
• Untapping possibilities in your career at any age
• The advantages of aged-based diversity
• Practical strategies for gaining back your work mojo
• Combating unconscious bias
• And more!

A conversation among:

Ashton Applewhite, Author and Activist

Diane T. Ashley ’76 Yale College, MS, JD

Leslie Morrison Faerstein, EdD and LCSW, Executive Director of amazing.community

Moderated by Amy Armitage ’86 MBA, Managing Director, CEO and Founder of Nexus Peer Groups

Introduction and welcome by Ursula Burton ’88, Actor, director, and producer 

You will be able to ask questions during the webinar via chat, and you can submit questions in advance by writing to info@yalewomen.org before Wednesday, June 19^th. 

Wednesday, June 26, 2019
1–2 pm Eastern 
Register now! 

Ashton Applewhite

What if discrimination on the basis of age were as unacceptable as any other kind of prejudice? Ashton Applewhite is a leading voice in an emerging movement dedicated to dismantling ageism and making age a criterion for diversity. The author of This Chair Rocks and a TED2017 mainstage speaker, she reveals the untapped possibilities of late life – in our communities, at work, and in ourselves.

Why is society’s view of aging so grim when the lived reality is so different? In her book This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, Ashton Applewhite declares that it’s time to dismantle the last acceptable prejudice; it’s time for age pride. Her manifesto is so popular that Macmillan launched its brand new imprint with it in 2019. In her candid talks – as she does on her blog, This Chair Rocks, and her Q&A Tumblr, Yo, Is This Ageist? – she debunks our culture’s most pervasive myths about getting older. And with her funny, straight-talking approach, audiences realize the often-overlooked benefits of advanced age, championing the need for greater age-based diversity in the workplace and our institutions. 

In 2018, Applewhite was named a member of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ “100” list. In 2016, Applewhite joined the PBS site Next Avenue’s annual list of 50 Influencers in Aging as their Influencer of the Year. She has been recognized by the New York Times, the New Yorker, NPR, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. She has written for Harper’s, The New York Times, and The Guardian. And she speaks widely, at venues that have ranged from universities and community centers to the Library of Congress and the United Nations.

Her first serious book, Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well, was published by HarperCollins in 1997. It was inspired by the puzzlement: why was our notion of women’s lives after divorce so different from the happy and energized reality? Ms. magazine called it “rocket fuel for launching new lives.” Writing under the name Blanche Knott, Applewhite is also the author of the humor collection Truly Tasteless Jokes, a best-selling paperback of 1982. She was a clue on Jeopardy (“Who is the author of truly tasteless jokes?” Answer: “Blanche Knott.”) And as Blanche made publishing history by occupying four of the fifteen spots on The New York Times bestseller list.

Applewhite holds a bachelor’s degree from Kirkland College.

Diane T. Ashley

Diane T. Ashley was, most recently, a vice president and the Chief Diversity Officer in the executive office of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY). She was also director of FRBNY’s Dodd-Frank Act mandated Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI). An industry leader with more than 20 years of experience in diversity-related roles, Ashley launched the Federal Reserve System’s (FRS) first Office of Diversity and Inclusion in 2007. 

A member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) since 2004, Ashley completed two terms as a board member. The ELC is the preeminent membership organization committed to increasing the number of global black executives in C-Suites, on corporate boards and in global enterprises. She is a Charter planning member of the ELC Women’s Leadership Forum. Notably, in 2010, she hosted ELC women to a private conversation with then-Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.  She has been an active member on six non-profit boards. She currently serves on the boards of Rutgers University School of Business and the New York Theological Seminary, an accredited graduate institution, serving as board chair from 2002-2012. 

Prior to joining the New York Fed in July 2007, Ashley worked for Citigroup for 10 years, with her last position being a senior vice president leading efforts in diversity recruitment, workforce diversity, and director of the supplier diversity program. Under her leadership, Citi’s spending with women and minorities increased from $400MM to $1B, with two pilot programs established in Europe.

Ashley holds a bachelor's degree in French from Yale University, a master's degree in human resources education from Boston University, and a juris doctorate degree from Rutgers University School of Law.

Leslie Morrison Faerstein

Leslie Morrison Faerstein is Executive Director of amazing.community, which is committed to expanding the work horizon for women by transforming the narrative about aging and innovation by redefining inclusive workplaces and equipping women 50+ to thrive in them.

As the first Executive Director of amazing.community, Faerstein has led the effort to create innovative programming, conferences,  training, and online resources to assist women 50+ in the workforce. A recent event, Inclusion by Design Equal Pay Day 2019, brought together leaders from the public, private, and civic sectors to discuss gender pay equity and ways to achieve the goal of achieving wage parity.  

With more than 40 years of experience in nonprofit administration, Faerstein has established and grown several different organizations (mental health, arts in health care, and voluntarism in urban schools). She also has a small private psychotherapy practice specializing in aging women, eating disorders, and trauma.

Faerstein holds a bachelor’s degree from Beloit College, a MS in Social Work from Columbia University School of Social Work, and an EdD in Family and Community Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.

YaleWomen is a Shared Interest Group (SIG) that operates under the auspices of Yale University and the Yale Alumni Association (YAA). Our mission: To create a vibrant, engaged community of alums, drawn together by the common thread of our Yale experiences, that is committed to advancing women's voices and perspectives and to enriching and inspiring one another, Yale, and the world.  Our vision: Connect women, Ignite ideas, Transform the world.  Our work includes the following webinars.

Ignite ideas, Transform the world.  Our work includes the following webinars:

Career Transitions (January 2019)

Gendered Language (May 2018)

Access & Impact of Women on Corporate Boards (February 2018)

You've Got Male. Now What About Women? Sex and Gender Equity in Health Research (December 2017) 

Salary Negotiation (August 2017)

Women in Politics (October 2016)

Confidence When it Counts: Rise Above Self Criticism and Bias (June 2016)

YaleWomen
http://www.yalewomen.org/

Sunday, June 23rd, 1 pm - 4 pm

Tickets to the National Museum of African American History and Culture are hard to get and we were able to secure 40 free passes for a group visit in June. Family friendly!  To ensure that many members have a chance to join us, we are limiting tickets to two per YaleWomen member.  To register for tickets, please use this link.

A high-level Yale health care career panel.

Join us as four top local physicians who received their undergraduate and/or medical training from Yale pull apart the opportunities for leadership, career advancement and satisfaction in this increasingly complex field.

• Dr. Herbert P. Wiedemann, YC ’73, Cleveland Clinic Chief of Staff -  as moderator
• Dr. Edward M. Barksdale Jr., YC ’80, surgeon-in-chief of Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital;
• Dr. Benjamin Li, YSM ’86, Cancer Center Director at the MetroHealth System
• Dr. Marie Schaefer, YSM ’12, a primary care sports medicine physician at Cleveland Clinic and the head team physician and NCAA health care administrator at Cleveland State University.

5:30 - 6:00 p.m. – networking and refreshments

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. – panel

7:00 - 7:30 p.m. – networking and refreshments

Refreshments, including alcoholic beverages, will be served at no cost.*

*Thanks to a generous grant from the Yale Alumni Association’s Careers Life and Yale Alumni-to-Alumni program; the donated time of our distinguished panelists; a gift in kind  from Elizabeth Gerard, YC ’79, and Luke Durudogan, YC ‘80, and donated space by the Cleveland Clinic, this evening program and refreshments are free.

Parking is $10 at the SE corner of that intersection (P2 garage).

Saturday, June 15th, 1 pm - 3 pm

Our January workshop on financial management and literacy for women was well-attended, and participants asked for a follow-up event. Our speaker will be Gerri Walsh, Senior Vice President of Investor Education at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and President of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. Last time we covered important topics such as selecting a financial professional (including biases to avoid) and an investment approach that works for you.  This time we will talk about the pros and cons of different investment strategies and products and more. The $15 ticket price includes the cost of the workshop, the fee to rent the space, and refreshments. Please use this link to register. 

Sunday, June 9th, 10 am - 1 pm

Join us for a morning immersed in art and nature at Glenstone, one of the largest private art museums in the country, located just north of DC in Potomac, Maryland. Situated on 300 acres, this collection focuses on post-World War II art, and was assembled by collectors Emily and Mitch Rales. We plan to spend about two hours touring the grounds and museum, and then those who are interested can gather for a casual lunch at the cafe. Our 40 free tickets went quickly after the publication of our March newsletter, but you can use this Eventbrite link to join the wait-list. If you have already ordered tickets but your plans have changed, kindly let us know so that others can join. 

When: Saturday, June 8 from 9:15 a.m. to Noonish.

Where: Will Rogers State Park

Meet at the base of the trail above the parking area with the attendant at 9:15 a.m. We will depart to hike at 9:30.

Parking: $12 in the lot or very limited street parking below the park 

What to bring: Water, picnic lunch food, sunscreen, hat, camp chair/blanket.

Picnic items can be left in the car during the hike and retrieved after.

We will hike up to Inspiration Point, then along the moderate Backbone Trail to the junction with Rustic Canyon before returning to picnic on the green overlooking the polo fields. The hike itself should take 90 minutes and then we will picnic (BYOP).

This event is open to all YaleWomen alums.

We hope to see you there!

WHEN

June 8, 2019 at 9:15am - 12:15pm

WHERE

Will Rogers State Park
1501 Will Rogers State Park Rd
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
United States
Google map and directions

Sunday, June 2nd, 5 pm - 7 pm

Please join us for our monthly salon, an opportunity to gather with women from Harvard and Yale and discuss a topic and enjoy light refreshments.  This month's topic is "Character Strengths." Please read this article before the meeting:  Character Strengths: Research and Practice (Journal of College and Character).  We will have two locations this month.  To register for Arlington, please use this link.  To register for DC (U Street location, near the DuPont Circle Red Line or U Street on Green/Yellow lines), use this link.  

A striking collection of leading early American, and, American Revolutionaries portraits are displayed at the Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery in Philadelphia, PA.  William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Paul Jones, and, the George Washingtons, are a few of the hundreds of portraits by artists Charles Wilson Peale, Rembrandt Peale, Thomas Sully, et al. at the Second Bank of the United States (U.S.)  Portrait Gallery. Please join us as we gather at the Portrait Gallery and hear from YaleWomen Philly member, Joanne Carr to learn about  “Lady Washington's" portrait and her life.  After the talk, enjoy the other "People of Independence" portraits at the Second Bank of the U.S. Joanne will be available to talk about what you're seeing as will the U.S. National Park Rangers. This event is open to YaleWomen and their guests. REGISTER HERE!

Calling anyone who wants to help plan our events! Many hands make light the work and rich the offerings. Please consider joining our leadership team in whatever capacity suits you so that we can strengthen and sustain YaleWomen Philly. This meeting will bring together old and new leadership members to plan for the year ahead. If you are a DE or NJ resident and would like to spearhead events in your neck of the woods, we would love to have you join us, too! All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Address will be provided when you register.

RSVP HERE

Sunday, May 19th, 7:30 am - 10:30 am

In May, Yale alums volunteer in their local communities. While there are several volunteer opportunities planned in the DC Metro area, YaleWomen DC has organized a special opportunity for Yale alumnae and daughters.  Volunteer at the spring "Girls on the Run" 5K, which starts/ends at Westfield Montgomery Mall.  Details about our volunteer assignment will follow, but use this sign-up link to indicate your availability and we will keep you informed of our plan. 

Mamoun’s has expanded, and we now have a Philadelphia location! For those of you who never had the pleasure of eating at the famous hole-in-the-wall restaurant in New Haven, you now have the chance to taste their fantastically delicious falafel and other treats in our fair city. And for those of you who fondly remember the New Haven experience, expect the same delicious food in a different location. We’ll meet up for lunch and good conversation.  This event is open to YaleWomen and their guests. Let us know if you can join us by registering HERE

Some months ago, a few of us came together for a potluck dinner.  Most of us had not met before but were interested in meeting other Yale women for an informal gathering.  We meet monthly or so at the home of Margaret Loss, Law ’70, in Cambridge.  It is open to all, any school or class. Please join us. The address will be provided to those who sign up. 

ANDEAN FIRE CEREMONY

Sunday, April 28, 7pm-9pm

Please R.S.V.P. below

At a private residence in Westwood - address will be sent upon r.s.v.p.

Fire ceremonies are at the core of many shamanic traditions as a way to gather energies of Community and Nature, supporting us all to cleanse, redirect, and transform.

This event offers an opportunity to experience a traditional fire ceremony as practiced in the Peruvian High Andes. A guided inner exploration will open a window to reflect upon what attachments and patterns are ready to be released, and what healthy energies, feelings, and dreams desire to be called in.

Each participant will be invited to imbue their intentions symbolically into wooden sticks. These will be brought to the fire. The elders taught that when wood is burned, the energy held within is released.

Stepping into the fire circle, one will step into a ritual space—a space of non-ordinary consciousness–and be informed by the alchemical energy of the fire.

WHAT TO BRING:

A rattle, shaker, or drum if you have one.

Two (2) wooden sticks (dry).

To be used for different purposes.

Wool yarn or cotton thread, ribbon, etc. (nothing that has plastic in it)

Fresh flowers, herbs

Wear comfortable clothing

ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR:

Susan Reiner, a Yale alum, is a Shamanic practitioner. She has studied around the world with indigenous medicine people, from above the Arctic Circle to the jungles of Peru, and was initiated into the ancient Quechuan wisdom tradition in the holy mountains of the High Andes.

Her goal as a teacher, healer, and artist is to awaken each individual to the true essence of their individual power and beauty, uncovering the indigenous wisdom that resides in all of us. 

With this clarity comes peace, grace, and harmony for our living planet and all of its elements.

Sunday, April 28th from 5-7 pm in Arlington, VA (near East Falls Church Metro) or Potomac, MD (T-2 bus line)

Are you looking for a group or forum that will provide opportunities for thoughtful, meaningful conversation and connection? Please join us for our April salon! This will be an evening of great company, lively dialogue, and refreshments. Our topic this month is "forgiveness."  To register for the Arlington location, use this link.  For Potomac, use this link.

Hidden City Philadelphia: North Central Philly Lost & Found

Please join us for a YaleWomen Philly and YBAA-Philadelphia co-sponsored private tour with the Hidden City Philadelphia Cultural Trust, on Saturday, April 27 from 11:00am - 1:00pm. Guests are welcome. This tour is limited to the first 25 registrants, so don’t delay in securing your admission! Tickets for this event are $25, a portion of which goes to the Church of the Advocate, pictured above.

The Tour

For stunning late Victorian Gothic Revival architecture combined with fascinating social history, it's tough to beat Church of the Advocate at 18th and Diamond, the final stop on this tour but the first thing we want to tell you about (we didn't want to bury the lede!). The church's progressive social practices began at its founding with the abolition of "pew rents" and reached their height in the 1960s and 70s when it hosted the Conference of Black Power, the Black Panther Conference and the first ordination of women in the Episcopal church. We'll step inside the church's magnificent sanctuary, where a series of 14 murals painted in the 1970s depict scenes from the African-American experience in the company of guide Judith Robinson, a longtime resident of neighboring Strawberry Mansion.

The tour will begin at Broad and Master, site of famed 19th century Shakespearean actor Edwin Forrest's mansion and now home to the Freedom Theater. We'll walk up Broad Street from there, and talk about Father Divine, the Columbia Avenue riots, Reverend Leon Sullivan's program of African-American economic empowerment, the long lost Monument Cemetery, Temple University's recent construction and expansion plans, plus a whole lot more. You'll never look at Philly the same way again. We guarantee it!

About Hidden City Philadelphia

"Hidden City Philadelphia of Culture Trust pulls back the curtain on the city’s most remarkable places and connects them to new people, functions, and resources. We celebrate the power of place and inspire social action to make our city a better place to live, work, and play. Our Hidden City Tours & Events provide immersive experiences of remarkable places, illuminate their stories, and afford networking opportunities among our growing number of members."

WHEN: April 27th, 11am-1pm. Please arrive at 10:45am. Tour begins promptly at 11:00

WHERE: The northeast corner of Broad and Masters Streets

CONTACT: Susan LaPalombara,  philadelphia@yalewomen.org

WHAT: 2 part registration needed

• REGISTRATION:  REGISTER HERE *This event caps at 25. Once you successfully register for the event, please then promptly go to the payment link to secure your reservation. If you do not do so within 24 hours, we will release your reservation. Registrations will close on April 22nd.

PAYMENT:  PAY HERE PURCHASE YOUR TICKET(S) HERE, THROUGH THIS PAYPAL LINK Once there, sign into your paypal account (or create one), click Send/Send Money and enter ywtreasurer@gmail.com as the recipient. Enter the ticket amount of $25 per ticket and click Send. 

Join YaleWomen DC for a community service opportunity! We will volunteer at A Wider Circle, 9159 Brookville Road, Silver Spring, MD.  Please arrive by 12:45 pm for orientation and check-in. From 1 pm-3pm we will sort donations and assist clients. We also plan to create hygiene bags for families, complete with toilet paper, laundry detergent, shampoo, and other personal care items.  Please consider bringing these items to donate!  To sign up, please use this link.  

YaleWomen Connecticut

Curiosity and Conversations – with savories and sweets!

“Opening the aperture” about issues that affect women – engaging in conversations, discourse, and discovery. This is some of YaleWomen’s best work!

Join us for a thought provoking conversation about the issue of homeless: Who are the homeless? What are the causes of homelessness? What are the solutions?

With these Yale women alums – graduates of the Schools of Management, Nursing, and Public Health – who are making a difference:

• Madeline Ravich '09 MBA is the Development Advisor and Director of The BE HOMEFUL Project of the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness. She oversees all of CCEH’s fundraising efforts.

• Katherine McCormack '81 MPH, RN, MEP has worn many hats in service to the City of Hartford, including Director of Emergency Management and Director of Health.

• Linda Schwartz ’84 MSN and ’98 DrPH has worn many hats in service to veterans, including Commissioner of Veteran Affairs for the State of Connecticut and assistant secretary for policy and planning for the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Linda continues her work on women veteran issues with a program that began when she was Commissioner of Veteran Affairs, "Have You Ever Served?" which supports efforts to identify veterans in the community and with health care providers.

Introduced by Amy Levine Klein ’93, ’98 JD

Sunday afternoon, April 7, 2019

2 – 4 pm

(2-2:30 social, 2:30-3:30 conversation with Q&A, 3:30-4 social)

At the Hartford home of Susan Lennon ’85 MPPM.  Susan’s address and other details will be provided to those who RSVP.

RSVP no later than Sunday, March 31^st

A YaleWomen Connecticut tradition: potluck refreshments! Savories – those whose last names begin with A through L. Sweets – those whose last names begin with M through Z. Susan will provide beverages.

Do you know? (sources: various)

• Homelessness is one of our nation’s most misunderstood and vexing social problems. Homelessness does not discriminate. Families with children, single adults, teenagers and older individuals of all races struggle with the devasting effects of homelessness.
• More families experience homelessness in the United States than in any other industrialized nation. Thirty-five percent (35%) of homeless persons are in family households (typically a single mother with two young children). Families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population.
• One in 30 American children experience homelessness annually; 51% are under age five. More than 2.5 million children are homeless each year.
• Thirty-one percent (31%) of all homeless people are youths under the age of 24.
• While the number of veterans experiencing homelessness has decreased, veterans make up approximately 95% of all homeless adults – 90.8% are men and 8.5% are women.
• The lack of affordable housing is a primary cause of homelessness. (Homelessness and poverty are inextricably linked, affecting the ability to pay for housing, food, childcare, health care and education.)
• Domestic violence is also a primary cause of homelessness. Ninety-two percent (92%) of homeless women have experienced severe physical or sexual abuse at some point in their lives, and 63% have been victims of intimate partner violence as adults.

Some months ago, a few of us came together for a potluck dinner.  Most of us had not met before but were interested in meeting other Yale women for an informal gathering.  We meet monthly or so at the home of Margaret Loss, Law ’70, in Cambridge.  It is open to all, any school or class. Please join us. The address will be provided to those who sign up. 

@exuberance offers invitation-only house salons once or twice a month in a modernist warehouse conversion to audiences who are all about the music. Cameras, cell phones—even talking—are prohibited once the music starts. The high ceiling and sound treatment yield ideal acoustics. And a recent vintage 7-foot Steinway sounds magnificent always. Artists and audiences are diverse and united in our love for this music.

Exuberance asks for $25 donation at the door to support both the musicians and the refreshments. This incredible price will get us up-close seats in a private home, as well as tickets for two beverages to be enjoyed over the course of the evening. We are opening this up to YW members and their guests, so grab a jazz buddy and come enjoy what promises to be a fantastic evening of jazz and camaraderie. 

Please RSVP no later than March 18  as we will need to release at that time any unclaimed seats we are holding.

From Women Characters in Classic Chinese Paintings

to

Understand Developments of Women's Social-economical Role"

Join YaleWomen in China as Curator Zirong Zeng will share high definition of well-known classic paintings in chronological sequence and lead the audience to appreciate women characters in those paintings.

Date and time:  3:00-5:10pm, March 24

Venue:               Penn Wharton Center, 16Fl West Tower, World Financial Center, Beijing, China

Program: 

3:00-3:30:   Sign in 

3:30-3:50    Welcome speech by Stella Xu, Chapter Head of YaleWomen China and Huahua, Managing Director of Penn Wharton Center  

3:50-4:50    From Women Characters in Classic Chinese Paintings to Understand Developments of Women's Social-economical Role by Curator of CITIC Musuem Zirong Zeng

4:50-5:10    Q&A 

Join us for an evening of Speed Mentoring where we will gather in support circles to share your common career pitfalls and get advice from seasoned YaleWomen who have paved the path before you.

Interested in switching careers/roles, but not sure where to start?

Struggling to manage a work-life balance and looking for useful tips?

Want to get ahead in a bureaucratic company?

Looking for more opportunities to demonstrate people leadership?

If you’re interested in becoming a mentor for this event, please fill out this form. Bios for YaleWomen Mentors will be distributed via e-mail to registered attendees.

SCHEDULE

6:30-7pm Networking

7-7:45pm Round 1 Speed Mentoring

7:45-8:30pm Round 2 Speed Mentoring

8:30-9pm Networking/clean-up

RSVP required and refreshments will be provided.

This event will not be available via webcast. No audio/visual recording will be permitted.

If you are interested in sponsoring a future YaleWomen event or volunteering please e-mail us at ywnorcal@gmail.com 

“Opening the aperture” – this is some of YaleWomen’s best work!

YaleWomen Connecticut invites you on an expedition – an extraordinary journey of exploration and discovery (family friendly for children ages 10 and older)

- - with Elysa Engelman, PhD (’94 Yale College), Director of Exhibits - -

at Mystic Seaport Museum

Death in the Ice: The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Beginning promptly at 10:00 am

Schedule:

10:00 am         Meet in the lobby of the Thompson Exhibition Building to begin making the connections between the exhibit and the local history of southeastern Connecticut.

10:15 am         Adjourn to the Masin Conference Room at the rear of the Thompson Exhibition Building. Elysa will give a brief welcome and lay the groundwork for the self-guided exhibit experience to come in the Thompson Exhibition. Follow your own interests or ask Elysa to show you the highlights.

12:00 noon      Back to the Masin Conference Room for lunch and more conversation. Ask Elysa questions, share your reactions to the exhibit, discuss the complexities of hosting an internationally touring exhibit such as this. (Note: if you are not interested in purchasing and joining the lunch, you are free to go off on your own.)

1:00 pm           On your own – there are many possibilities to explore and experience – note that the Museum closes at 4 pm.

Registration and cost:

The Museum has generously extended its group discount rate to us. For this, we must have a minimum of 15 people (adults @ $23.95 each and children ages 10-17 @ $13.95 each, plus Eventbrite service charge). Boxed lunches (sandwich with pasta salad, fruit salad, mystic chips, a fresh baked jumbo cookie and beverage) $19 each (plus Eventbrite service charge). Maximum capacity: 30 people. Don’t miss this unique opportunity – register now!

Register no later than Tuesday, March 5^th here.

Due to the planning for this program, we are not able to issue refunds for cancellations or no-shows.

Have questions? Need additional information? Contact Susan Lennon at susan.lennon@outlook.com.

To whet your appetite -- do you know?

This is a story that has launched more than three dozen search and recovery missions, and over the past 170+ years it has inspired novels, plays, songs, and TV shows such as the 2017 horror series Terror. Margaret Atwood called it the origin myth of disasters for Canadians. This is the first comprehensive exhibit on the Franklin Expedition since the ships were located, and travels to Mystic from London and Ottawa before moving on to Alaska. Learn the story and see the artifacts, some recovered from the shipwrecks as recently as 2016. All the major angles are covered, including:

• History – Possessed with a vast navy and extremely confident of its sailing prowess, Victorian England was obsessed with the Arctic, which represented their biggest hope of traversing the Northwest Passage, the much desired, possibly faster, trade route from Europe to Asia. In May 1845, Sir John Franklin and his 128-member crew set sail from London, England aboard HMS Erebus and Terror. They were last seen by Europeans in Baffin Bay, off the southwest corner of Greenland in July 1845. The enduring mystery of the Franklin Expedition is still unraveling.
• Anthropology and Indigenous Rights – Inuit oral histories have played a significant role in uncovering the fate of the Franklin Expedition. Their critical contributions include both traditional knowledge and oral histories relating to the European exploration of the Arctic Archipelago, which you can listen to on audio stations interspersed throughout the exhibition, and historical artifacts, some of which incorporated materials of European origin, which were traded from explorers or retrieved from abandoned ships.
• Underwater Archaeology – Parks Canada divers give a video tour of one wreck, and you’ll see the unbroken plates, glass bottles, and other daily items they’ve recovered from this remote dive site. With a short dive season entirely dependent on weather in the remote Canadian Arctic, each year the archaeologists plan for the worst, but hope to get even a few days on the wrecks to explore, document, and recover more evidence of what happened onboard.
• Forensics – In examining tissues collected from human remains recovered from Beechey Island, forensic anthropologists found that the amount of lead in the bones of some of the men was exponentially high, leading to the theory that lead poisoning may have been one of the factors contributing to the expedition’s demise. Other factors include scurvy and starvation, and perhaps cannibalism. DNA analysis has also matched crew members with descendants.
• Climate change – As the Northwest Passage has become more accessible to ships and boats of all types, the race to find and preserve the Franklin Expedition ships and camp sites has intensified. Learn how the Expedition suffered due to unexpectedly thick seasonal ice that trapped their ships even in the summer.

Read more here and here and here!

Are you looking for a group or forum that will provide opportunities for thoughtful, meaningful conversation and connection? Please join us for our March Salon! Our topic will be "Implicit Bias" and participants are asked to read several articles prior to the event.  This will be an evening of great company, lively dialogue, and refreshments. To register for the Arlington Salon, please use this link.  To register for the Bethesda, Maryland salon, please use this link.

Some months ago, a few of us came together for a potluck dinner.  Most of us had not met before but were interested in meeting other Yale women for an informal gathering.  We meet monthly or so at the home of Margaret Loss, Law ’70, in Cambridge.  It is open to all, any school or class. 

Women graduates and affiliates of Yale: Spend the Tuesday before Valentine’s Day with us at a classic steakhouse. In the theme of love, we will discuss ways for YaleWomen to increase our community involvement. This February dinner will feature a special guest from the Joyce Ivy Foundation who can speak to potential opportunities for collaboration. Feel free to bring a Yale friend! 

From Pigeon Holed to Promoted:
A Roadmap to Create Next Level Impact at Work
 
Join us for an interactive workshop with global women's advancement authority Sharon Melnick, BA '88, PhD, 

Learn:
How to increase your leadership impact.
Counteract the “Prove-it-Again” gender bias.
Authentically self-promote to become visible and trusted by senior folks.

Practice:
You'll leave with a strategic action plan to expand responsibility,
gain a promotion, and increase satisfaction in your career.

When: Monday, February 11, 2019
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Where: 37 East 28th Street, Suite 204
Cost: $20
 

REGISTER HERE

Sharon Melnick, BA '88, PhD is a leading authority on women’s next level success.  Informed by 10 years of psychology research at Harvard Medical School, her methods have transformed 22,000 trainees at 30 Fortune 500 companies and 150 conferences (she has even presented at the White House and the United Nations).   She is also the leader of the Next Level Leader program which has a strong track record supporting women to gain promotion in weeks not months/years using psychological strategies that create ‘readiness’ in the minds of decision makers. Her first two books - Success under Stress and Confidence when it Counts – are considered 'bibles' by women's network book clubs, and teach women to be confident and resilient to workplace challenges.  She’s now writing her 3rd book on women and power.  Discover more at www.sharonmelnick.com

YaleWomen Hawaii invites you to a "talk story" gathering alongside the women alums of Harvard on Sunday, February 10 at Anaha Ward Village.  

Inspired by the successful Harvard/Yale Women's Salon Series, our "talk story" gatherings will evoke thoughtful conversation on relevant and meaningful themes with short articles serving as a basis for discussion. Our theme for February's gathering will be Gratitude.      

With your feedback, we hope to continue this series and explore other topics of interest. If you are unable to attend, but would like to suggest topics for future discussion, please reply! 

Come connect with other Harvard and Yale women alums as we explore questions inspired by the following links:

http://ei.yale.edu/what-is-gratitude/

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/opinion/sunday/the-selfish-side-of-gratitude.html

https://interfaithroundtableofkauai.org/the-meaning-of-aloha-and-mahalo/

http://www.hokulea.com/hokulea-moolelo-the-true-meaning-of-mahalo/

Join members of YaleWomen DC for our Annual Brunch. We will enjoy delicious food and social time. We will also look ahead to the coming year and plan events.  To sign up, and indicate what you will bring, use this link: Annual Brunch

YaleWomen Atlanta Invites you to the first event of 2019 - The Opioid Epidemic: Lessons from the Field. Join us for a moderated discussion with Dr.Amy Baxter '91, Founder and CEO of Pain Care Labs  and Emory School of Medicine's Dr. Justine Welsh as they lend their expertise to further our understanding of the opioid epidemic and how they are addressing it.

Parking is free and directly in front of the building. Light bites and drinks provided!

Check out this article to learn more about the opioid crisis and the efforts of Yale women: https://medicine.yale.edu/whr/news/article.aspx?id=19129&fbclid=IwAR2regWd0EtCOpudFWU3g7TGziLf5_AaeJ2TKF0TJsH0FuIl5b19zT_x8lM.

Registration is now open for our January salon!  The topic will be "Emotional Intelligence." We will again have two locations: one at the home of Ellen Fox in Arlington, VA and a second location at the home of Anita Wellen in Northwest DC (walking distance from the Tenley Metro).  Here are the sign up links:  Northwest DC and Arlington, VA.  

Please join us for our first event of 2019 which should be both timely and fascinating! Ann Schutt-Aine MD (TC ’96), currently the Chief Medical Officer at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, will share her perspectives and experiences on the topic of Women’s Healthcare in the US right now. We will also learn about the roles and activities of Planned Parenthood and its relationship to Federal funding.

Join YaleWomen and the Yale Alumni Association for a webinar on a topic relevant to so many alums: career transitions!

Emceed by YaleWomen Council member Amy Armitage ’85 SOM of Nexus Peer Groups and moderated by SOM career coach Cindy Cornell, this webinar will feature four women alum panelists sharing their experiences with career transition due to:

- Job loss
- Re-entering the workforce after taking time off to raise one’s children
- A desire to re-invent oneself and switch careers entirely

The 40-minute discussion will be followed by a 20-minute Q&A, giving participants an opportunity to actively engage with, and obtain advice from, Amy, Cindy, and the panelists.  This webinar will be held on January 15, 2019, from 1-2pm EST.

Emcee:

• Amy Armitage '85 SOM

Moderator:

• Cindy Cornell

Panelists:

• Wendy Maldonado D'Amico '93
• Catharine Gately '89
• Katy Kincade '85
• Cristina Thais Vittoria '93

Register now – there is no charge for this event!

High Performance Habits by Brendon Bouchard

Everyone self-reflects at the beginning of a new year and commits to completing a new set of resolutions. This year, try something new. Bring your resolutions and meet with a small, tight knit group of Yale Women who will hold you accountable for the growth necessary to achieve them.

Yale Women is dedicated to educating and elevating personal performance and leadership qualities by increasing knowledge and skills in the areas of high performance, authentic leadership and gender intelligence. If you can’t shake that feeling that you aren’t quite where you wanted or expected to be in life, this group is for you.

We have a treasure trove of deeply knowledgeable, committed and successful women who have likely faced, overcome or helped others overcome the same issues. If you can define for yourself where you want to be, your fellow Yale Women will help you stay accountable for moving forward.

This is more than a “book club” it’s a venue for members to gain a deeper insight into themselves through the books we read and be held accountable for follow-through skill building that will help each of us move from our current state closer to our desired future state.

We meet bi-monthly on the second Sunday beginning January 13th from 1-3pmat First Watch in Meyerland Plaza Area. Reach out to your host, Stefani Kirchhoff, with any questions (stefani.kirchhoff@yahoo.com).

The first growth challenge for each of us is to mine High Performance Habits by Brendon Bouchard for the habits you need to focus on in 2019 to move closer to your desired future state. 

Start off 2019 with a valuable and powerful workshop on financial management and literacy for women. The keynote speaker will be Gerri Walsh, President of the FINRA Foundation and Senior Vice President, Investor Education. The $15 ticket price includes the cost of the workshop, the rental of the space, and refreshments.  To register, use this link: Financial Mangagement

Some months ago, a few of us came together for a potluck dinner.  Most of us had not met before but were interested in meeting other Yale women for an informal gathering.  We meet monthly or so at the home of Margaret Loss, Law ’70, in Cambridge.  It is open to all, any school or class. 

Join us in the bar area at State Park for some libations, snacks, and camraderie. Pay as you go. 

Come join us for the first annual YaleWomen Cookie Exchange on Sunday, December 9th from 2 pm to 4:30 pm at my house in Park Hill. I love nothing more than sampling a wide range of cookies and treats I've never tried or made before, don't you? Come celebrate the season armed with your favorite holiday cookies and recipe and leave with a variety of treats to share with the people in your life.

RSVP to Anne at annebweil@gmail.com. As we get closer, I'll send out the address and cookie quantity request, which will depend on attendance.

Maybe Santa lives on the South Pole? Let’s investigate the possibility with a presentation from Nisha Desai (YC ‘92)on her trek to the South Pole in December 2016. You’ll see photos from her trip and learn what it takes to prepare for an Antarctic expedition.

Bring your family to our annual holiday service event at A Wider Circle.  We will work in the North Pole to organize and wrap gifts for needy families.  Please bring a new gift or wrapping paper to donate.  Sign up at this link.  

What an exciting year YaleWomen Connecticut has had with some amazing events.  Please join us in our final event of the year, a pot luck dinner hosted by Deborah Desir, MD ‘80 at her home in Woodbridge on Monday, December 3^rd at 7:00 pm! In the spirit, hope and peace of the holiday season, join us as we gather round the table for good food, company and conversation.

This year we would like to collect diapers for The Diaper Bank of Connecticut.  They are looking for diapers in size 4,5 and 6.

Please RSVP to Anne Boucher ’80 at amboucher@mmm.com no later than Thursday, November 29th. Capacity for is limited to 20.

What to bring?  If you last name begins with * please bring:

A-F Dessert

G-L Main Dish

M-S Salad

T-Z Appetizer

Please – if your plans change and you are no longer able to join us, let Anne know so that we can fill your spot from the wait list. We look forward to seeing and sharing holiday cheer and conversation with you!

Join DC-area women for our monthly salon.  We will have two locations, in Bethesda, MD and Arlington VA.  A $7 fee covers the cost of refreshments which are purchased by the host.  Sign up using these links:  Arlington Salon or Bethesda Salon

Please join YaleWomen Ontario Chapter for a potluck dinner hosted by Nina Lester. The theme for our group discussion will be current events in US politics and a review of the mid-term election results. All points of view are welcome!

RSVP: ninalester@sympatico.ca by November 5 (due to space limitation, open to Yale alumnae only – attendance capped at 20). Nina will provide you with address information and a link to the pot-luck contributions sign up website. 

YaleWomen Ontario Chapter Co-leaders:

Ruth Chen  chenrp@aya.yale.edu

Nina Lester  ninalester@sympatico.ca

Ilene Solomon  ilene.solomon@gmail..com

Christine Heselmann  heselmann@aya.yale.edu

Heidi Melsheimer  heididmel@gmail.com

Theresa Stephen  tstephen@rogers.com 

**** Founded in 2011, YaleWomen is a community of alums – at the global and chapter levels – across Yale College and the Graduate & Professional Schools, and across years, geography and personal and professional interests as well as a broad range of different experiences, perspectives, and opinions. As part of its mission, YaleWomen is committed to advancing women’s voices and perspectives. YaleWomen encourages its members at the global, national, and local levels to advance the issues they believe in by engaging in the public policy and electoral process, advocating for changes in particular areas of society, and providing education about such matters. As a 501c3, YaleWomen must do so within the constraints imposed by IRS rules regarding prohibiting lobbying, advocacy, and partisan activity. One of YaleWomen’s greatest strengths is inclusivity – bringing together and learning from the plurality of our voices, in ways that are both respectful and civil. Inclusivity is, in fact, one of YaleWomen’s core values. The plurality of voices – Yale women alums’ voices – produces democracy! ****

Theranos said it would change the way blood testing worked—it raised over a billion dollars on that promise. But in his new book, John Carreyrou uncovers that Theranos’s greatest innovation was a technology as old as time: lying.

Sound interesting? Yes! Join us to talk about one of the hottest non-fiction works around.

We have three confirmed gathering locations in San Francisco, North Oakland, and San Mateo. To attend a November 11 meeting, visit https://yw-booknight-badblood.eventbrite.com to RSVP. Registration will close on Friday, November 9 at 8 PM.

Please join members of YaleWomen DC for an interactive, hands-on LinkedIn workshop focusing on how to develop an effective 30 minutes/day LinkedIn connection and branding strategy for a job search, career transition or entrepreneurship. The workshop will be led by Elisse Wright Barnes, JD PhD. 

The workshop is limited to 18 participants.  Please register here. 

You are invited to enjoy the company of Yale women in the greater Bay Area region, and have the chance to hear from career advice specialist Sara Holtz ’72 as she speaks on "how to learn from your mistakes and continue to thrive in your career". YaleWomen is about connecting Yale alumnae at every stage of life after Yale and continuing the journey we started in New Haven. With new grads in the area, the mid-term election behind us, and the holidays ahead, let’s come together to reconnect with camaraderie and sisterhood.

In addition, this year some of our founding members will be retiring from the Chapter. For those interested in the future of YaleWomen of Northern California, we invite you to talk to those at the event and consider joining the Planning Committee. There’s room for all levels of experience and availability in this busy region.

You must RSVP to be admitted at Airbnb. We are requesting a $20.00 fee per person to defray food and drink expenses.  Please register at https://yalewomen_bayarea_gathering.eventbrite.com

Several of us have started a YWB discussion group focusing on life transitions, whether into an “empty nest”, into semi-retirement, or whatever. If you are interested, please contact Margaret Loss, Law ‘70 at boston@yalewomen.edu. The next meeting will be a potluck supper at Margaret’s house in Cambridge.  The address will be provided to those who sign up.

It's been great to see many of you at the hikes in July and August! We're planning some more gatherings for this fall and winter - this time indoors, involving food and drink.

Please join us for conversation and connection and a few snacks/cocktails/dinner (or whatever you would like!). Besides, what a great way to start the week!

DATE & TIME
Mon, November 5, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PST

LOCATION 
Irving Street Kitchen
701 Northwest 13th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209

Please join YaleWomen Boston and MIT Women in Physics for a conversation with Professor Meg Urry on Women in Science and black holes.  Professor Urry is the Israel Munson Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Yale and Director of the Yale Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics.    Her scientific research focuses on active galaxies, which host accreting supermassive black holes in their centers. She has published over 300 refereed research articles on supermassive black holes and galaxies and was identified as a “Highly Cited Author” by Thomson Reuters.  She is known for her efforts to increase the number of women and minorities in science.

6:00pm light refreshments will be served; 6:30pm discussion with Professor Urry

Yale Women are encouraged to bring their daughters or other science-curious young women

Attention YaleWomen in the Sacramento area: you are invited for a special Meet & Greet so we can find and get to know one another! In addition, we can brainstorm what kind of activities would get us together as Yale alumnae living/working/surviving in the region. We'll enjoy a delicious brunch, a well-deserved break before the holidays, and great company!

Kindly help us with the head count - RSVP at https://yalewomen_sacramento_meetup.eventbrite.com.
(Joining us is free, but please be prepared to cover your own brunch.)

Connecting women ∙ Igniting ideas ∙ Transforming the world

YaleWomen Connecticut

Putting parity into practice:

increasing the number and influence of women in elected and appointed office

in the US and around the globe.

Join us for a thought provoking, inspiring, and energizing conversation with

Patti Russo, Executive Director

Women’s Campaign School at Yale

Founded in 1993, WCSY is a nonpartisan, issue-neutral political campaign-training program.

To tee up the conversation, please see the rich resources in the postings on the YaleWomen Group FB page, including this one from the Yale News. (If you are not a member of this FB Group, please request to join – for postings of articles that might not other wise come your way and the inclusive, vibrant, respectful and meaningful exchanges that frequently emerge.)

Thursday, November 1, 2018 – in Woodbridge – 7-9 – over a light meal and dessert

RSVP to Anne Boucher ’80 (amboucher@mmm.com) Anne’s address will be provided to those who RSVP. Since Patti will be speaking at a tea at Pauli Murray College immediately preceding, we will start a little later and have a light meal and dessert/coffee!

A-L Appetizer/Salad

M-Z Dessert

Join YaleWomen Boston chapter, the Yale Alumni Non-Profit Alliance, and the Yale Latino Alumni Association at Rebuild Puerto Rico, a musical event. Ticket and food sales will benefit the relief and recovery effort for victims of Hurricanes Maria and Irma.

Purchase your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rebuild-puerto-rico-yalewomen-tickets-45042488295 

We are looking for YaleWomen Boston, YANA, and YLAA members to help promote the event, meet/greet guests, etc. Spanish not necessary but welcome. Interested? Contact event facilitator Marianna Krejci-Papa at marianna.krejcipapa@gmail.com. Questions? Contact event co-director Denise Alfonso at denise.m.alfonso@gmail.com.

Connecting women ∙ Igniting ideas ∙ Transforming the world

YaleWomen Connecticut

Putting parity into practice:

increasing the number and influence of women in elected and appointed office

in the US and around the globe.

Join us for a thought provoking, inspiring, and energizing conversation with

Patti Russo, Executive Director

Women’s Campaign School at Yale

Founded in 1993, WCSY is a nonpartisan, issue-neutral political campaign-training program.

To tee up the conversation, please see the rich resources in the postings on the YaleWomen Group FB page, including this one from the Yale News. (If you are not a member of this FB Group, please request to join – for postings of articles that might not other wise come your way and the inclusive, vibrant, respectful and meaningful exchanges that frequently emerge.)

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 – in Hartford – 6-8 pm – over a potluck dinner

Hartford: RSVP to Susan Lennon ’85 MPPM (susan.lenon@outlook.com) no later than Wednesday, October 17^th. Susan’s address will be provided to those who RSVP. What to bring? 

If you last name begins with/please bring:

A-F Appetizer

G-L Salad

M-S Main Dish

T-Z Dessert

Are you looking for a group or forum that will provide opportunities for thoughtful, meaningful conversation and connection? Inspired by the Enlightenment Salons of the 18th century, the DC Chapter of the Alumnae Network for Harvard Women (ANHW) and the DC Chapter of YaleWomen are co-hosting a series of Salons. The idea is to get together periodically with other curious, engaging women in a relaxed atmosphere to reflect and share perspectives on topics that are important to participants. This will be an evening of great company, lively dialogue, and refreshments. Before each meeting we will provide links to one or more internet articles or other resources for participants to read in advance (less than one hour total reading time). The event will be facilitated using different formats for small and larger group discussion.

This month we will have two salons.  To register for the Bethesda, MD event, use this link.  To register for the Arlington, VA event, use this link.  

When: Sunday, October 14. Walk from 10 am - 11:30 am. Followed by lunch at either the farmers market or Cafe Belong at the Evergreen Brickworks from 11:30 am - 1 pm.

Who: Children, partners, and pets are welcome!  

NEW meeting spot: Meet at Evergreen Brickworks at 10 am, right in front of Sweet Pete's Bike Shop, see: https://www.evergreen.ca/images/badges/VisGuide_201805_MAP.jpg -  or come for lunch only.

Getting there: There is a free Evergreen Brick Works shuttle bus that departs every 30–45 minutes from the parkette just north of Broadview subway station. You can also take the TTC (28 Bayview South bus) departing from Davisville Station.You can also explore all means of getting there at https://www.evergreen.ca/evergreen-brick-works/visitor-info/getting-here/

What: We will walk for approximately 1.5 hours along the Rosedale/Moore Park ravine trail and end back at the Brickworks for food. The Evergreen Farmer’s Market will be open for shopping.

Please note: 

- If you can’t find the group or your arrival is delayed call or text Ilene at 647-680-6554 to ensure we wait for you. 

- If it is raining, we will still meet up and just hang out under the covered market area or in Cafe Belong. 

PLEASE RSVP by the morning of the event to ilene.solomon@gmail.com

Unique weekend tour of the museum, with antiques collected over generations: the history of the Police, Police uniform, Police car, weapons, buildings and archived photos. One special feature is the Wall of Honor. The tour will be led by current Curator Officer Duffy at the Houston Police Department Headquarters. This tour is not typically available to the public, but we have special permission to attend as the  YaleWomen. Guests are welcome.  Please park in nearby paid parking (google: Houston HPD parking) or Downtown street meters are free on Sundays. If you would like to join us, please rsvp to mimitsai@comcast.net by October 1.

Please join YaleWomen Boston for a special opportunity to meet playwright Eleanor Burgess ’07 during the August 31st through October 6th run of her play The Niceties at the Huntington Theatre Company!  A Brookline native, Eleanor describes The Niceties as “a story about academic power and liberal dogmas, about frighteningly smart people and the stories we tell ourselves about history – it’s made for this city.”  After the 2 pm performance on the 29^th, Eleanor will be doing a talkback, focusing on how we talk about and teach history, including painful elements of American history.  For those interested in gathering for lunch before the performance, we will make a reservation at The Beehive at 12:15 pm.  Please rsvp here so that we can reserve enough seats at the restaurant.  You must purchase your own ticket to the play.

The Washington Post describes The Niceties as “a barnburner of a play! Destined to be performed everywhere. One of the best plays I’ve seen about who gets to tell the story of America, and how.”

Learn more or purchase tickets at the Huntington Theatre website.

Read The Boston Globe article here.

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Madar, jebisemiju@gmail.com, (617) 875-4384

YaleWomen Connecticut is happy to announce our next stop on the Museum Trail – the Prudence Crandall Museum in Canterbury, CT. Join us on Saturday, September 29 as we visit the home of New England’s first educational academy for African-American women (1833-1834). The museum is a National Historic Landmark and a State Archaeological Preserve. We will take in the general museum offerings and also enjoy a guided tour of the museum’s newest exhibit, “The Story Outlives the Canvas,” which explores the history and legacy of the famous portrait of Prudence Crandall. Our interpreter for this portion of the visit will be Lisa Joseph, the curator of the exhibit.

Exploring the life of Prudence Crandall (1803-1890), Connecticut’s State Heroine, prompts relevant reflection on life in America throughout history. Her commitment to teaching African-American women made her a national symbol for abolition, and local response was swift and strong in its opposition. Harassment and mob violence forced the school to close in 1834. Prudence Crandall’s legacy in legislation and court battles includes the 1833 CT “Black Law”, the 1857 Dredd Scott arguments, and also the 1954 Brown Vs. Board of Education of Topeka.

I said in my heart, here are my convictions. What shall I do? Shall I be inactive and permit prejudice, the mother of abominations, to remain undisturbed? Or shall I venture to enlist in the ranks of those who with the Sword of Truth dare hold combat with prevailing iniquity? I contemplated for a while the manner in which I might best serve the people of color. As wealth was not mine, I saw no other means of benefiting them, than by imparting to those of my own sex that were anxious to learn, all the instruction I might be able to give, however small the amount.         - PRUDENCE CRANDALL, 1833

WHEN:
Saturday, September 29; 10:00-11:30am Tour; 11:45 Optional Brunch at DayBreaks Diner

WHERE:

The Prudence Crandall Museum

1 S Canterbury Rd.

Canterbury, CT 06331

(Intersection of Routes 169 and 14)

COST:

$6 Admission; Free for children ages 12 and younger

Optional pay-as-you-go brunch at 12:15 a short drive away from the museum at:

DayBreaks Diner

43 Railroad Ave.

Plainfield, CT 06374

RSVP:

To Karen Warner karenwarner@yahoo.com by September 22 for tour and optional lunch.

PLEASE NOTE: The museum's first floor is fully accessible.

For more information:

Prudence Crandall Museum website

“Prudence Crandall,” Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame

Today In CT History

Diana Moraco, “Prudence Crandall Fights for Equal Access to Education,”

Please join us in Golden, CO on Sunday, September 23rd from 5:30 - 8:00pm in the lovely home of Christina Schultz. Christina graduated from SOM in 2004 and has generously agreed to host us for an evening of food and merriment. Please RSVP to Christina at cschultz@yourcornerconsulting.com. She will provide her address once she received your hearty "YES!".  I look forward to catching up and hearing all about summer travels and adventures!

Calling all outdoor enthusiasts.  Please join YaleWomen Boston for a fall hike at Middlesex Fells in Winchester.  This moderate hike winds through a classic New England woodland with sassafras, oak, maple and pine and takes about 2-2.5 hours.  We can adapt the length to suit the group on the actual day.  The terrain is uneven, with rocks and roots, and undulating, but not difficult.  There are lovely reservoir views, and with luck, the fall colors will be showing.  This event is kid and dog friendly, although note that Middlesex Fells requires that your dog be kept on a leash.  Bring water, sunscreen, and insect repellent.  There is no charge but please rsvp so that we know to wait for you in the parking area.  Questions? 

Several of us have started a YWB discussion group focusing on life transitions, whether into an “empty nest”, into semi-retirement, or whatever. If you are interested, please contact Margaret Loss, Law ‘70 at boston@yalewomen.edu. The next meeting will be a potluck supper at Margaret’s house in Cambridge.  The address will be provided to those who sign up.

We had a lot of fun hiking together last month and heard from many who would love to join next time, so we’re having another hike in Forest Park

Hiking in Forest Park on Leif Erikson Trail!

Wednesday, August 22 at 5:30 pm we'll talk and walk together.

Meet at Forest Park’s Thurman Gate, 3800 NW Thurman St.   

We'll go for beers nearby afterwards. 

Please rsvp, or email to let us know if you're coming and we'll wait for you at the entrance to the trail! 

And, feel free to bring a partner or friend. Our main goal is just to keep building community together. 

Hope to see you there!

On Thursday, August 16th at 6PM The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia(MOCA) will host a private viewing of The Later Years, a retrospective on the work of critically acclaimed Atlanta native, Larry Walker. Walker is best known for his decades long career as both a professor and mixed media visual artist. Click here to learn more about this exhibit. A guided tour will begin at 7pm.

Wine and light refreshments will be provided. Tickets for the event will be available for purchase for $8($5 for those with a Student ID or over the age of  65) at the door. We hope you're able to join us on this special evening.

Please join members of the Yale Club of DC and YaleWomen DC for a family-friendly cookout at Stratton Local Park, 9925 Harrogate Road, Bethesda, MD 20817.

We have rented a pavilion and will supply burgers, hot dogs, paper products and drinks. Please bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to share for 10-15 people.  When you RSVP, please indicate what you will bring with you. You may wish to bring a frisbee, outdoor games, and a beach chair.  

Use this link: Cookout

Join the YW-CT book group for the last book of our first year - Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast.

Two options available:

1. Karen Warner – in Hartford at Tisane Tea House July 15th at 3:00 – RSVP to Karen at karenwarner@yahoo.com
2. Julie Cohen – in New Haven on July 15^th at 223 Dwight St., New Haven CT 06511 – RSVP to Julie at cohen@yale.edu

The book is a quick read so not to worry if you haven't started!!!

Would you like to help shape the future of YaleWomen Greater Philadelphia?  We had an overwhelming response to the survey and have a great idea of what types of events our members are interested in.  We will be assembling a group of members to help organize and plan events for 2018 into 2019.  Please join us!

We are reading “On Tyranny” by Yale Professor Timothy Snyder for our next book!

• June 10^th – 5:30 pm at Anne Boucher’s house in Woodbridge. Please RSVP to amboucher@mmm.com

We are reading “On Tyranny” by Yale Professor Timothy Snyder for our next book!

• June 10^th – 5:30 pm at Anne Boucher’s house in Woodbridge. Please RSVP to amboucher@mmm.com

Join us for our eighth Yale/Harvard Women's Salon. This month's topic: "Gratitude and Well-Being." Join us for great company, lively dialogue, wine and happy hour fare. In June we will offer two salons, one in Arlington, VA (home of Ellen Fox) and one in Chevy Chase, MD (home of Juliet Drake). Please read this article in advance: Gratitude and Well-Being.  See the Eventbrite sites below for additional details and readings. There is a $7 ticket fee to cover the host's costs.

To register for the Arlington, VA Salon, use this link: Arlington salon
To register for the Chevy Chase, MD salon, use this link: Chevy Chase salon

You are invited to join YaleWomen Atlanta on Thursday, June 7 at 6pm to kick off the summer at Urban Tree Cidery in West-Midtown.  

We will be coming together for food, drinks, and more at the family-owned and operated cidery at Urban Tree's tasting room.  You will have the chance to taste the cider(s) of your choice, made in-house from local apples grown and harvested in Mountain City, GA. Urban Tree also serves additional non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages.

Last year we had a great time seeing new and familiar faces - We hope to see you there!

Rayanne Dupuis, soprano & Guy Livingston, pianist honour the 80th birthday of a titan of American classical music, William Bolcom. William Bolcom and his wife Joan Morris will be in attendance, and Bolcom has composed for us a set of songs which we will be premiering. The music encompasses many styles - much is quite “jazzy” in feel, especially his Cabaret Songs, of which we will performing a selection. There will be a Q and A with the composer during the event and then an informal drink after the concert. It should be a properly festive event!

It is highly advisable to reserve a spot ahead of time for the concert.  https://www.monabismarck.org/events/a-bolcom-birthday-celebration-in-song

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William Bolcom

William Bolcom (b. 1938) is one of the most versatile contemporary American composers, writing chamber music, piano works, song cycles, concertos, music theatre, opera, and symphonies, displaying a mastery of many different compositional styles.

Although not given to radical experimentation, he consciously avoids blindly following European styles, whether old or contemporary. He describes Charles Ives as his greatest influence, and in his operas and stage works he chooses to set pieces about American characters by American authors, and includes idioms such as ragtime and jazz in his works. In addition to this wide stylistic diversity, his works often display a trenchant sense of humor. He is also a noted performer, and in 1973 his recording of the complete piano music of Gershwin was named Stereo Review's Record of the Year. He and his wife mezzo-soprano Joan Morris have made over 20 recordings of American popular song.

Bolcom began studying composition with John Verrall at the age of 11. After receiving his bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, he studied with Darius Milhaud at Mills College. In 1960, Milhaud took Bolcom to Paris, where he also worked with Olivier Messiaen. In 1961 Bolcom went on to study with Leland Smith at Stanford. After earning his doctorate in composition there in 1964, he won the Marc Blitzstein Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for Dynamite Tonite, a piece that shows the influence of Milhaud and the Parisian cabarets. (His Casino Paradise, written in 1990, while still cabaret-style, shows more of an individual voice.) He returned to the Paris Conservatoire in 1964, and graduated in 1965, winning the second prize in that year's composition competition, as well as the first of two Guggenheim Fellowships. Bolcom won two Koussevitzky Foundation Awards, in 1976 and 1993, for the First Piano Quartet, and the Lyric Concerto for flute and orchestra, respectively.

He has been commissioned by many of America's greatest musical institutions, including the orchestras of Philadelphia, St. Louis, Seattle, New York, Baltimore, Boston, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. His commissions include numerous works for some of the greatest singers of our time, including Placido Domingo, Marilyn Horne, and Catherine Malfitano.

In 1988, he won the Pulitzer Prize in music for his 12 New Etudes for Piano. His most ambitious composition, which occupied him for 25 years, is a complete setting of William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, which received its premiere at the Stuttgart Opera in 1984. A recording of the work, featuring the orchestras and choruses of the University of Michigan conducted by Leonard Slatkin, won three Grammy Awards in 2006, for Best Choral Performance, Best Classical Contemporary Composition, and Best Classical Album. In 2007, Musical America named Bolcom composer of the year.

Bolcom has composed three operas, commissioned by the Lyric Opera of Chicago, all of which he wrote with librettist and long-time collaborator, Arnold Weinstein. McTeague (1992), conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, starred Ben Heppner and Catherine Malfitano. Weinstein collaborated with playwright Arthur Miller on the libretto for A View from the Bridge (1999), which was subsequently presented by the Metropolitan Opera in 2002. His third opera, A Wedding, is based on the film of the same name by Robert Altman, who worked on the libretto with Weinstein. It received its premiere in Chicago in 2004. His latest opera, Dinner at Eight (based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber), was premiered in March 2017 at Minnesota Opera. The European premiere is scheduled at the Wexford Opera Festival, fall 2018.

From 1973 to 2008, Bolcom taught at the University of Michigan. He became a full professor there in 1983, and in 1994 he was named the Ross Lee Finney Distinguished University Professor of Music. Bolcom also holds honorary doctorates from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Albion College.

www.williambolcom.com

We are reading “On Tyranny” by Yale Professor Timothy Snyder for our next book.

• June 3^rd – 3:00 pm at Tisane’s Tea house Hartford.  Karen Warner is organizing this event, so please RSVP to her at karenwarner@yahoo.com

The wine tasting series we will sample is "Passport to Europe"

8 wines accompanied by cheese, crackers and charcuterie will be available for the fee of $20 BUT we need a minimum of 14 people. Stefani Kirchoff will be our YaleWomen_Houston chapter host.

PLEASE RSVP lestone@aya.yale.edu ASAP so we can confirm this event and enjoy some socializing, networking and reflection on our first year as a chapter!!!!!

Following last year's success, YaleWomen Boston is collaborating with the global Yale Day of Service and YaleBoston to sponsor a volunteer effort at Youth Villages - Germaine Lawrence Campus. The organization provides help to girls ages 12-22 with serious emotional and behavioral issues. Given the trauma history of some of the residents, the site requests female volunteers only to help with physical plant refresh, landscaping, and other needs, to be determined closer to the day. 

Please register through the Yale Day of Service website

Saturday, May 12, 2018 and Sunday, May 13, 2018

Lace up your sneakers, pull on your work gloves and join us for a weekend of service in the DMV!  There are a variety of opportunities to choose from, no matter your age or interests.  All activities are open to families with children. Please register directly at the following links.

A Wider Circle, Saturday, May 12 in Silver Spring, MD from 9:30am - 12 noon. 

Katherine Hanley Family Shelter, Saturday May 12 in Fairfax, VA from 10am - 1pm. 

Food for All, Saturday, May 12 in Washington DC from 9am - 12 noon. 

Capital Area Food Bank Urban Garden, Saturday, May 12 in Washington DC from 9am - 12 noon. 

Rock Creek Conservatory, Sunday, May 13 in Washington, DC from 10am - 12 noon.

Join us for our seventh Yale/Harvard Women's Salon. This month's topic: "Is Social Media Bad for You?" Join us for great company, lively dialogue, wine and happy hour fare. In May we will offer two salons, one in Arlington, VA (home of Ellen Fox) and one in Bethesda, MD (home of Debbie Banda). Please read this article in advance: Is Social Media Bad for You? See the Eventbrite sites below for additional details and readings. There is a $7 ticket fee to cover the host's costs.

To register for the Arlington, VA Salon, use this link: Arlington salon
To register for the Bethesda, MD salon, use this link: Bethesda salon

Please join us as we gather for this world premiere performance featuring, among other artists, one of our very own Yale Women, M’Balia Singley, YC ‘94. This promises to be a beautiful and thought-provoking evening exploring the many issues surrounding gentrification in Philadelphia through the medium of jazz.

To attend RSVP here

YaleWomen Global’s Council leadership will be convening in San Francisco and would like to meet you! Come out to network with the members of the Council from across the US, and learn more about the role of the Council and the vision for YaleWomen that we are all working towards. They also want to hear from you about your experiences and interests in YaleWomen as they consider the future potential of the organization. 

You must RSVP in order to pass security at AirBnB. We are requesting a $10.00 fee per person to help us cover the cost of this event.

CAREERS, LIFE AND YALE: SPEED NETWORKING IN WASHINGTON, DC

Thursday, May 3, 2018 from 6pm - 8pm 

Facing early or mid-career forks in the road? Want career or life-skill insight from someone who’s walked in your shoes? Join us to network with Yale alumni leaders in a structured, yet casual setting. The evening will include an hour of speed networking with alumni leaders, followed by time to mingle.  To register and for more details, use this link. 

We checked out this new downtown spot with some of you in December and loved it, so come back! Whether for coffee, an adult beverage, or something to eat, come hang out and relax with no fixed agenda.

No charge for this event, but please RSVP.

Join us for our one-hour webinar, “Gendered Language and Blocking Bias in the Workplace.”

A conversation with Lori Nishiura Mackenzie, Executive Director of Stanford University's Clayman Institute for Gender Research and co-founder of the new Stanford Center for Women’s Leadership, moderated by Beth Axelrod ’86 MPPM, Vice Chair of YaleWomen, Vice President of Employee Experience – Airbnb, and Clayman Institute Advisory Council Member.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018
1 pm Eastern
Register now!

Guided Tour of One World Trade Center, New York City – April 28th – YaleWomen Connecticut is thrilled to announce a Museum Trail stop for Saturday, April 28 at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. Join NEH Public Scholar and New York Times bestseller author Judith Dupré (MDiv ‘11) on a special, behind-the-scenes tour of the Trade Center, the most complex and intensely scrutinized project in recent memory. 

Judith will take us through the controversies, negotiations, and agreements that ultimately yielded the triumphant One World Trade Center, the most advanced skyscraper in the world—and one with an impossible task: to stand for everything that was lost, and reclaimed, after 9/11. The only writer given unfettered access to the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey’s site, archives, and suppliers, she will share insights from the experts. You will hear about this tower and the other eight structures on the site just as Judith did—from those who designed and built it. 

We will consider the sixteen-acre site in its entirety, and discover the many physical and symbolic connections that exist between One WTC and Two, Three, Four, and Seven World Trade Center; the National September 11 Memorial & Museum; Liberty Park; St. Nicholas National Shrine; and the Transportation Hub. Judith will address the challenges of writing about a place that is wholly new—yet irrevocably bound to the past.  

WHEN: Saturday, April 28; 10:30 Tour with Judith Dupré

WHERE: We will meet at northeast corner of Liberty and Greenwich Streets (Outside Four World Trade Center).

COST: $25

PLEASE NOTE:  Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring an umbrella. If it's raining, we can take some (not all) indoor routes through the WTC.

RSVP: to Karen Warner (karenwarner@yahoo.com) by April 20th. The minimum number for this event is 20. If we do not reach that number, the event will be cancelled.

After the tour, we welcome everyone to gather together for an optional brunch in Eataly NYC Downtown:

4 World Trade Center

101 Liberty Street, Floor 3

New York, NY 10007

https://www.eataly.com/us_en/stores/nyc-downtown/

Eataly has a number of dining options: various upscale food courts as well as a fine dining room. It will likely be difficult to seat the entire group in the same area, but we encourage everyone (strongly) to eat at Eataly to avoid a postprandial search expedition!

In the afternoon you might consider visiting the following:

• 9/11 Memorial Museum: You will need to purchase tickets in advance for this. They are $25.
• One World Trade Center Observatory: Tickets are $34.

Additional reading/information:

• The One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building website: One WTC Book: Biography of the Building - Judith Dupré

• Judith’s column in TIME magazine, on the 15th anniversary of the September 11, about the power of stories at the WTC: The Healing Power of Rebuilding the World Trade Center

• A video excerpt from CBS Sunday Morning from 9/11/16

Please join us for an informal social gathering to enjoy shared food and camaraderie with fellow chapter members.  We will meet at the beautiful rectory of Christ Church, home of Lynn Karoly, Ph.D., Yale Graduate School, Economics, 1988 and The Rev. Timothy Safford, M.Div., Yale Divinity School, 1985.  They have graciously offered their historic home as our meeting place. Please bring beverages or finger food. 

Please join YaleWomen Boston and the Boston Chapter of Yale School of Management as we co-sponsor a panel discussion on the topic du jour. Our very own Anne Benning (TD '83) and Greg Collins (SOM '89) will moderate an informed discussion. Panelists include: Marcy Crary, Associate Professor of Management, Bentley University; Marion McCollom Hampton, Senior Partner, Banyan Global; Suzanne King, Partner, Pierce Atwood LLP; and Kevin Lake, PWC Organizational Practice Leader (retired).

No charge for this event.

Express Your Interest in a YaleWomen Houston Book Club

Do you miss that Yale experience of being surrounded by motivated individuals who inspired you to grow and change? We would like to recreate that experience for you by offering a YaleWomen (and their friends) book club we are calling the Growers Club, which will be a community of women focused on growth through education & mutual mentoring. We will encourage each member to elevate their personal performance and leadership characteristics through increased knowledge and skills in the areas of high performance, authentic leadership and gender intelligence.

The format would be to meet every 45 days to discuss a book in a 1.5-2 hr. facilitated discussion. The first proposed book would be High Performance Habits by B. Bouchard. Our goal would be to confirm membership and finalize book selection by March 1 with our first meeting to be held mid-April.

YALE EXPLORES THE 21st CENTURY CITY: AN EVENING AT THE NEWSEUM IN WASHINGTON, DC

Monday, April 16, 2018 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm 

Join fellow alumni, parents, and friends for a festive evening at the inaugural "Yale Explores" gathering, designed to bring together the Yale community and offer an interdisciplinary exploration of challenges facing our world.  Margaret Warner '71 will moderate a panel of several Yale professors and President Peter Salovey '86 Ph.D. will offer closing remarks. To register, use this link. 

We're ready for Book #3 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles '87.  Join us in Woodbridge at Deborah Desir's home 5:30 for a rousing discussion and pot luck dinner!

What to bring?  If you last name begins with/please bring:
A-F Dessert
G-L Main Dish
M-S Salad
T-Z Appetizer

RSVP to Deborah Desir at dddesir@yahoo.com

We're ready for Book #3 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles '87.  Join the New Haven area group at Julie Cohen's home 5:30 for soup, salad and a rousing discussion!  

RSVP to Julie Cohen at j.cohen@yale.edu

We're ready for Book #3 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles '87.  Join the Hartford area group at Tisana Tea House at 4:00 for a rousing discussion!  

RSVP to Amy Levine at amy.l.levine3@gmail.com

Sunday April 15th - 2:30 - 5:00PM

Come join us for a relaxed afternoon get together with the sole objective of visiting and getting to know our wonderful group of women better! As a conversation starter we will watch a fascinating TED talk by Brene Brown entitled "Listening to Shame".

To confirm your attendance, RSVP to lestone@aya.yale.edu  - we ask for a $5 payment commitment to help defray costs. Address will be provided to confirmed attendees.

Please join us for dinner on Tuesday, April 10th at 6pm at the Kitchen Bar in Providence?  We can share good food, conversation, and ideas for supporting women in our communities during the Yale Day of Service in May (not on the 12th so we can all help out at Squashbusters with the Yale Association of RI).

If you think you can make it to dinner on April 10th or you have ideas for a Day of Service it is not too late, please email Tara by using this link.

Cheers,

Tara, Annie, and Jan

YaleWomen Rhode Island

Please join YaleWomen Boston and Patricia Russo, Executive Director, the Women’s Campaign School at Yale, for a presentation and discussion on the many ways women can become effective leaders and changemakers.

By way of preview, click here to watch a recording of Patti in conversation with Kathryn Lofton, Yale Professor of Religious Studies, American Studies, History and Divinity, about "Women in Politics" - a live webinar discussion hosted by YaleWomen on October 19, 2016.

The Women's Campaign School at Yale is a non-partisan, issue neutral political campaign training program for women running for office, as well as for women interested in campaign management and appointed office. Its five day intensive program is held each June at Yale Law School.

For more information, visit WCSYale.org

Join us for our sixth Yale/Harvard Women's Salon. This month's topic is the "#metoo Movement." Inspired by the Enlightenment Salons of the 18th century, this series is an opportunity for curious and engaging women to connect with each other and share perspectives on timely and meaningful topics. Join us for great company, lively dialogue, wine and happy hour fare. In March we will once again be offering two salons, one in Arlington, VA (home of Ellen Fox) and one in Bethesda, MD (home of Debbie Banda). The two salons will be held simultaneously and will feature the same content and structure - just pick the most convenient location for you!  Please read this article in advance: Time Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers. See the Eventbrite sites below for additional details and readings. There is a $7 ticket fee to cover the host's costs.

To register for the Arlington, VA Salon, use this link: Arlington salon
To register for the Bethesda, MD salon, use this link: Bethesda salon

The Yale Club of Washington and Yale Women DC are proud to invite you to an evening with Yale's Something Extra a capella group! 

Something Extra is a premier all-women a cappella group. Affectionately known as "SE" by both members and campus at-large, Something Extra was founded in 1977 and carries on 40 years worth of musical excellence. Today, SE's repertoire is exclusively self-arranged and comprised of a diverse mix of pop, jazz, indie, alternative rock, and classic oldie throwbacks - as can be heard on Something Extra's album to be released in spring 2018! The group tours throughout North America regularly, but has also made appearances in Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean, and most recently returned from London, Florence, and Rome. Known for its powerful soloists, tight harmonies, and statement red gloves, Something Extra is proud to maintain its dedication to exceptional music, constant innovation, and lasting sisterhood.

In addition to the concert, enjoy mingling, an hors d'œuvre menu, and non-alcoholic beverages.

Feel free to invite friends and family to support these Yale women!

Advance Purchase Tickets: $30 for general admission, $20 for Young Alums (classes 2006-2017); Deadline for online purchasing is Wednesday, March 14th.

At the Door: $35

To register, use this link. 

Our December service event at A Wider Circle was popular, and YaleWomen DC members have asked for other opportunities. Join us on March 10th, when we will be working in this organization's professional center to sort and display business attire. Spouses, partners and children ages 8 and older are welcome. Sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c45a8ab238-holiday

SUNDAY MARCH 4^th - YALEWOMEN HOUSTON AT THE THEATER
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm at Main Street theater 2540 Times Blvd. Rice Village.

 Join us for the MS Theater’s performance of Men on Boats followed by a discussion with the cast.

 Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men on Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of loyal but zealous volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Oh, and all the explorers are played by women. 

Please note this play is not suitable for children but spouses are welcome. This event is hosted by Shannon Emerick, Yale PC '95 who both helps run this theater and is performing in this production. Tickets are available at the group rate of $29/tkt for a minimum of 10 tickets. 

Please RSVP to lestone@aya.yale.edu by February 15th so we can lock in the group rate.

In Conversation: Access & Impact of Women on Corporate Boards

Join us for our one-hour webinar Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 1-2 pm Eastern

Hosted at Catalyst, a global nonprofit working with some of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces that work for women.

A thought provoking panel discussion about the current status of women on Fortune 500 Boards, the challenges that women – including women of color – face in obtaining board positions, and success stories of female corporate directors, followed by a Q&A session.

Ann Fudge, former chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam, a global network of marketing communications companies, who has served on corporate boards globally. Prior to Young & Rubicam, Ms. Fudge served as president of the Beverages, Desserts and Post Division, a $5 billion unit of Kraft Foods. She serves on the boards of directors of Northrop Grumman, Novartis, and Unilever.

Brande Stellings, JD, ’89 BA, Senior Vice President, who leads Catalyst’s Advisory Services, consisting of Catalyst’s Consulting Services as well as its Corporate Board Services, which works closely with companies to accelerate the advancement of women through the pipeline to leadership and the boardroom.

Moderated by:

Dr. Akosua Barthwell Evans, PhD, ‘90 JD, CEO of The Barthwell Group, a boutique, multi-dimensional management consulting firm that has served clients throughout the United States in multiple sectors. Dr. Evans has served on more than 16 not-for-profit boards throughout the US, including Yale Alumni Association Board of Governors, the Trustee Committee on Education, The Museum of Modern Art, the Romare Bearden Foundation, and the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

Register now – there is no charge for this event!

You can submit your questions for Dr. Evans in advance by sending an email to info@yalewomen.org before Tuesday, February 20^th, or ask your questions during the webinar via chat.

Are you looking for a group or forum that will provide opportunities for thoughtful, meaningful conversation and connection? Inspired by the Enlightenment Salons of the 18th century, the DC Chapter of the Alumnae Network for Harvard Women (ANHW) and the DC Chapter of YaleWomen are co-hosting a series of Salons. This will be an evening of great company, lively dialogue, and vino and other happy hour fare. Before each meeting, we provide links to several internet articles for participants to read in advance (less than one hour total reading time).

This event is limited to women alumnae of Harvard and Yale.

This month's topic: Gender Revolution

Please read these articles before the meeting:

Main reading:

• Gender Revolution: How Science Is Helping Us Understand Gender (National Geographic)

Here are a few additional recommended pieces on the topic:

• A New Generation Overthrows Gender (National Public Radio)

• A Country Tries to Banish Gender (Slate)

To register for the Arlington Salon, use this link:  Arlington

To register for the Bethesda Salon, use this link: Bethesda

song recital + drinks

Soprano Lauren Libaw, Yale College alumna (DC ’09), sings a song recital with pianist Enrico Cicconofri at the American Church in Paris (Quai d’Orsay, 75007) on Saturday, February 17th at 20h00. Lauren and Enrico met in summer 2017 at the Abbaye et Fondation Royaumont on a production of Verdi’s Falstaff. They have since continued their collaboration and are delighted to be performing together in Paris. Tickets to their recital are free of charge and the performance will last approximately one hour. Works by Chausson, Fauré, Liszt, Schubert, Strauss and Weill + a few surprises. Lauren would love to see fellow Yalies there!

To find out more about Lauren and Enrico: 

www.laurenlibaw.com // www.operadeparis.fr/en/artists/enrico-cicconofri

We’re ready for book #2.  We are reading “Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women” by Rebecca Traister.  Thank you to the 4 alums have volunteered to host book groups!! Please email the host to sign up. 

Fairfield area:

Date: MOVED TO FEBRUARY 11th at 5:30

Host: Katie Magill '93 MBA magillkt@gmail.com

We’re ready for book #2.  We are reading “Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women” by Rebecca Traister.  Thank you to the 4 alums have volunteered to host book groups!! Please email the host to sign up. 

New Haven area:

Date: February 11th at 5:30

Host: Deborah Desir '80 MD dddesir@yahoo.com

Pot Luck Instructions:

A-F Dessert

G-L Main Dish

M-S Salad

T-Z Appetizer

Deborah will provides plates, cups, silverware and drinks

We’re ready for book #2.  We are reading “Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women” by Rebecca Traister.  Thank you to the 4 alums have volunteered to host book groups!! Please email the host to sign up. 

New Haven area:

Date: February 4th at 5:30

Host: Kate Sacks '77 kbsacks@earthlink.net

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4^TH - YALEWOMEN HOUSTON AT THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY FEATURING PRINCIPAL FLUTIST ARALEE DOROUGH
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm at Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002.

YaleWomen of Houston have organized a fabulous event for Yale alums at Jones Hall! You (and your family) are invited to join us for an afternoon filled with music, including an incredible flute solo performance by fellow Yale alum and Principal Flutist of the Houston Symphony, Aralee Dorough! Acclaimed conductor Fabien Gabel returns with a program of French and American classics, including Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, John Corigliano’s Conjurer for Percussionist, Strings and Brass, Jacques Ibert’s Ports of Call, and Louis Aubert’s Habanera. The program closes with Maurice Ravel’s Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé, featuring a breathtaking flute solo performed by Aralee Dorough, Principal Flutist of the Houston Symphony and a former graduate student at the Yale School of Music.  Following the performance, we will join Aralee backstage for a private reception in the Rehearsal Room. Here are all the details:

Ticket Details:

Price:        $65 per person if purchased before January 19

                 $75 per person if purchased before January 26 (final deadline)

Tickets:     Click HERE to purchase your tickets!

RSVP:        Please RSVP by January 26
                   - in order to be guaranteed tickets at the group price

ADDITIONAL NOTES
Do arrive early to pick up your tickets from Will Call at the Jones Hall box office. As an option, the Houston Symphony will hold their regular Prelude Pre Concert Discussion at 1:45 pm, open to all concert-goers. 

PARKING
Theater District parking garages are $12. You can also Uber, carpool, or take Metro to Jones Hall.

Join us for our annual brunch potluck and planning meeting. We will catch up after the holidays and look ahead to events for 2018. We will also review our proposed membership survey which will be distributed to all members of YaleWomen DC. Please bring a brunch dish to share. RSVP to Margaret Kajeckas for the exact address:  margandy@gmail.com

YaleWomen would like to announce our next stop on the Museum Trail will be the (rescheduled!) visit to the historic Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, CT. Join us on Saturday, January 27 for a private tour with the museum’s Executive Director, Kathleen Maher, followed by a hard hat tour of the distinctive building's restoration.

Conceived and constructed by American entrepreneur, showman, and politician P.T. Barnum (1810-1891), The Barnum Museum has served an international audience since 1893. P.T. Barnum's impact reaches deep into our American heritage and the story of his vast collection and contributions are preserved in his Bridgeport museum. The ornate, exotic building is a distinguishing feature of the City of Bridgeport.

In 2010 the Barnum Museum was struck by an EF1 tornado, significantly damaging the historic landmark. The building sustained additional damage from hurricanes Irene and Sandy. While going through the re-building and re-envisioning process, a portion of the museum’s collection is on view in an ancillary space located BEHIND the museum in the adjacent People's United Bank Gallery. The 5,000-foot site houses thousands of objects that were out-loaded from the museum's historic building for safety and conservation following the tornado. Tour limited to ages 15 and up due to the rough state of the construction site.

(Also: Barnum and Bridgeport are getting the Hollywood treatment. The Greatest Showman musical biopic starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum comes to theaters December 20.)

WHEN:
Saturday, January 27; 10:30pm Tour; 12:15 Optional Brunch

WHERE:

behind the Barnum Museum

820 Main Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604

(*The Museum offices and exhibit gallery are now located in the People's United Bank Gallery (the modern wing at the rear of the historic building). Follow signs pointing to the entrance from the plaza.)

http://www.barnum-museum.org/

COST:

Estimated $25 or less ($250 honorarium will be divided by the number of attendees; 10 person minimum);

Optional pay-as-you-go brunch at 12:15 across the street from the museum at:

Ralph-n-Rich’s 

815 Main St

Bridgeport, CT 06604

(www.ralphnrichs.com)

RSVP:

To Karen Warner karenwarner@yahoo.com no later than Sunday, January 21.

We are happy to announce Yale Women France’s first event in 2018 : a visit to the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris.

We will begin the evening by meeting an “insider”, Mme Élodie Berthelot (Directrice de la Production culturelle), who has kindly agreed to share with us information about her work at the Foundation. https://www.parisinfo.com/musee-monument-paris/71286/Fondation-Louis-Vuitton

Following this meeting, we will view the Foundation’s current exhibit, “être moderne : le MoMA à Paris”, and thereafter proceed to dinner together at a restaurant in the neighborhood. We hope to see as many Yalies as possible there!

RSVP to Anda Boros: ruxandraboros@gmail.com

Are you looking for a group or forum that will provide opportunities for thoughtful, meaningful conversation and connection? Inspired by the Enlightenment Salons of the 18th century, the DC Chapter of the Alumnae Network for Harvard Women (ANHW) and the DC Chapter of YaleWomen are co-hosting a series of Salons. The idea is to get together monthly with other curious, engaging women in a relaxed atmosphere to reflect and share perspectives on topics that are important to participants. This will be an evening of great company, lively dialogue, and vino and other happy hour fare. Before each meeting, we provide links to several internet articles for participants to read in advance (less than one hour total reading time). The event will be facilitated using different formats for small and larger group discussion.

This event is limited to women alumnae of Harvard and Yale.

To register for the salon in Bethesda, MD: Bethesda Salon

To register for the salon in Arlington, VA: Arlington Salon

SUNDAY JANUARY 21^st - SALON PART TWO - WATCH PARTY
"Challenges and Opportunities: A Conversation with Anita Hill (LAW '80)"
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm at the home of Debbie Taylor (BA '89) in Bellaire  - RSVP for address 

Watch this reprisal of the Yale President's Women of Yale Lecture - Challenges and Opportunities: A Conversation with Anita Hill LAW '80. https://president.yale.edu/programs-outreach/women-yale-lectures

The fee for this event (to cover refreshments) is $5. If you would like to join, please register through EVENTBRITE by January 18th so we can ensure we have logistics fully planned.

Click Eventbrite here.

Building on our YaleWomen_Houston first ever Women in the Workplace Salon Event, we invite you to continue the conversation following viewing of this very provocative and enlightening conversation between President Salovey and Anita Hill. Ms. Hill reflects on everything from her Yale Law School experience, her experiences with sexual harassment as a victim and advocate for women, her experiences as a professional woman of color and her insights in the emerging tech industry. 

Are you interested in helping shape the future of YaleWomen Boston? Please come to this planning meeting to share your hopes and ideas to create a YaleWomen Boston that encompasses the aspirations of all Yale alumnae living in greater Boston. Your voice matters, so please get involved - we want to hear from you! Let us know that you plan to attend and RSVP here.

We’re ready for book #2.  We are reading “Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women” by Rebecca Traister.  Thank you to the 4 alums have volunteered to host book groups!! Please email the host to sign up. 

Hartford area:

Date: January 21st at 3:30

Host: Amy Levine '93 BA, ;96 JD  amy.l.levine3@gmail.com

Come in out of the cold and join fellow alumnae at the potluck hosted by Anne Weil ’94 at her Park Hill home.

       Date: Sunday, January 14th

       Time: starting at 5:30 pm

These YaleWomen Colorado events are always well-attended and full of fun and good spirits. RSVP to annebweil@gmail.com and include what you’ll bring. Receive a follow-up email with location specifics.

Our Paris chapter will visit of an exhibit currently in Paris (moving to DC in March 2018) called Women House, featuring works from 39 women artists. The exhibit considers women and the domestic space from 8 different angles. We will meet post-exhibit for dinner at a nearby restaurant, Frappé à la Monnaie, at 7pm. We hope to see you there!

For more info about the exhibit see:

Original exhibit in California in 1972 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womanhouse

https://www.monnaiedeparis.fr/en/shop/books/booklet-exhibition-women-house-bilingual-french-and-english

https://www.monnaiedeparis.fr/en/shop/books/catalogue-exhibition-women-house-english-version

For info about the restaurant see:

https://www.monnaiedeparis.fr/en/11-conti/cafe-frappe-by-bloom

Frappé par Bloom

à la Monnaie de Paris

2, rue de Guénégaud

75006 Paris

Due to the tremendous response to the holiday party pot luck, we have a new location with space for more guests! Please click below to join us!

Yale women alums, please join YaleWomen LA for our annual festive holiday potluck--this year cohosted by the YaleWomen LA Writers Group, an active group of LA-based Yale alum writers of all genres who meet regularly to workshop their work. 

YWLA Holiday Party
Sunday, December 10, 2017
6:30 - 8:30 PM

RSVP here: http://www.yalewomen.org/rsvpholiday2017ywla

Address will be emailed upon RSVP. The location is in Venice.

We're also looking for elves who can help us leave the space the way we found it. Stick around, wipe off a counter, take out a garbage bag, and get on Santa's good list! To help, email us, respond in a comment, or find one of us at the event. Thank you!

Know a Yale woman who hasn't been able to attend one of our events? Bring her!

This event is not sold out! Due to the tremendous response to the holiday party pot luck, we have a new location with space for more guests! Please click on the link below to join us.

Yale women alums of Los Angeles, please join YaleWomen LA for our annual festive holiday potluck--this year cohosted by the YaleWomen LA Writers Group, an active group of LA-based Yale alum writers of all genres who meet regularly to workshop their work.  

SUNDAY DECEMBER 10th - HOLIDAY CELEBRATION & COOKIE EXCHANGE/ DECORATION
11:30am – 1:30 pm at the home of Beverly Jurenko located in Piney Point.

Join us for a time honored holiday tradition and an opportunity to share your family recipe or your own special creation. Bring a plate of cookies (doesn't really matter how many) and another plate or box. Have some eggnog and quiche while you trade the sweets so you can bring home a fun variety and try new recipes.

If you are not a baker, fear not, you can decorate and still taste all the wonderful cookies on offer. All Leftover cookies will be donated to a good cause.

RSVP by December 8th (address will be released upon RSVP), so we can ensure we have enough holiday beverages to complement the cookies!

ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY PARTY: AFTERNOON OF SERVICE 

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and spend a few hours giving back to those in need.  Join us at A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, Maryland to volunteer in the organization's "North Pole."  We will help families select holiday toys for their children, wrap presents, and sort and organize donations. Please bring a new toy and a roll of holiday-themed gift wrap to donate.  Use this Sign Up Genius link to let us know you are coming. Questions?  Contact Sara Romeyn at sararomeyn@yahoo.com.

Join us for our one-hour webinar -- a conversation with Carolyn M. Mazure, PhD, Director, Women's Health Research at Yale (WHRY), moderated by Elisa Spungen Bildner ’75, member of the YaleWomen Council and the Advisory Council for WHRY.

Thursday, December 7, 2017

1-2 pm EST  

Register now– there is no charge for this event!

Join us for a thought-provoking “call to action” focused on the dramatic need to study women’s health, why women have not been studied, and what we are doing to remedy this serious issue. The discussion will include how WHRY is leading investigations on pressing health concerns of women and the need for public action to address this urgent matter of national health. In addition, it will cover how you can make sense of medical research reports in the media.  You can submit your questions for Dr. Mazure in advance by sending an email to info@yalewomen.org before Thursday, November 30, or ask your questions during the webinar via chat. 

Back by popular demand our annual December pot lucks! In the spirit, hope and peace of the coming holiday season, join us as we gather round the table for good food, company and conversation. Susan Lennon will be or host on Wednesday, December 6th starting at 6:00 pm.

This year we would like to collect personal hygiene items for local organizations where these items will help those less fortunate.  Please bring with you items such as bath soap, deodorant, moisturizer, shampoo/conditioner, toothpaste, nail clippers/emory boards, or sanitary products.

Please RSVP no later than Thursday, December 1st to Susan Lennon ’85 MPPM at susan.lennon@outlook.com.  Capacity for this event is limited to 25.

What to bring?  If you last name begins with/please bring:

A-F Dessert

G-L Main Dish

M-S Salad

T-Z Appetizer

Please – if your plans change and you are no longer able to join us, let Anne know so that we can fill your spot from the wait list. We look forward to seeing and sharing holiday cheer and conversation with you!

Take a moment out of your busy holiday season to catch up with old Yale friends and meet new ones. Explorateur is located near the Boston Common, the Boylston T stop, and several parking garages. Cash bar and free to join, but please RSVP here so we know to expect you.

Back by popular demand our annual December pot lucks! In the spirit, hope and peace of the coming holiday season, join us as we gather round the table for good food, company and conversation. Anne Boucher will be or host on Tuesday, December 5th starting at 6:00pm.

This year we would like to collect personal hygiene items for local organizations where these items will help those less fortunate.  Please bring with you items such as bath soap, deodorant, moisturizer, shampoo/conditioner, toothpaste, nail clippers/emory boards, or sanitary products.

Please RSVP no later than Thursday, December 1st to Anne Boucher '80 at amboucher@mmm.com.  Capacity for this event is limited to 25.

What to bring?  If you last name begins with/please bring:

A-F Dessert

G-L Main Dish

M-S Salad

T-Z Appetizer

Please – if your plans change and you are no longer able to join us, let Anne know so that we can fill your spot from the wait list. We look forward to seeing and sharing holiday cheer and conversation with you.

Join us on a guided tour of the Yale Law School Library which will focus on the exhibit with information and artifacts of Pauli Murray's time at the YLS. We will be led by Teresa Miguel-Stearns '16 M.A.H., one of the curators of the exhibit.  We are partnering with the Connecticut Chapter of the Yale Black Alumni Association for this event. 

After the tour we will enjoy (optional, pay at the door) brunch at the newly opened Pauli Murray College dining hall.  For more information about the exhibit, follow this link to the Yale Law Library.  To RSVP please email Anne Boucher ‘80 at amboucher@mmm.com.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12^th, 2017 – Women In the Workplace Salon Event
2:30pm – 5pm at the Bellaire home of Debbie Taylor ’89 (address provided to RSVPs).

The fee for this event (to cover copying and refreshments) is $5. If you would like to join, please register through Eventbrite by November 8th so we can ensure we can have all the logistics planned in time.

Click Eventbrite here

Following the traditions of the Enlightenment Salons of the 18th & 19th Centuries, we invite you to come socialize with women alumni and join in a robust discussion on timely issues facing women in the workplace today. Some topics we will explore include:

§  Characteristics of females vs. males in power positions

§  Office cultures and its impact on women

§  Are Women getting in their own way?

§  Women bullying other women

§  The role of Power

We will provide facilitators to keep time and provide questions to focus the discussion. To prepare, please read from the reading selection below.

Pre-Reads:

Why Women Get Criticized for Being Candid at Work: Mentoring or Bullying? (encouraged)
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/08/women-work-queen-bee/535797/

The 48 Laws of Power Summary (encouraged)

http://www.deconstructingexcellence.com/the-48-laws-of-power-summary/

Are Women Getting in Their Own Way (encouraged)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/getting-out-your-own-way-leslie-goldman/

The Female Alpha

https://www.scienceofpeople.com/2012/02/the-female-alpha/

Why Women Bully Each Other at Work
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/the-queen-bee-in-the-corner-office/534213/

How Office Culture Can Crush Women's Ambitions
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/ambition-office-women/523443/

In Connecticut, one in seven households can’t always afford the food they need. Join us for a repeat of our popular community service project addressing hunger in the state of Connecticut.  This event will begin with a volunteer project – sorting food at the Connecticut Food Bank’s Wallingford warehouse – and will be followed by participation in the Connecticut Food Bank’s Hunger 101 interactive group learning experience. Founded in 1982, the Connecticut Food Bank partners with food retailers, growers, donors and volunteers to source food and distribute it in Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham Counties through a network of community-based programs, including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, residential programs and day programs that serve adults and children. Hunger 101 gives people a taste of what food insecurity—or hunger—really is. Participants walk in someone else’s shoes and see firsthand what it’s like to struggle with poverty and food insecurity in Connecticut. Hunger 101 captures the daily stress of hunger as you learn how to feed a family for a day with limited resources.

Date:  Saturday, November 11, 2017 

Time:  9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Location:  Connecticut Food Bank, 2 Research Parkway, Wallingford, CT 06492

This event is open to members of the YaleWomen Connecticut community and family members ages 13 and older. Space is limited.  RSVP by Friday, October 27 to Amy L. Klein ’93 BA, ’98 JD at levineal@yahoo.com. Please plan to attend both parts of the event. Please wear closed toe shoes and bring or wear a sweater in case you are working in or close to a refrigerated space. If you register and your plans change and you are no longer able to join us, please let Amy know so we can open your slot(s) to alumna on the wait list.

Back by popular demand, YaleWomen Boston and YaleBoston are pleased to present an evening at the Ballet. We will be seeing Boston Ballet’s season premiere, Obsidian Tear. A co-production with The Royal Ballet, Obsidian Tear is a contemporary ballet program, choreographed by internationally renowned British choreographer, Wayne McGregor. Inspired by the symphonic poetry of acclaimed composer, Esa-Pekka Salonen and featuring an all male cast, Obsidian Tear highlights the physicality and emotion of ballet as this astonishing duo makes their North American premiere. The performance is also a world premiere by Boston Ballet’s resident choreographer Jorma Elo.

The time leading up to and following the 2016 US elections at the federal, state and local levels might best be described as complicated. Please join us for a potluck dinner hosted by Nina Lester (’82) and a discussion about the current US political climate led by fellow alumna, Theresa Stephen (’92). Participants are encouraged to bring all points of view.

RSVP: ninalester@sympatico.ca by October 31; open to Yale alumnae only (no guests) – attendance capped at 20. Please request the address and directions directly from Nina. 

Pot-luck contributions: Please request the website through which you can sign up for pot-luck contributions from Nina in your RSVP.

We encourage all YaleWomen Ontario members to suggest or organize future events; please contact any of us with your ideas, or feedback on past events.

ninalester@sympatico.ca

ilene.solomon@gmail.com

chenrp@aya.yale.edu

**** Founded in 2011, YaleWomen is a community of alums – at the global and chapter levels – across Yale College and the Graduate & Professional Schools, and across years, geography and personal and professional interests as well as a broad range of different experiences, perspectives, and opinions. As part of its mission, YaleWomen is committed to advancing women’s voices and perspectives. YaleWomen encourages its members at the global, national, and local levels to advance the issues they believe in by engaging in the public policy and electoral process, advocating for changes in particular areas of society, and providing education about such matters. As a 501c3, YaleWomen must do so within the constraints imposed by IRS rules regarding prohibiting lobbying, advocacy, and partisan activity. One of YaleWomen’s greatest strengths is inclusivity – bringing together and learning from the plurality of our voices, in ways that are both respectful and civil. Inclusivity is, in fact, one of YaleWomen’s core values. The plurality of voices – Yale women alums’ voices – produces democracy! ****

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

Have you ever felt nervous or unprepared before a public speaking engagement?  Join Steve Orr of Steve Orr Media for tips on how to become a more confident, concise and effective speaker. Workshop is free, but limited to nine participants.

With the recent re-naming of Calhoun College, interest in the life and work of Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper is high!  Hopper earned her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Yale in 1934 and continued in a distinguished career in public service, the military and early computer science. Many of her papers and artifacts are housed at the Smithsonian. Yale graduate Peggy Kidwell will share some of the museum's collection and also speak about the life of Dr. Hopper.  Casual lunch to follow, attendees to cover costs of their meal. To register, contact Larissa Leclair.

 YaleWomen DC has partnered with the DC Chapter of the Alumnae Network for Harvard Women for a second Yale/Harvard Women's Salon. Inspired by the Enlightenment Salons of the 18th century, join curious and engaging women to reflect and share perspectives on timely and meaningful topics over wine and happy hour fare.  The $7 ticket fee covers the host's costs. Based on the success of the first salon (and the waiting list for tickets), we are offering two salons in October--one in Virginia and one in Maryland. The salons will feature the same content and structure--just pick the most convenient location for you! This month's topic is "authenticity." Please read this article before our October salon:  The Authenticity Paradox

This event is limited to women alumnae of Harvard and Yale.

There are TWO locations!  Bethesda and Arlington.  To register, use these links:

Arlington Salon

Bethesda Salon

LAST CHANCE TO ATTEND THE YW-CT 1st BOOK GROUP OCT 15th.  THERE'S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP!

The first book for the 2017-18 YW-CT Book Groups is Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.

This list of hosts and dates for the first book group discussions are below. Anyone is welcome to join in at any time!  If you have not signed up for the book group, please email me (amboucher@mmm.com) and we can get you added to the group. 

General rules of thumb:

• Gatherings are pot luck per the hostess’s instructions
• At each meeting, we will be looking for volunteer hosts for the next meeting, so plan for that and setting the date for the next meeting

Book Group meeting will be held at:

New Haven - Oct 15^th at 6:00
Anne Boucher (amboucher@mmm.com)
Woodbridge, CT

The 5 books for the remainder of the year are:
Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women by Rebecca Traister
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Can't we Talk about Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast
On Tyranny by Timothy Snider
Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Let the discussions begin!!

Join YaleWomen Rhode Island for a casual luncheon and conversation on Sunday, October 15th from 12-2pm.

Several undergraduate women will be coming up to Providence to chat with us about what life is like on campus these days and engage on career and other topics.

Please click HERE to RSVP and sign up to bring some food or beverage.  Thank you!!

Saturday, October 14th, 2017

9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Hera Hub DC, 5028 Wisconsin Ave NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC  

(Friendship Heights or Tenleytown Metro)

Register HERE! 

Early bird registration ends September 18th  

Quantum Leap:  Networking To Achieve Your Dreams is designed to help you turn your bold, audacious dreams into achievable reality. At this event you will succinctly share your long-term goal and what you need to help you make a “quantum leap forward.”  Other women will offer you ideas and resources to help you achieve your goal rapidly. With the amazing women in our community, you will access an extraordinary network of knowledge, experience and contacts to help you on your way. 

A YaleWoman who is also a Harvard graduate enjoyed this event so much that she asked us to include Harvard alumnae this year. We agreed, and so this year Harvard women will join us, further expanding our community and enriching the range of support available to you.

YaleWoman Eleanor LeCain designed this event as an effective and fun way for women to support each other, so that we can enjoy greater personal success and greater impact in the world. She has offered this event for many women's groups where it has energized women in support of each other with amazing results.

If you are unsure of your long-term goal, come anyway; we have a process that can help you get more clarity.

This is a YaleWomen DC networking/lunch event open to all members of our community and to women graduates of Harvard.

Tickets are $35, which includes a catered lunch.

Questions? Please contact Eleanor LeCain, Founding Chair of YaleWomen DC at emlecain@gmail.com

Don't miss our main event of the year!  Register now!

Please join YaleWomen Rhode Island for an evening of good food and conversation at The Red Dory, Tiverton, RI

The first book for the 2017-18 YW-CT Book Groups is Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.

This list of hosts and dates for the first book group discussions are below. Anyone is welcome to join in at any time!  If you have not signed up for the book group, please email me (amboucher@mmm.com) and we can get you added to the group. 

General rules of thumb:

• Gatherings are pot luck per the hostess’s instructions
• At each meeting, we will be looking for volunteer hosts for the next meeting, so plan for that and setting the date for the next meeting

Book Group meetings will be held at the following dates and locations:

Fairfield County – Oct 1^st at 6:00
Amy Van-Andel (amy.van.andel@boehringer-ingelheim.com)
Monroe, CT

New Haven – Oct 1^st at 7:00
Ina Silverman (inas@snet.net)
New Haven, CT

Hartford – Oct 8^th at 6:30
Amy Levine (amy.l.levine3@gmail.com)
West Hartford,CT

New Haven - Oct 15^th at 6:00
Anne Boucher (amboucher@mmm.com)
Woodbridge, CT

The 5 books for the remainder of the year are:
Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women by Rebecca Traister
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Can't we Talk about Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast
On Tyranny by Timothy Snider
Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Let the discussions begin!!

YaleWomen Austin

Sunday, September 24, 2017

1:00 - 3:00 pm

at the home* of an Austin alum
*Address will be provided to registrants.

RSVP by Monday, September 18th to tnstoker@hotmail.com.

The event is free but registration is required and limited to 40.

 We welcome you to bring a dish or a snack to share. Drinks will be provided. To ensure variety, we will send you a sign-up sheet after you register.

If you are not able to attend, but would like to be included in future emails, please respond to this message to let us know, and you will get on our list.

 We look forward to seeing you there!  

Priya Nalkur-Pai '02 MPH
Teresa N. Yantis Stoker '83 BA

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

Attend a one of tour of the Pentagon and speak with a Yale graduate about her career with the Department of Defense.

YW-CT Book Groups Potluck Kickoff

August 27th

3:00-5:00 pm

Join us for the kickoff to our YaleWomen Connecticut Book Groups! Last fall we had queried and received enough responses to create 3 book groups. There will be a group in the Hartford area, the New Haven area and Fairfield County area.  Don’t worry if you are interested and did not sign up earlier, you can just email Anne Boucher(amboucher@mmm.com) now to join. 

At the kickoff, we will meet other book group participants and select the books the groups will read over the next year.The first book has been preselected and will be announced at the kickoff, and we will select the other 5 books for the year then. 

The kickoff will be hosted at Anne's house in Woodbridge CT, conveniently located off Exit 59 of the Merritt Parkway (address/directions provided to those who RSVP). It will be a potluck smorgasbord of drinks and snacks! (Last Name A-H Drinks, I-P Savory Snacks, Q-Z Sweet Snacks)

If you cannot make the kickoff event, not to worry, your group host will reach out to you for the first meeting of your group.  Anyone who will be coming to the kickoff, please RSVP to me at (amboucher@mmm.com).

Join YaleWomen DC and The Yale Club of DC for a joint summer potluck!  

We will gather at the Alcova Heights Picnic Shelter, 901 S George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22204.

We are supplying hamburgers, veggie burgers, condiments, paper products and water. Please bring a hearty appetizer, side dish or dessert to share. You may also wish to bring folding chairs or blankets.

Join local alumnae for a casual 2.5 mile hike through Rock Creek Park. We will meet at 3801 Connecticut Avenue, take a shaded walk through the Park and end at Open City for food and drinks. Partners, children and pets are welcome.

JOIN YALEWOMEN HOUSTON

Feeling disconnected, disenfranchised or just distressed by current events?

YaleWomen Houston invites you to meet for conversation with your fellow Yale alumnae as well as current students, including several in the new 2021 class.

Come...“Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it...”

~Wilferd Peterson 

Share stories, get inspired and forge new bonds with people who truly get you.

 Please come with your ideas on events for this upcoming year.

Sunday, August 13, 2017
2:00 - 5:00 pm

at the home of Leslie Goldman '88
in southwest Houston.
(Address will be provided to registrants.)

RSVP by Monday, August 7th, by responding to this message or            

emailing directly to Lauren @ segallb07@gmail.com.

The event is free but registration is required and limited to 40.

Please respond if you’d like to bring savory or sweet snacks or drinks.

Please also share this invitation with other Yale women alums!

Join YaleWomen for one of greater Boston’s beloved traditions, free Shakespeare on the Common. Director Allegra Libonati brings Verona’s most famous feuding families to Boston in a free performance of Romeo and Juliet presented by the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. Marianna Krejci-Papa, PhD ’96, will give an informal pre-show review of Shakespeare’s source material for the Romeo and Juliet story complete with fun facts on stage history. Bring your own lawn chair and picnic supper (concessions from Earl of Sandwich and Ben & Jerry's available on site) and enjoy a summer evening of theater and camaraderie!

Meeting Location
The Parkman Bandstand area of the Boston Common, between the Bandstand and the outdoor stage. Look for the “YWB” sign.

Public Transportation 
The nearest T stops are Park Street (Green or Red Lines) or Arlington (Green Line).

Parking
Public parking is available in the Boston Common garage. Enter from Charles Street. On street parking is limited. Note: After the performance, it can take a while to exit the parking facility due to the crowds.

Click here for a performance site map

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC), best known for its annual free performances on Boston Common, is a non-profit theater organization founded in 1996, dedicated to presenting vital and contemporary productions of William Shakespeare and other dramatic works to the people of Greater Boston, and to exploring Shakespeare’s work with youth in innovative and creative ways. CSC’s Free Shakespeare on the has served over one million audience members over its 22-year history, and has become a beloved summer tradition enjoyed by nearly 75,000 people annually. To learn more about these programs and this performance in particular, please visit commshakes.org.

Parenting in an Age of Anxiety - Dr. Lisa Damour '92 and Kevin Delaney '94

Wednesday, July 26^th

6-8:30 pm

Quartz

675 Avenue of the Americas (near West 21st Street)

Suite 410

New York, NY 10010

Lisa Damour ’92 is a psychologist, best-selling author, monthly New York Times online columnist, and regular contributor to CBS News. Untangled, Lisa's instant New York Times best seller is a sane, informed, and engaging guide for parents of teenage girls. Visit drlisadamour.com for more information.

Kevin Delaney ’94 is editor in chief and co-founder of Quartz, the global business news site from Atlantic Media. He was formerly The Wall Street Journal's managing editor for digital and a WSJ reporter in Paris and San Francisco. Visit qz.com for his fuller biography.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parenting-in-an-age-of-anxiety-dr-lisa-damour-92-and-kevin-delaney-94-tickets-34866510672

YaleWomen: Please join us for brunch with Janelle Lewis, Assistant Director of the Yale Office of Career Strategy, and our Bulldogs of the Cuyahoga (BOTC) interns. SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017, 1-3PM, BAR CENTO, 1948 W 25th STREET. Cash Bar and Food for alumnae.

Janelle will discuss: Bulldogs on the Cuyahoga and the Bulldogs Across America Program generally and give an overview of The Yale Office of Career Strategy and the services they provide to both Yale students and alums of Yale College, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and Postdoctoral Scholars - Including On-Campus Recruiting; Networking Events/Career Fairs; Advising Appointments; Online Workshops/Webinars; and the Yale Career Network alumni database.

This is Janelle’s first trip to a BOTC program location and a wonderful opportunity to learn about all of the new initiatives at the Office of Career Strategy. The Bulldogs are also looking forward to meeting Yale alumnae and discussing their summer experiences.

RSVP on our YaleWomen Cleveland Facebook page: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/180717322467887/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%224%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%22370%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D

DC-area alumnae are invited to join in a mid-summer potluck brunch for current Yale students interning and working in DC for the summer.  Come to network and share wisdom.  Please e-mail Juliet to RSVP and let her know what you will bring to the brunch.

Join YaleWomenNYC and Linn Cary Mehta '77
 
For a special visit and documentary film showing at
ArtsLatinoNY
311 East 140th Street
Bronx, NY 10454
 
Thursday, July 20, 2017
6:30 - 9:00 P.M.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
 

PROGRAM DETAILS

The evening will feature a sequence of documentaries filmed in the last nine months by neighborhood residents as part of a project sponsored by ID Studio Theater called Mott Haven Home Movies: South Bronx Cribs. Several of the filmmakers will be present to discuss their work. Following the films, drinks and empanadas will be served in the garden area of the center.

ABOUT
ArtsLatinoNY, a multi-disciplinary strategic Latino arts alliance, unites three influential and renowned Colombian artists and their companies under one roof. Our vision is to work with the local community to educate under-served youth and adults in the arts, and bring collaborative multi-disciplinary bilingual programming to communities all over the NYC area through the medium of Latin American theater, dance, film and music. For more information visit: www.ArtsLatinoNY.org and www.IDStudioTheater.com.

DIRECTIONS

Take the Lexington Avenue #6 train one stop past 125th Street -- to 138th Street and 3rd Avenue in the South Bronx (Mott Haven). Go up the stairs toward the front of the the train and exit on the NW corner of 138th street and Alexander Avenue, next to the 40th Precinct building. There you will find a plaque describing the history of the three blocks from 138th to 141st Street on Alexander Avenue, once known as the "Irish Fifth Avenue," which now form a National Historic District. Walk two blocks north to the Mott Haven branch of the New York Public Library and take a left on 140th street. #311 is the third building on the North side of the street. (Google "Mott Haven Historic District" for more information.)

YaleWomen Connecticut

returns to

Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea

A journey at the juxtaposition of two current exhibits

with

Elysa Engelman, PhD, Yale College ’90, Director of Exhibits

This is a family-friendly event, with a full day of activities that only Mystic Seaport can offer!   Join us for all or any part of the day.  Rain or shine!

Saturday, July 8, 2017

Mystic Seaport

(http://www.mysticseaport.org/)

75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT

Join us as Elysa takes us on a journey at the juxtaposition of two current exhibits, On Land and On Sea and SeaChange, one a “flat” photography show featuring images of women from the last century and the other a more “experimental” approach for a history museum.

As Director of Exhibits at Mystic Seaport, Elysa is responsible for creating and delivering an ongoing program of dynamic, interdisciplinary exhibits, in formal galleries, family activity spaces, and on vessels and grounds. With the opening of the new Thompson Exhibition Building (designed by Centerbrook Architects and Planners, the architectural firm that also designed Kroon Hall at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies), and the design and production of the inaugural exhibit in the Collins Gallery, SeaChange, Elysa and her team are transforming informal learning experiences for Mystic Seaport visitors.

10 am – Meet in the lobby of the Thompson Exhibition Building at the North Entrance on Route 27 to purchase your tickets.  Elysa will tee us up for what we need to observe and look for in the two very different exhibits we will visit.

Noonish – lunch and afternoon on your own.  There are different dining options at the Seaport, including the Galley.  Many may choose to eat together and continue the conversation! There is no shortage of things to do and explore at the Seaport – especially for kids and families!

Admission

Adult – $28.95
Senior (ages 65+) – $26.95
Youth (ages 4-14) – $18.95
Children (3 and younger) – Free

On Land and On Sea: A Century of Women in the Rosenfeld Collection

Professional photographers Morris Rosenfeld and Sons are best known for their stunning images of large racing yachts under sail. But they also captured images of people and everyday events, both off the water and on. On Land and On Sea: A Century of Women in the Rosenfeld Collection displays 70 images of ordinary and exceptional girls and women for the first time. From aviators and athletes to telephone operators training and suffragettes on the march in New York City, each photo provides a fascinating glimpse into the social history of 20th-century women as depicted in commercial photography, from young girls having fun messing about on small boats to fashion models and society matrons.

Sea Change 

SeaChange presents a range of striking, surprising, and unusual objects drawn from the rich collections of Mystic Seaport. In keeping with the bold design, clean lines, and natural materials of the Thompson Building, the exhibit design uses large, free-standing abstract structures evocative of sails or icebergs to frame each central artifact, taking advantage of the soaring heights in the Collins Gallery. The overall effect is visually stunning, an inviting space that entices visitors to contemplate, discover, discuss and return to the exhibit.  SeaChange extends the sensory approach beyond the visual. The custom-created interactives will give people the chance to peer inside a 1740s English ship model, test the principles behind dazzling World War I ship camouflage, and zoom-in to see the tiny carved cuts on modern miniature figureheads. A range of public programs will complement the gallery experience and further explore the “sea change” that links stories from around the world to our own.

RSVP to Susan Lennon ’85 MPPM (susan.lennon@outlook.com) no later than Saturday, July 1^st. 

YaleWomen: Connecting women, Igniting ideas, Transforming the world.

Min Jin Lee, Yale '90, author of "Free Food for Millionaires" and the recently-published "Pachinko," will present a reading and conversation at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (1775 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006).

The pre-talk reception will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic drinks.

"Pachinko" has been described as "Luminious...a powerful meditation on what immigrants sacrifice to achieve a home in the world" (Junot Diaz) and the novel has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition.  Lee's debut novel Free Food for Millionaires (2007) was a New York Times Editor's Choice and a national bestseller.

To RSVP and purchase tickets, visit:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-bestselling-novelist-min-jin-lee-yale-90-tickets-34415917937

Questions? contact Susie S. Park at susiespark@gmail.com

“I asked: ‘Why did a man and woman earn different salaries?’ He said: ‘I made the same offer. He negotiated; she accepted.’”
Donna Dubinsky ’77, speaking at YaleWomen’s 2013 inaugural conference, “Vision, Values, Voice: Women Changing a Changing World.”

YaleWomen presents…
Lean In for Compensation: Salary Negotiation

Join us for our next one-hour webinar, Lean In for Compensation: Salary Negotiation, with Deb Ellis ’78 (’82 JD, NYU School of Law).
Friday, June 16­, 2017
1 pm eastern

Register now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/f311d471c122a0ffdc2040ba88984b7b 

Typically, women working full time in nearly every occupation in the United States are paid just 80% of what men are paid. For women of color and for mothers, the pay gap is even wider. (Source: http://www.aauw.org/research/the-simple-truth-about-the-gender-pay-gap/)

Research shows that women are much less likely than men to negotiate their salaries, compounding earnings differentials throughout their careers. In this one-hour webinar, you will learn specific strategies for negotiating salary and other job benefits, including job title and workplace flexibility. You will increase your negotiating skills by observing a mock negotiation.

Deb Ellis brings her broad experience and expertise as a teacher, women’s rights lawyer, and law school career counselor to this webinar. During her career, Deb has served as Assistant Dean for Public Service at NYU School of Law, Legal Director of the ACLU-NJ, Legal Director of NOW Legal Defense Fund, adjunct professor at Yale College and NYU School of Law, and Executive Director of the NJ Coalition to End Homelessness. Deb currently serves as Director of Operations of NJ LEEP, which helps students graduate from high school, attend and graduate from competitive colleges, and begin careers. Deb has spoken and published widely on public interest legal careers and on women’s rights, and has received several awards for her leadership in social justice, including a 2011 White House Champion of Change Award.

Deb will engage us in a discussion of topics, including:

• Gender differences and how they affect how women think about negotiating, whether they negotiate, and how they negotiate
• The concept of negotiation, and how to make it a win-win experience
• The implications of the differentials in salary and other benefits throughout a woman’s career

You will be able to ask questions during the webinar via chat, get advice and gain a better understanding of what is available to you during the negotiating process. You can submit questions in advance by writing to info@yalewomen.org before Friday, June 9th.

Register now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/f311d471c122a0ffdc2040ba88984b7b – there is no charge for this event!

YaleWomen is a Shared Interest Group (SIG) that operates under the auspices of the Association of Yale Alumni (AYA) and Yale University. Our mission: To create a vibrant, engaged community of alums, drawn together by the common thread of our Yale experiences, that is committed to advancing women's voices and perspectives and to enriching and inspiring one another, Yale, and the world. Our vision: Connect women, Ignite ideas, Transform the world. Our work includes earlier webinars: “Confidence When it Counts: Rise Above Self Criticism and Bias” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtAWK2lmu94&feature=youtu.be (June 2016) and “Women in Politics” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mNXDmWm_-E&feature=youtu.be (October 2016).

Join YaleWomen Atlanta for a summer social at Urban Tree Cidery!

We will be coming together for food, drinks, and a tour of the family-owned and operated cidery in West Midtown.  You will have the chance to taste the cider(s) of your choice, made in-house from local apples grown and harvested in Mountain City, GA.

Not a cider drinker? No problem! Urban Tree has a full bar of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. 

We will have refreshments and farm-fresh snacks. Please feel free to bring a dish or snack to share with the group.  

This is a free event. Attendees will be responsible for purchasing their own cider or other beverages.

Hope to see you there!

Join YaleWomen Boston for a Guided Walking Tour of the Restored Muddy River!

After nearly sixty years below ground, unseen by park visitors and passersby, portions of the Muddy River were uncovered to flow once again through the Back Bay Fens, marking the completion of the first phase of the Muddy River Restoration Project. On this walking tour led by an Emerald Necklace Conservancy docent, participants will learn about the project that transformed what was once a paved parking lot into new parkland, bringing a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed landscape back to life. The tour will begin and end at the entrance to REI at the Landmark Center. Wear walking shoes and bring a water bottle. Tours are cancelled for rain or extreme weather. Check website www.emeraldnecklace.org for updates or call 617-522-2700.

Getting there: Public Transportation: Take the Green Line “D” train to the Fenway T-Stop. There is parking available at the Landmark Center. Wear walking shoes and bring a water bottle.

Darcy Walker class of 1971 (first class of women at Yale!) will talk about her work counseling other Yale women in managing career transitions, including the realities that many of the books do not discuss. Having worked for 35 years, lived abroad for five, moved eight times and worked for four different firms as well as doing consulting, Darcy can share some of her special tips and insights about managing change and making tough transitions.

Please join us for our 2017 YaleWomen LA Hike and Picnic.

When: Saturday, May 20 from 9:15 a.m. to Noon.

Where: Will Rogers State Park

Meet at the base of the trail above the parking area with the attendant at 9:15 a.m. We will depart to hike at 9:30.

Parking: $12 in the lot or very limited street parking below the park 

What to bring: Water, sunscreen, hat, picnic lunch, camp chair/blanket. (Picnic items can be left in the car during the hike and retrieved after.)

We will hike up to Inspiration Point, then along the moderate Backbone Trail to the junction with Rustic Canyon before returning to picnic on the green overlooking the polo fields. The hike itself should take 90 minutes and then we will picnic (BYOP).

This event is open to all YaleWomen alums.

We hope to see you there!

Fun and educational event for nature lovers who want to know more about the American naturalist who launched the modern ecology movement, Rachel Carson. Good for kids and families!

We can meet at the home of Fran Kelleher in Silver Spring, MD at 8:30 am on Saturday, May 20th to carpool (5 min drive) to Rachel Carson's home, where we will have a tour. We will then hike back through the woods to Fran's house for refreshments.  

Women’s Health Research at Yale, Yale Alumni Association,
and YaleWomen of Northern California present

 The 20-Year Sprint 
to Advance Women’s Health Research

 A Conversation with Dr. Carolyn Mazure
Director, Women's Health Research at Yale

 Wednesday, May 17, 2017
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Free Admission
Google Mountain View Campus, 1345 Shorebird Way, Mountain View, CA
Moderated by Donna Dubinsky ‘77, CEO, Board Chair, and Co founder - Numenta, Inc.

The evening will begin with a light reception, followed by Dr. Mazure's talk.

Click here to register:
https://whryandywnorcal17.eventbrite.com 
 

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on evolving research to bridge the gap in knowledge on women's health and gender differences in biomedical findings and what you need to know about this issue for your health and wellness. The event will focus on the personal impact of WHRY’s work on our lives and the need for public engagement to address this urgent matter of national health.

 TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.YALEWHR.ORG

   @WHRYALE      WHRYALE      WHRYALE

Women’s Health Research at Yale, Yale Alumni Association,
and YaleWomen of Northern California present

 The 20-Year Sprint 
to Advance Women’s Health Research

 A Conversation with Dr. Carolyn Mazure
Director, Women's Health Research at Yale

Tuesday, May 16, 2017
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Free Admission
Yelp Offices, 55 Hawthrone St., San Francisco, CA
Moderated by Beth Axelrod ’89 MPPM, Vice President of Employee Experience - Airbnb

The evening will begin with a light reception, followed by Dr. Mazure's talk.

Click here to register:
https://whryandywnorcal17.eventbrite.com 
 

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on evolving research to bridge the gap in knowledge on women's health and gender differences in biomedical findings and what you need to know about this issue for your health and wellness. The event will focus on the personal impact of WHRY’s work on our lives and the need for public engagement to address this urgent matter of national health.

 TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.YALEWHR.ORG

   @WHRYALE      WHRYALE      WHRYALE

The next stop on the YaleWomen Museum Trail will be the historic Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, CT. Join us on Saturday, May 6 for a private tour with the museum’s Executive Director Kathleen Maher, followed by a hard hat tour of the distinctive building's restoration. Ms. Maher has over 29 years’ experience working at museums that are additionally recognized as National Historic Sites. She is considered a leading authority on P.T. Barnum history and speaks extensively on Barnum subjects throughout the United States, including at the Yale school of Art.

Conceived and constructed by American entrepreneur, showman, and politician P.T. Barnum (1810-1891), The Barnum Museum has served an international audience since 1893. P.T. Barnum's impact reaches deep into our American heritage and the story of his vast collection and contributions are preserved in his Bridgeport museum. The ornate, exotic building is a distinguishing feature of the City of Bridgeport.

In 2010 the Barnum Museum was struck by an EF1 tornado, significantly damaging the historic landmark. The building sustained additional damage from hurricanes Irene and Sandy. While going through the re-building and re-envisioning process, a portion of the museum’s collection is on view in an ancillary space located BEHIND the museum in the adjacent People's United Bank Gallery. The 5,000-foot site houses thousands of objects that were out-loaded from the museum's historic building for safety and conservation following the tornado. (Limited to ages 15 and up due to the rough state of the construction site.)

WHEN:
Saturday, May 6; 1:00pm Tour; 11:30 Brunch

WHERE:

behind the Barnum Museum

820 Main Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604

(*The Museum offices and exhibit gallery are now located in the People's United Bank Gallery (the modern wing at the rear of the historic building). Follow signs pointing to the entrance from the plaza.)

http://www.barnum-museum.org/

COST:

Estimated $25 or less ($250 honorarium will be divided by the number of attendees; 10 person minimum);

Optional pay-as-you-go brunch at 11:30 across the street from the museum at:

Ralph-n-Rich’s 

815 Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06604 (www.ralphnrichs.com)

RSVP:

To Karen Warner karenwarner@yahoo.com no later than Sunday, April 29

YaleWomen Boston and the Yale Club of Boston are pleased to present an evening at the Ballet. The event will begin with a short welcome from Boston Ballet Chief of Staff Ming Min Hui B.A. ‘10, followed by a performance of Marius Petipa's The Sleeping Beauty and a post-show backstage tour of the historic Boston Opera House.

Tickets for the event are $57 (a significant discount from face value), and all-inclusive. To reserve your spot, purchase tickets here or RSVP below.

www.bostonballet.org

We invite you to join us at the Center for Women’s History at the New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street), New York, NY 10024 for a special visit and guided tour of:

Saving Washington

http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/saving-washington

Sunday, April 23, 2017

11:30 am

$23 per person

There is a 25 person maximum – RSVP no later than Sunday, April 16, 2017 https://ywnyccttour2017.eventbrite.com

Optional pay as you go lunch immediately following at Isabella’s http://www.isabellas.com/  

First Lady Dolley Madison is often remembered as a hostess who saved the White House portrait of George Washington from British vandalism during the War of 1812.  But in fact, she was the most influential woman in America during the nation’s formative years—a national, almost mythic figure. The unheard stories come to life on this fascinating tour of artworks, books, documents, clothing, jewelry, and housewares related to the life of Dolley Madison. Experience what it is like to take part in a “Wednesday night squeezes,” her popular social gatherings that drew a wide range of people to “squeeze” into the President’s mansion and encouraged informal diplomacy.

The New York Historical Society’s fourth floor has recently reopened as the Center for Women’s History, a cutting-edge museum and scholarship hub. This landmark initiative is the country’s first permanent, public exhibition and educational center dedicated to women’s history. It highlights the significance of women’s history to the study of the American past and demonstrate how women across the spectrum of race, class, and culture exercised power and brought about change even before they could access the ballot box. Guided by a committee of distinguished historians and informed by the latest research, the Center combines permanent installations, temporary exhibitions, and a vibrant program of talks and debates to enrich the cultural landscape of New York City.

For more information, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/arts/design/history-of-women-in-america-museum-exhibit-new-york.html. 

Hannah Untereiner, Yale Class of 2015 and a member of Whim and Rhythm, will play guitar and sing.  She will perform originals and covers. Come meet new friends or reconnect with old ones.  The Indian food is top notch. 

Please join YaleWomen for wine, food and a lively discussion about "What's In a Name?"  We'll cover topics from the renaming of Calhoun college, similar issues at other institutions, use of maiden or spouse's name, identity through names, and other related topics.  Bring your questions and thoughts!

Register Here

Conversation will be guided by YaleWomen friend and UCONN Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Françoise Dussart

Russia’s Women: The Rulers and The Ruled

The situation of women in Russia has changed dramatically from the reign of Catherine the Great through the Soviet era to the present time. It will continue to unfold – from the time we announce this event until our actual conversation – as we navigate the rapidly changing and sometimes uncertain world in which we live today.

Join us for what will be a thought provoking conversation with

Erin McBurney, PhD – ’81 BA, Yale College  

and

Nadine Fraser, MD – ’12 MPH, Yale School of Public Health

Sunday afternoon, April 2, 2017

2 – 4 pm

At the Hartford home of Susan Lennon ’85 MPPM, School of Management.  The address will be provided to those who RSVP.

RSVP no later than Sunday, March 26^th to susan.lennon@outlook.com.

Erin graduated from Yale College in 1981 and completed her doctorate in Russian History at Columbia University in 2014. She studied in Leningrad in 1979 and then returned to post-Communist Russia to conduct dissertation research. In between, she served in the US Marines, worked for the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and taught at the London School of Economics. Erin is now an independent scholar whose research focuses on female sovereignty in 18^th –century Russia. She lives in Branford.

Nadine was born in the Soviet Union, in the Far East city of Blagoveshchensk. After graduating from Amur State Medical Academy, she accepted a residency in St. Petersburg and worked in social medicine – with the most vulnerable, disabled, and chronically ill – in the midst of the full collapse of medical and public health systems in Russia in the 1990s. After marrying and moving to the US, Nadine worked with a major medical center in Western Massachusetts, first as the lead Russian interpreter for immigrant and refugee populations and later as a resident physician. After YSPH, she managed the Community Health department for the Connecticut Hospital Association, improving health equity and access to medical services for the underserved populations. Nadine now works with Hartford Healthcare Corporation improving healthcare quality as well as providing analytical support. She lives in Suffield.

Inspired by New York City’s venerable Russian Tea Room, our potluck refreshments will be tea sandwiches (last names beginning with A through L) and sweets (last names beginning with M through Z).

YaleWomen Boston and Yale Black Alumni Association Boston are pleased to co-sponsor Women’s History Month: A Night of Honor, to celebrate the work and lives of Pauli Murray and Grace Hopper. The event is being held in the Emmanuel Church of Boston -- the church Pauli Murray considered to be her "home parish church" and launching pad of her Episcopalian career.

Our goal for this event is two-fold: to celebrate Murray and Hopper, and to provide an opportunity for members of the Boston alumni community to come together with others to learn about these two influential women and how their work connects to us today.

6:30pm doors open / 7:00pm program starts

Please RSVP below. Suggested donation of $5-10 cash at door will help defray event costs.

YaleWomenNYC is delighted to celebrate Women's History Month

THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT IN THE US:
COMPETING NARRATIVES
 

We cordially invite you on WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2017 at 6:30 PM 
for a special evening with: 

Nate Levin, JE '73, amateur historian and author of Carrie Chapman Catt: A Life of Leadership, which was the first biography about Catt intended for young readers.  He has studied the U.S. woman suffrage movement for more than two decades, and has lectured widely. He is also the proprietor of the frequently-updated Facebook page, "Suffrage Bulls of America."

 You will not want to miss learning about this remarkable period in our history, more relevant today than ever!

This event is being graciously hosted by Joan O’Meara Winant at her home, which is located at 215 East 72^nd Street, Apt. 10E.

RSVP HERE:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evening-with-nate-levin-the-woman-suffrage-movement-in-the-us-competing-narratives-tickets-32831064598

Join YaleWomen Atlanta for a free performance of Mahler's "Symphony No. 1" at the Emory Symphony on March 2.

We will be meeting before the event at Double Zero pizza in Emory Village (Menu) at 6pm for an optional dinner, then we will walk up to the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts for the concert.

The symphony will be performing Mahler's "Symphony No.1."  Following the concert, join us for a brief Q&A with a member of the orchestra.

When you RSVP, please indicate in the Comments if you plan to attend dinner, so that we can plan the reservation appropriately.

All Emory Symphony performances are in the Emerson Concert Hall of the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts (1700 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA). Admission is free, with free parking at the Fishburne Parking Deck next to the Schwartz Center. If you are attending dinner, you can park in Fishburne and then walk to the restaurant.

YaleWomen London

Invites you to 
a special evening of Nibbles and Conversation 
with Patti Russo
Executive Director of the Women's Campaign School at Yale University

Tuesday, 21st day of February 2017
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
at a Private Home
London SW7
(details provided upon registration)

Patti Russo, the Executive Director of The Women's Campaign School at Yale University, a non-partisan, issue neutral leadership program whose mission is to increase the number and influence of women in elected and appointed office in the United States and around the world, will be visiting London and our guest speaker for our next social on 21 Feb.  Patricia Russo is a nationally respected leader focused on improving the quality of life for women in the US. For over twenty five years she has held numerous leadership positions in public, private and not for profit organizations centered on women’s rights. 

Along with alumni speakers, Patti’s visit will be a conduit to a broader discussion about female leadership as well as a social gathering.  If you have a project, enterprise or interest you’d like to share with the wider YaleWomen group, please do let me (Karen Go SY ’99) know on london@yalewomen.org so you can be added to the agenda.  Looking forward to seeing you on the 21st of Feb.  A £7 fee will cover drinks and nibbles. 

RSVP by clicking here or following the link below
http://www.yale.org.uk/event-2434586

 We look forward to seeing you there!

To reserve your space, please visit:
https://presidentslecturewells2017.eventbrite.com. 

Join us for three of YaleWomen RI's favorite things:  cheese; wine; and conversation!

Cheese 101
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017, 6pm
18 Benefit Street, Providence

RSVP HERE

We are honored to have Providence-dweller Thalassa (Lassa) Skinner (Davenport '86), a long-time cheesemonger and owner of Culture, a general consumer magazine all about cheese, guide us through a fun, informal tasting of cheese styles and milks, seminar-style. From archaeology to cheese...there is a connection, and we'll hear what it is and why life is good in and amongst the curds & wines.

Our next pot luck event will be of particular interest to legal professionals or those potentially interested in a legal career. Our invitation is open to all YaleWomen members. Group discussion will encompass a variety of legally-related careers and work experiences.

Date: Tuesday January 31,  7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
 
Location:  Home of Nina Lester (in Toronto, please email Nina for address)
  
RSVP: ninalester@sympatico.ca by January 27; open to Yale alumnae only (no guests) – attendance capped at 20

Book Night: Year of Yes

Why wait for New Year's Day to start fresh? Say YES to 2017 now! YaleWomen in Northern California are kicking off the New Year reading television writer and producer Shonda Rhimes' Year of Yes, her poignant, intimate, and hilarious memoir.

Rhimes' story starts with life before her Year of Yes, beginning with her nerdy, book-loving childhood creating imaginary friends, through to her domination of Thursday night television, including Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder. But despite her wild success and general badassery, something was holding her back. She chronicles her Year of Yes challenge: when the introverted Rhimes says "yes" to giving the Dartmouth Commencement speech, "yes" to her health, "yes" to play, and "yes" to exploring, applauding, and loving her true self. Start your New Year with a "Yes" challenge and join us for Book Night in January!

We have two confirmed gathering locations in San Francisco and Los Gatos. 

Please RSVP at https://ywbooknight-rhimes.eventbrite.com. Reading not required ;-)

We aim to organize groups throughout the Bay Area, and are limited by the number of hostesses who volunteer. Please consider hosting a small group of 6-10 Yale women. Contact us at ywnorcal@gmail.com so we can help coordinate attendees.

Houston YaleWomen are invited to meet with

Rabbi Leah Cohen, Executive Director and Senior Jewish Chaplain

 of the Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale University!

She’s speaking on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at 7 pm, at Houston Hillel.

                                                   (Ida & William Zinn Building, 1700 Bissonnet Houston TX 77005)

                                                       She’ll meet with YaleWomen at 6 pm, at the same location.

Her topic for us: Her Story

The power of the individual example is undeniably one of our greatest assets. As women, our stories are full of courage and self-sacrifice, of hard-earned triumphs and embarrassments, of inspiring lessons and moments of insight. Come for an evening of sharing, learning and laughing together.

Please join all our co-sponsors to hear her at 7 pm, too – you’ll be in great company!

The Yale Club of Houston

YaleWomen

 Houston Hillel

 Atid (Congregation Beth Israel’s 20’s & 30’s)

YAD (Young Adult Division at the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston)

Rabbi Cohen will give us an evening of learning and reflection, exploring tropes of past civic leadership and their lessons for today. 

She will present on "I Have A Dream" and "Im Tirtzu**": The Call to Action in the Jewish and Black Charismatic Narratives".

Refreshments (kosher) will be served!

Thanks to all the co-sponsors, there will be no charge for this event—but we very much appreciate your prompt RSVP so we can finalize arrangements and have plenty of refreshments!

       PLEASE RSVP to Lisa Stone (lestone@aya.yale.edu) by January 16.

**“Im tirtzu” means “if you will it”; it is the first part of a statement by Theodor Herzl.

                              The full sentence is, “If you will it, it is no dream.”

YaleWomen Utah is once again thrilled to have Patti Russo, of the Women's Campaign School at Yale (WCSYale), come visit us here in SLC on Sunday, January 15th! We will be hosting an informal potluck brunch with Patti beginning at 11:30am at the YWCA of Utah, and would ask those in attendance to bring a dish and/or beverage.

The free event is not only for those women who might currently be interested in running for political office, but is also for those who support greater participation by women in elected office. Patti would like to cast her net wide while sharing WCSYale's message: Get Inspired! Get Trained! Get Elected!

Patti's visit, just days before Inauguration Day, will surely be every bit as engaging and uplifting as Patti's last stop in Utah. However, as the United States now ranks 99th on the list of countries with the most women in elected office, the issue of women in politics is an urgent one, and Patti's visit takes on a more serious tone following the November elections. We are excited about all that Patti will share with us about this critical time for women in the political arena!

Some additional information about the state of women in politics: New Republic's "For Women in Politics, the Glass Ceiling Is Now Higher Than Ever"

The Women's Campaign School at Yale University (WCSYale) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to increase the number and influence of women in elected and appointed office in the United States and around the globe. Its signature program is a five day, non-partisan, issue-neutral leadership political campaign training intensive and is held at the Yale Law School. This year the Women's Campaign School at Yale University celebrates over twenty years of inspiring and training women to lead.

Join us for the 9th stop on our Museum Trail – The newly renovated Yale Center for British Art. We will be led by Amy Meyer, M.A.1979; M.Phil.1981; Ph.D. 1985 Director, and Cecie Clement, Deputy Director who led the implementation of the renovation project.

For more information about the British Art Center, check this link:

http://britishart.yale.edu/

1080 Chapel Street
New Haven

Prior to the tour, there will be an optional pay-as-you-go brunch at 11:30 am:

Harvest Restaurant
1140 Chapel Street
New Haven
Brunch menu at http://harvestwinebar.com/new-haven/newhaven-brunch/

Space is limited to 20 people.  RSVP for the tour and brunch no later than Wednesday, December 7^th .  If you register and your plans change and are no longer able to join us, please let Susan Ball (sball@brucemuseum.org) know so that we can open your slot to an alum on the wait list.

We look forward to seeing you then and there!

In the spirit, hope and peace of the coming holiday season – please join YaleWomen connecticut for a potluck dinner:

Wednesday, December 7th, 6:00 pm in Branford, at the home of Erin McBurney '81 BA (address will be provided to those who RSVP)

RSVP no later than Sunday December 4th to Anne Boucher ’80 at amboucher@mmm.com.  Capacity is limited to 25.

What to bring?  If you last name begins with/please bring:
A-F Dessert
G-L Main Dish
M-S Salad
T-Z Appetizer

Please – if your plans change and you are no longer able to join us, let Anne know so that we can fill your spot from the wait list.

We look forward to seeing and sharing holiday cheer and conversation with you!

Stepping off of our of our July conversation with Patti Russo, director of the Women’s Campaign School at Yale, and on the heels of the election, please join us as we gather to discuss how we can support women's voices and perspectives in politics from a local to a national level.

You will remember that the Women's Campaign School at Yale University is a non-partisan, issue-neutral leadership program, whose mission is to increase the number and influence of women in elected and appointed office in the United States and around the globe. While the number of women in Congress and the House of Representatives has dramatically increased over the last 20 years, the United States still ranks 82nd worldwide in the percentage of women in our national legislature.  The recent election has not improved that statistic!

There is plenty that can be done in addition to running for office, and we hope this conversation will help develop some ideas we can move forward with.

Please join YaleWomen LA for a festive holiday potluck! Address will be emailed upon RSVP. Location is in the Pacific Palisades.

We're excited to have Genevieve Ko (MC '00) as a special guest at the holiday party. We'll feature desserts from her new cookbook, Better Baking, whose recipes transform wholesome ingredients into delicious desserts. Better Baking is listed in The New York Times, epicurious, Tasting Table, Real Simple, mindbodygreen and The National Baking Society as one of the best cookbooks of 2016. Genevieve will join us with signed cookbooks for sale for holiday gifts.

Please bring food or drink (enough for 8) to share. Below is a rough guideline but feel free to bring your favorite holiday dish!

A - F: Festive drink

G - P: Hors d'oeuvres

Q - Z: Dessert

In the spirit, hope and peace of the coming holiday season – please join YaleWomen connecticut for a potluck dinner:
Thursday, December 1st, 6:00 p.m. in Hartford, at the home of Marnie Mueller ’61 MA, ’65 PhD (address will be provided to those who RSVP)
-OR -
Wednesday, December 7th, 6:00 pm in Branford, at the home of Erin McBurney '81 BA (address will be provided to those who RSVP)

RSVP no later than Monday November 28th to Anne Boucher ’80 at amboucher@mmm.com.  Capacity is limited to 25.

What to bring?  If you last name begins with/please bring:
A-F Dessert
G-L Main Dish
M-S Salad
T-Z Appetizer

Please – if your plans change and you are no longer able to join us, let Anne know so that we can fill your spot from the wait list.

We look forward to seeing and sharing holiday cheer and conversation with you!

YaleWomen Greater Philadelphia invites you to an artist "Meet and Greet: at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show. Enjoy a 30 minute guided tour highlighted by personal, informal discussions with three select artists about their work and inspirations. Following the tour, the attendees are welcome to explore the show floor at their leisure. Exact meeting place will be provided after all attendees have registered.

Please join us for the kick-off of

YaleWomen France

Wednesday, 9th November 2016

7:00 - 9:00 pm

at a private residence in Paris 6 eme.
*Address will be provided to registrants.

RSVP by Sunday, November 6th, by sending an email to mustacich@aya.yale.edu.

Join us on 9th November from 7-9pm for an informal gathering of conversation and community as we brainstorm and plan YaleWomen's newest chapter, YaleWomen France.
 
We are planning a wine and tapas-style dinner, and will send a sign-up sheet for drinks/dishes to registrants.

If you are not able to attend, but would like to be included in future communications, please email us at the address above to let us know your interest.

 We look forward to seeing you there!  

Ruxandra Boros '86 MPPM
Suzanne Mustacich '86 BA

Want to see history being made? Come to our Election Night Viewing Party: 6:30pm to 10pm, location in downtown SF. It's a close race so join us on election night for the results. Guests welcome!

PLEASE REGISTER at https://yalewomen_election2016.eventbrite.com

YaleWomen Connecticut is pleased to recreate one of our most popular community service projects. Tackle hunger in Connecticut with both YaleWomen Connecticut and members of the Yale Class of 1993 on Saturday, November 5 by sorting food at the Connecticut Food Bank’s new Wallingford warehouse during their busy pre-Thanksgiving period. 

We will also participate in the Food Bank's Hunger 101 interactive group learning experience, which gives people a taste of what food insecurity—or hunger—really is. We will walk in someone else’s shoes and see firsthand what it’s like to struggle with poverty and food insecurity in Connecticut. After the learning activity we will volunteer in the warehouse preparing food for distribution.

This exciting volunteer opportunity is open to members of YaleWomen Connecticut and their family members/guests 12 and older.  We hope to see you there!

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2016

Time: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Where: Connecticut Food Bank

Address: 2 Research Parkway, Wallingford, CT 06492

RSVP:

1. to Amy Klein (SY ’93) at alevine@aya.yale.eduand

2. Register:

   1. Go to: http://ctfoodbank.volunteerhub.com/events/index.

   2. Click on the “Food Sorting” button in the center of the webpage.

   3. Scroll down to November 5^th and select the YaleWomen CT and Class of 1993 (Food Sorting) event.    

   4. Click “Sign Up” at the bottom of the page.

   5. New users will need to carry out the registration process and sign an online waiver (follow the instructions on VolunteerHub). (Please note, anyone under 18 will need a printed waiver signed by their guardian to participate in the event. This will be available to print at the end of the registration process. There will also be parental waivers available on site on November 5).

   6. Existing users can sign in and select the November 5^th event.

Questions: Contact Amy Klein at alevine@aya.yale.edu

Join YaleWomen for a lively non-partisan webinar conversation with Q&A about the importance of Women in Politics with Patricia Russo, Executive Director, Women’s Campaign School at Yale University, and Kathryn Lofton, PhD, Professor of Religious Studies, American Studies, History, Divinity, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Faculty of Arts and Sciences Deputy for Diversity and Faculty Development, Yale University.

In 2016, women remain underrepresented in elective political office, comprising only 19.4% of the US Congress, 24.4% of statewide elective offices, and 24.6% of state legislatures.  Do you know that when women run for political office, they win at the same rate as men? But women in the United States are not running. Why not?  What barriers—both internal and external—are holding women back?  Does it matter whether women are creating the laws we live by? Do women govern differently than men? 

Register today to join this live conversation. Send questions for the panelists to: info@yalewomen.org.

Thursday, October 13, 2016, 5 p.m., in the Farragut West section of downtown DC

Hosted by Gayatri Bhalla

Join us for a conversation with Patti Russo, the dynamic and inspiring Executive Director of the Women's Campaign School at Yale University, a non-partisan, issue neutral leadership program whose mission is to increase the number and influence of women in elected and appointed office in the United States and around the world. Our last event with Patti Russo sparked a wonderful discussion and was a very special event!

Space is limited; please RSVP as soon as possible to dc@yalewomen.org if you are able to attend.  Event address is: 900 17th Street NW, Suite 410

Come join YaleWomen Chicago, Yale Black Alumni Association Chicago Chapter, and the Yale Club of Chicago in hearing Dr. Lori A. Barker '86 discuss Obama on Our Minds: The Impact of Obama on the Psyche of America. 

Date and time:
October 6, 2016
6:00 - 7:30pm

Location:
57th Street Books
1301 East 57th Street
Hyde Park
Chicago, IL

Eventbrite RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ywc-presents-talk-with-lori-a-barker-editor-of-obama-on-our-minds-tickets-28129802998
Facebook RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/1753898071533470/

About the book: On the evening of November 4, 2008, as news of Barack Obama's presidential victory spread, television footage depicted the emotional reactions of people across the country and the globe. As Obama gave his acceptance speech in Grant Park that night, the camera focused on those in the audience who were overjoyed, tears streaming down their faces. People cheered. Spontaneous and joyful celebrations broke out in the streets. Change had finally come.

Analysts describe Barack Obama's success as "unheard of" -- a meteoric rise -- leaving many in the elite political circles astonished at what he had accomplished in his campaign. With his success, many questions arose: How was a junior senator from Chicago able to do this? Why does he evoke such strong reactions? What cultural shifts took place in American society for this to happen? Do we now live in a post-racial society, and what will this mean for the next generation?

In Obama on Our Minds, Dr. Lori A. Barker '86 leads a team of expert multicultural theorists and researchers studying racism, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, and immigration to answer these questions and analyze the enormous impact of this groundbreaking event in our nation's history.

About the author: Dr. Lori A. Barker '86 is a professor in the Psychology and Sociology Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). She received her BA in psychology from Yale University and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from UCLA. After receiving her degree, Dr. Barker spent one additional year at UCLA as a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral research fellow. Dr. Barker is a licensed clinical psychologist has a small private practice in Riverside, California.