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In 2005…
-The Girls Advisory Council held its first meeting in
January.
-Jean Cornell spoke at The Alice Paul Equality Awards
dinner on April 13th and received a proclamation placing her on the
Congressional Record by Representative Rob Andrews.
-Gayle and Alexa Ray read letters between Alice Paul and
her mother for a funders’ luncheon.
-The group helped table at the New Jersey State History
Fair, aiding children making suffrage bracelets and helping to hand out
information.
-Harry Potter discussion group on Aug. 1st!
-The girls sponsored the 2005 Women’s Equality Day
Celebration by introducing the performers, giving tours, and assisting
guest authors. Prior to the performance, they were brought onstage and
commended by former NJ Secretary of State Regina Thomas.
-Our banner
event this year was Celebrate New Jersey Women Day on Oct. 2nd.
The group planned and coordinated a field day event for 60 area girl
scouts that included activities such as, photos picketing the White
House as a suffragist, New Jersey Women bingo, tug o’ war, sack races,
jewelry-making, tours of the house and farm, voting activity,an
educational video featuring “Alice Paul” and “Nellie Bly,” and a live
appearance by “Alice Paul.” All the troops involved gave the event rave
reviews!
- The group held an overnight on Dec. 16th
where they started a project to knit scarves for a local women’s
shelter, participating in a variety of teambuilding activities, and had
a discussion about cliques.
In 2006…
-The group helped out at the Ellie’s Seeds of Hope
fundraiser to fight multiple sclerosis on Feb. 4th.
-The girls went on a field trip to Douglass College for a
campus tour and discussion of Iron-Jawed Angels.
-Nora and Lauren took a trip to The College of New Jersey
on April 17th and sat in on a women’s and gender studies class.
-Amy and Jean also took a trip to The College of New
Jersey on April 18th and got a chance to meet the student executive
board of Women in Learning and Leadership.
-GAC members performed
the play, The ERA That's Yet to Come for an audience of over 100
guests.
-The group had the opportunity to attend Boheme Opera’s
performance of Susannah and to go backstage to meet the cast and
orchestra members.
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group had the opportunity to attend Boheme Opera’s performance of
Turandot and to go backstage to meet the cast and orchestra members.
-GAC members visited Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, in Washington, D.C.
to perform, The ERA That's Yet to Come, toured the city and
visited the Smithsonian Institute's Museum of American History.
-GAC members enjoyed a Haunted
Hayride with Alice Factor members in October.
-GAC members sung Christmas carols to the residents of the Greenleaf
Retirement Community joining members of the Alice Factor and GRAPES.
In 2007...
-Jean Cornell and Amy Joaquim publish an article about Alice Paul and
hunger strikes in the March/April 2007 issue of New Moon Magazine.
-Jean and Sharde at NJ Dept of Education conference with Barbara Irvine
in May.
In the fall of 2007, GAC members will serve as advisors for the Girls
Share Their Voice Report.
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