Although we don’t have a branch program scheduled for this month, we do have two open meetings scheduled: The Read-Around Group and the Book Group. We hope you will attend one (or both)! We are planning a program on “Understanding Poverty” for November 13 (tentative date) and a Holiday event for December. More information to come in the November newsletter.
? October 19–Book Group
You are invited to take part in a discussion of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin. The book is available at Bennington Bookshop for those of you who wish to buy the book. Meeting is at the Martha Canfield Fisher Library in Arlington. Read a review here: Book for October
? October 28–Read-Around Group
There is a meeting every month on the 4th Friday at 1:00. All invited. The theme for October is “Spooky Stories.” Here is the schedule of meetings and themes from October to March: Schedule of Read-Around Group meetings.
Zoom link: bit.ly/AAUWBennRead
? Book Reviews
This month Berta Winiker has reviewed This is Assisted Dying.
We invite members to review or recommend a book and submit it to our Book Review collection: Book Reviews. Send your review to aauwbennvt@gmail.com.
? In the News
- NEWS FROM NATIONAL AAUW: Mission and Action
- Healthline, What is the Pink Tax? In this time of inflation, understanding the “pink tax” is very important.
- Marie Claire, Confronting Unequal Pay: A 10-Step Guide for Women—and Their Allies—to Fight Wage Discrimination
- ABC News, This is how much money Black women lose due to gender pay gap
? Seeing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary by Jen Daks
Jen Daks helps us remember to look at something “ordinary” like Julia Child making an omelet, and see how extraordinary it is.
REMINDER
Remember to order a copy of the new volume of Scratchings by the Scribble Sisters. Scratchings 5 was written during the Covid-19 pandemic’s later stages. Reflections of COVID explored in these pages are interleaved with memories of childhood, family, wild encounters, and past pleasures. By purchasing a copy of Scratchings 5 you are making a donation to the Branch Scholarship fund, supporting AAUW Branch members, and giving yourself a treat. Click here to order Scratchings 5 .
Newsletter editor, Dawn Rodrigues dawn.rodrigues@gmail.com