New Mexico Elections 2020

League of Women Voters is providing VOTE411 [English] OR VOTE411 [Espanol] information for voters at www.vote411.org

Martha Burk is a New Mexico author who has revised her book Voice, Your Vote: 2020–21 Edition: The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Politics, Power, and the Change We Need
Be sure your vote supports your needs.

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Women Weren’t Given the Vote. They Took It.

July PBS programming:
Vote: American Experience Part I Monday, July 6 at 8 pm MDT and Part II Tuesday, July 7 at 8 pm MDT portrays the epic crusade by American women for the right to vote and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Warrior Women Monday, July 6 at 10 pm MDT tells the story of American Indian Movement activists.
Daring Women Doctors: Physicians in the 19th Century Tuesday, July 7 at 10 pm MDT examines how female physicians impacted their community.
Unladylike 2020: American Masters Friday, July 10 at 10 pm MDT explores the stories of pioneering women in American politics.

Don’t get PBS? Go to PBS website unladylike2020.com to view short films about unsung women: Maggie Lena Walker became first African American female bank president, Louise Arner Boyd was the first American woman to lead an expedition to the Artic, and Ynes Mexia coolected more than 145,000 plant specimens.

Megan Kamerick is hosting 4 podcasts about New Mexico and the Vote. The first aired June 30.

100th Anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment at the Roundhouse Feb. 6

Thursday, February 6, 2020 – 100th Anniversary at the State Capitol
The public is invited to celebrate the 100th anniversary of New Mexico’s ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Enjoy costumes, festivities and refreshments. AAUW members are encouraged to wear white
8:00 am – 2:00 pm: Displays in the West Hall [Visit the AAUW table!]
8:00 – 10:30 am: Legislative Committee Hearings;
10:30 and 11:00 a.m. the House and Senate respectively will pass special legislative memorials celebrating the Suffrage Centennial.
12:30 – 2 pm: Program in the Rotunda: Hear from women leaders including Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Senator Nancy Rodriguez, Senator Liz Stefanics, Representative Gail Chasey and Representative Joanne Ferrary, LWVUS Director Virginia Kase and LWVNM President Hannah Burling. Cake and lemonade, too!

2019 Summer Reading Suggestions

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover.
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood.

After reading the selections, listen to the recorded book discussion on the Jane Addams, IL web site https://janeaddams.il.aauw.net/

April Program New Mexico Rural Health Care

Join us in watching PBS Independent Lens: The Providers, Monday, April 8 at 9 pm or Saturday, April 13 at 10 pm.

Follow 3 “country doctors” in rural northern New Mexico, the site of a physician shortage and an opioid epidemic, who work at clinics that offer care for all, regardless of ability to pay.

Fight the Wikipedia Gender Gap Webinar Feb. 27

You’re invited by the AAUW Jane Addams Branch IL to join the webinar, Fight the Wikipedia Gender Gap presented by ERA advocate, A.J. Conroy, February 27 at 8 pm CST.
Learn how women are not represented equally on Wikipedia. See a demonstration of how to become a Wikipedia editor.
To register send an e-mail to aauwJaneAddams@gmail.com
After you register you will receive an email reminder that will contain a link to join the webinar.

Watch the Recording

The Majesty of Music and Math Sept. 6

The Majesty of Music & Math is a New Mexico PBS multi-media program that explores the interconnectedness of music and mathematics. Featuring remarks by Santa Fe institute mathematician and composer scientist Cris Moore and musical selections by the Santa Fe Symphony with Principal Conductor Guillermo Figueroa.

NM PBS Thursday Sept. 6 at 7 pm MDT.
Repeats Tuesday Sept. 11 at 10 pm MDT.