2024-2025 Events
(Guests are always welcome!)
Monday, December 23, 2024
National Screening of the movie “Ratified”
170 million women and girls (and our LGBTQ+ community) are the unprotected sex in America and our Constitution is the only major constitution that does not explicitly protect gender equality.
President Biden campaigned on a promise to close that equality gap by publishing our fully ratified 28th Amendment (Equal Rights) and now he is running out of time.
RATIFIED is the fastest way to get up to speed on this issue and after the screening, VoteEquality will host a dynamic panel of advocates from the movie who are on the ground in Washington, DC working to build pressure on President Biden.
Stick around after the movie for a dynamic panel to include filmmakers, ERA experts, and subjects from the film. The panel will end with a fun call to action you can do NOW to make sure Biden publishes the ERA.
Location: Your Home Computer
Time: 5:15 pm CST
Cost: $5/per person
Register Here
Thursday in January 2025 TBA
Book Group: Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time: 10:00 am
Past Events
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Town & Country Art Show Gallery Reception
Monmouth Area AAUW branch sponsors the Kathy Lowe-Arthur Best of Show Award as a way to help support the arts in the community. The winner is awarded $100.
Location: Buchanan Center for the Arts, 64 Public Square, Monmouth
Time: 2-4 pm
Friday/Saturday, April 19-20, 2024
AAUW-IL State Convention
Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago Northwest
495 Airport Rd, Elgin, IL
Saturday, June 1, 2024
100th Anniversary Celebration!
Lunch and Reminiscing
Location: Patton Block Grill & Brew Pub, 88 Public Square, Monmouth
Time: 12:00 pm
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Book Group: The Women by Kristin Hannah
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time: 10:30 am
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
National Voter Registration Day
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
The Jane Addams Branch invites you to “Truth, Trust, and Turnout: Navigating Elections, Civic Engagement, and Disinformation.”
Dr. Suzanne Chod, Professor of Political Science at North Central College in Naperville, will explore the relationship between political trust, polarization, and disinformation and its effects on elections and democracy. Specifically, she will offer details on the calculated use of disinformation to divide us further and erode democratic norms. Dr. Chod will also discuss how to spot and combat disinformation in the current election cycle and beyond.
All AAUW members and guests are invited to this Jane Addams branch Zoom program at 7 PM. Please register in advance.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Book Group: Glitter and Glue: a Memoir by Kelly Corrigan
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time: 10:00 am
Monday, September 30, 2024
Meet & Greet with current & prospective members
Appetizers, dessert, and drinks were served. Bringing degreed friends and college students was encouraged. Program plans for the year were discussed. All new members and previous members who have lapsed more than two years could join at this event and save $36 off their dues. Student memberships: Both undergraduates and students pursuing a graduate degree are eligible to join for $18.81.
Location: Warren County Public Library Board Room, 62 Public Square, Monmouth
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Book Group: Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles
Location: Your Zoom Room (link emailed to participants)
Time: 10:00 am
Saturday, November 9, 2024, 10:30 am
Online Event: Meet the AAUW Fellows and Grantees
Hosts: Chicago AAUW Branch and Jane Addams AAUW Branch
Two recent recipients of the AAUW fellowships and grants speak to us about their research, studies, and projects.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Book Group: Becoming Elizabeth Arden: The Woman Behind the Global Beauty Empire by Stacy Cordery
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time: 10:00 am
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Holiday Brunch
Location: Weeks House, 1002 E. Broadway, Monmouth
Time: 10 – 11:30 am
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 6-7:00 pm (CST)
Zoom meeting “AAUW Priorities in Light of the Election Results” featuring Meghan Kissell, AAUW Senior Director of Policy and Member Advocacy. The talk will focus on social justice priority issues and other priorities that go with or hinge on social justice.