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Year 2018-19 in Review
Diane Jablonski
Taken from the pages of our newsletter The Branch
Recent Events
Hiking & Picking: Experiencing the Music & Terrain of the Appalachians
On November 14 at the 
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, we were entertained and informed about the Appalachian trail. Rich Keyes (left) showed slides and gave commentary on the nearly 800 miles of the trail he has traveled and he joined Carole and Kevin Becker (middle and right) to play music of the region. This program was presented in conjunction with the "Big Read."
November 2, 2010
Poughkeepsie AAUW
Woman of the Year 2019
Hon. Joan S. Posner
Dutchess County
Family Court Judge
Acting Supreme
Court Justice
Retired
October 27, 2019, an afternoon of celebration for an outstanding woman!
Gender Bias in Healthcare:
A Long History
On October 10, 2019 at Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie , Christie VanHorne, presented a program that left all with much to think about and a plan to obtain better health care.
Christie started with our sharing both our good and bad experiences with doctors. She gave a brief history of diagnosis - if missed diagnosis was a disease it would be the third largest cause of death. Many women have been dismissed as being hysterical (we can thank Fraud for this). She shared many other stories ending with reminding us that racial disparities and marginalized people experience far greater discrimination in medical care - it is a racial problem.
What can we do when we have a doctor's appointment:
Remember first of all you are the expert on you.
- Think what questions you have - you have at most 15 minutes.
- Have a 20 second elevator complaint
- How has you complaint impacted your life - what does it prevent you from doing - be specific
- Have questions ready - prioritize your questions in case you only have time for a few.
- Never get angry
- Elaborate on yes and no questions the doctor asks.
Open House/Reunion
On Thursday, September 12 at Freedom Plains Presbyterian Church, AAUW gathered for their annual Open House/ Reunion to introduce the program for the year. This included the monthly programs, interest groups and initiatives. Current members were welcomed back and prospective members were welcomed to the organization. This was a new meeting venue for AAUW and was found to be most effective.
POUGHKEEPSIE AAUW ANNUAL MEETING & INSTALLATION DINNER 2019
Speakers
At the June 13th meeting fun pictures were taken, AAUW members and friends chatted and met new people, elections were held, officers installed and members honored. That was all before the program started with the recipients of the Irene Keyes Scholarship speaking about their trip to the NCCWSL conference. The final part of the evening was a talk by Sabrina Marzouka, "Improving the Lives of Women and Children." We were told to "open our briefcase of talent and change the world." Sabrina closed with a quote she has on her office door by Angela Davis "I am no longer accepting the thing I cannot change. I am changing the things I can not accept." It was a wonderful evening, enjoyed by all.
Committee: Sharon Fleury, Diane Jablonski, Joan Kimmel & Ann Pinna
Goldee Greene, Vocal Artist
Tom McCoy, Music Director
Diverse Divas in Opera, Jazz & Musical
May 9, 2019 AAUW had a true musical experience. Goldee Greene charmed us with excerpts by opera divas such as Cleopatra, Tosca and Delilah as well as real-life prima donna’s like Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Mae West and Marlene Dietrich.
Many genres express the laughter, love, struggles and 
empowerment of women through the ages - from Puccini to Duke Ellington. In collaboration with world-class pianist and arranger Tom McCoy, we were treated to a stirring, wheels-within-wheels evening of songs and piano solo (from Ellington).
Sabashnee Govender introduced her co-chair, Judy Longacre and once again AAUW members were most generous with donations for Days for Girls>> .
Annual Writers' Tea & Benefit Auction>>
April 14, 2019
Equal Pay Day
April 2, 2019
Proclamation by Dutchess County Legislature>>