AUGUST 2014

LAKE COUNTY WOMEN'S COALITION Women's Equity Event     Leveling the Playing Field “Do the unwritten rules hold women back?”    Thursday, August 14, 2014 Registration at 6:30 pm • Program at 7:00 pm   Cultural & Civic Center of Round Lake Beach 2007 Civic Center Way., Round Lake Beach, IL 60073   This is a free event. Donations welcome to support the LCWC scholarship fund. The program will feature a lecture by Shelley Correll, Professor of Sociology at Stanford University followed by break-out discussion groups facilitated by Rev. Eileen Shanley-Roberts, Christ Episcopal Church, Waukegan.    ~Lake County Women’s Coalition~ Register by August 6, Debbie Larker, at 847-362-8885...online at our website www.LakeCountyWomen.org   Member Organizations: AAUW – Waukegan Area Branch • Alpha Nu Chapter, The Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Intl.   • Altrusa International of Lake County • Aux Plaines Chapter 99s • Beta Sigma Phi International • League of Women Voters of Lake County • Past Presidents Club of 10th District Illinois, GFWC • Waukegan Area Church Women United • Waukegan Woman’s Club • Waukegan Women’s City Club • Women Interested in Government (WINGS) • Women’s Business Exchange • Women’s Business Network    • YWCA Lake County   Founded in 1995, the mission of the Lake County Women’s Coalition is to continue the pursuit of equality that brought forth the ratification of the ineteenth Amendment, through perseverance, integrity and commitment.   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Celebrate With Us 10th Anniversary of WITASWAN Saturday, August 16 AAUW Chicago Branch event August 16th Movie Screening     What: The Girls in the Band Movie Screening  http://thegirlsintheband.com/ When: Saturday, August 16th  Time: 11:00 am Brunch at Bravo Restaurant  1701 Maple Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 Cost: $25- Movie screening with Q and A at 1:00pm at  Cinemark Evanston Theatres with Director/Producer Judy Chaikin1715 Maple Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 Tickets: $20-  Tickets to brunch and movie: $50- includes special reserved seating. Mail checks made out to AAUW to  AAUW Chicago 2746 W Morse Ave Chicago IL 60645.  or go online to purchase tickets  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/765726  Parking: Free validated parking with movie ticket or public transportation. Please help spread the word and invite your friends. Open to all.  Celebrate the success of AAUW-Illinois WITASWAN (Women in the Audience Supporting Women Artists Now) Project over the past 10 years.  This initiative is all because of you and your support of Women Artists.   http://www.films42.com/witaswan.asp#_born Synopsis: They wiggled, they jiggled, they wore low cut gowns and short shorts, they kowtowed to the club owners and smiled at the customers...and they did it all, just to play the music they loved. In the thirties and forties, hundreds of women musicians toured the country in glamorous All-Girl Bands, while others played side by side with their male counterparts. Yet by the mid-fifties female jazz musicians had literally disappeared from the workplace; their names, their contributions to music, completely forgotten. THE GIRLS IN THE BAND tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 30s to the present day.These incredibly talented women endured sexism, racism and diminished opportunities for decades, yet continued to persevere, inspire and elevate their talents in a field that seldom welcomed them. Today, there is a new breed of gifted young women taking their rightful place in the world of jazz, which can no longer deny their talents.  Questions: email chicagoaauw@hotmail.com   AAUW- Chicago Branch Chicago, Illinois www.aauw.org www.aauw-il.aauw.net http://chicago-il.aauw.net  chicagoaauw@hotmail.com find us on facebook - Chicago branch of AAUW   Mission Statement of AAUW: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. Value Promise: By joining AAUW, you belong to a community that breaks through educational and economic barriers so all women have a fair chance.