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Home My Public Portal AboutAmerican Association of University Women4meucan AAAociativn v( Un.iveA4i.tcy lUvmen Long Valley Baanch, &Ca 1, .?daha ****************** 6Ai_.e( PiAtoAy **-****** The need (va a Atimuiatin.g oAgan.iptivn .tha-t would addle.» .social, educa.t.iona.l, cu.LtuAa l and pol i,ti.ca' 414AueA o f vua -time in -the Cen tAal .Idaho legion. Wg4 2ecogru.pd by Sh.in,ley AcCuEen, .ldahv D.iv.iAion AembeAAkip Char. when .the contacted PanAy 2enAen in Acy 1977 with .the idea o f A.taAting a Baanch .in. Valley County. PanAy had joined .the Taye.t.te-l� ei4eA BAanch when .c t wa4 foamed in 1961 and o(ten attended when in ,hat aitea, Ao Ahe wa4 a -logical. contact. 44.teA Aeve2al well -attended mee,tingA ch.a Aed by PanAy, -the Long Valley LAanch waA Pamed, and by -the .time v( .the State D.iv.cAion meeting in i' cCall in mid-212.1a, 29 women had joined. PanAy 7enAen wa4 elected pze4iden.t .the (iAAt yeaa and Ahe caAAied .the 62anch .th.aough ,the oA aniptional woe4 Amoo.thly and aeally gv.t -the gAoup'of( ,the gAound'. She comtin.ued tv AeAve on commi..ttee4 and pn ject4 up -to hen .sudden death PaAch 17, 1981. AA a AerrwAdi:a l .to l anAy, .the BAanch 6oa2d vv.ted .to begin a Aa�ned Snant 6Fl Fund. Con tAi.bu^ti.on4 r20m bnanch membeA4, Aiend4 and gol/ ng a4AocZa-teA made a PAoject renew 9Aant po4Aib.le. member (2om Ca4cade, Donne-L1y, LaheFoAh and l c{ a.Ll, .the baanch ha4 combined Aeveza l cvmmun-itie4 coup-t y-wide, o vea a mote -than 25 mile .Yong aAea, .into a dynamic, coheAtIve group. Jt -LA an enlAuAiaA,ti.c gAoup, vaAied in age, plIAALL A and .Lie 44-Le. The excellent paogtam4 have hept a-tendance high and an aggAe4Aive membeAAkip chain. ha4 zeached ou.t .to Beep .tho4e e Lc g i b le (o2 membeA4h.ip a.ucite or .the ex.iAtence of -the Gaanch.. 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(.guc.tcy Fai_a. - othea women iA gaou 4 invited to join with diApla A - Aucce4A(u,l and un ,to do 5cLca.tiona,t roundatLon l agect Pea Capita Comtai.6ut.i_vnA .cn.ca.eaAed each yeaa, (cA.t.thaee yeaaA 1980 contaLbu.ti.vnA pea, capita higheAt cn S.ta.te Al) Acho.ta zs4p leundA go _to Natipnal 6ndowmea Fund No -Local Acho.tanAh,i.pA given Con.tailill ionA by yeaaA % e2 Capita 1978 S ) 78.50 S 2.80 1979 110.00 4.23 1980 653.50 25.13 1981 560.00 17.50 (Na.te: lheAe Apa.eA 6aAed on OWL bvo/R4-(undA 4en.t di_zect.ty tv Len ten.nLa,t Fund no.t.inc tuded. ) Nanzed y2ant� 1980 f=a,an.ceA VaAAaa. - NurrA.ing 1981 %anAy 2enAen - Paoject i?enew *****x*x* idrainZA:taa tLon Goaad a.ev.i.ew commuruuueA a.eceLved, planA tv2 yeast and iterrv� t� 6e paeAen.ted al'a.eplaa. meeting, �jood a..t.tendance at 13oaad meeting- many chataA paattc a.te i'lembeaA who aLtend mee.ti"-9A have a Ao.te .cn. dec ALonA - -they ane not oveatooned . 6l ected Wi.Ce44 6<f , u ea4.4 ********** 1977 !2e�.idPn.t an4y 2en4en V. %'Aeq. -1 Aogizam4 is 4. 6e2a S�uLiV•�ze.iem6e/L4Ai>i42,441e Le.LISecize,t_a4y Plle.4p4 g Hann ah Wi] %man ;04n40n1976 > 2°g/tan4 Ah/Li A V . > 2e4• -i "enz6 e/z41z-i p Linap S ec/Le-ea/1w'e66 � Hannah w�.d >/zeaauaea g° iinn ti4ee-1e.4. -1979 Pize4._de t t d aizZly,.t 44,0 •'Pito Hannah lt%� V. i'Ae.4•-»;e726e,4 a�zd S ecne,,tc�, P Linda li'e66 >�ea4u4en �c�e� > 980 �a i ant t'h ee,Cert P 2e4ider-e A'aiu ya 44/0 V. P z e4. - %'2v V. %2e _ �, g2�' Hannah w�a�cd �. / ,en6 e444.41p ,qtn eSecA nea e�y SQ L(4 Lawn-Qcxnc4o t 1981 4u�tea Comae Sah2 72e44.1den-t Hannah aiza.a d. g4am4 Ka thzgn. f it'y 4 Anne liin4 Se cAe.ta z y i�; e t A anito 2a 72ea4a4e4 go-61 IV/zee-Ze t Attendance, Long Valley Urench, AMUW, "Roseberry eminiscence" Program Long Valley Museum at Roseberry, Sept. RI 1980 Bill and Nettie Eld Neal and Pearl Boydstun Matt and Flora Moskella Bob and Billye McBride China Towery Mrs. Jake 7 (China's dauehterle !lother-in-law) joe Bennett Pat Coulter Pete and Faye Wallace Bertha White Meryl Kantola Ed Kentola (from Seattle?) Filene and Ivan Evans Barbara and Dan Rehm, Huise Helen Cruickshank Marie Spink Mary Thurston Jan McMahen Velma Shoemaker Bill and Hannah Willard Marjorie Spencer Kathryn Fry Mrs. Fry Lee Bennett Sally Carlson-Uancroft Mickey Emmert !Anne Byars Laurie Spotswood Ounnia Gehl JoAnn Wheeler Pan Harper Inne Wilkins W1 P C /7/2kJA7 AAUW to meet with state lawmakers Members of the Long Valley Chapter of the American Association of University Women plan to be in Boise Sun- day and Monday to talk to Idaho legislators about their areas of in- terest. The chapter members will join other AAUW members from throughout Idaho for AAUW Legislative Action Day on Mon- day. The day will feature meetings with legislators, and displays and handouts will be available for the lawmakers. The Long Valley Branch has chosen water quality as its main topic of concern, with emphasis on water quality in Cascade Reservoir. For more information on at- tending the session, call Susan Lowman -Thomas at 325-8381 or Marilyn Arp at 634-5833. lko Z."61/1el/ Winle;a1P r/ / AAUW to sponsor tour of White Bird Battlefield In early May 1877, Chief Joseph, leader of the non -treaty Nez Perce Indians, was ordered to leave his Wallowa homeland near present day Joseph, Oregon, by the U. S. Government and move to the Nez Perce Indian Reservation near Kamiah, Idaho, by June 14, 1877. After crossing the treacherous Snake River during flood stage, his band of Indians arrived at Tolo Lake just north of White Bird Hill where they camped. On the morning of June 13th, three young men who were under the influence of alcohol decided to seek revenge for the murder of their fathers by white settlers on the Salmon River. They killed four white settlers. Then joined by other warriors, they killed a total of fourteen or fifteen white settlers. Knowing that General Oliver Howard would soon be on their trail, they headed for the White Bird Canyon. On June 17th, 1877, troops from Cottonwood and Mt. Idaho arrived and the Battle of White Bird took place. This was a crushing defeat for the white soldiers. Thirty-four soldiers were killed and not a single Nez Perce warrior lost his life. This was the beginning of the Nez Perce Indian war which did not end until Chief Joseph had guided his people —women, children, warriors and all their worldly possessions —across Lolo Pass into Montana where they hoped to join their friends, the Crows. Battles took place at Big Hole in Montana, and in Yellowstone. The final defeat took place at Bear Paw, Montana, in October just 42 miles short of freedom in Canada where they were forced by weather, lack of food, and loss of women, children, and warriors to surren- der. Chief Joseph's famous last words to General Howard were "...From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever." Thus ended an era of fighting between the white settlers and the Indians. The American Association of University Women, Long Valley Branch, is sponsoring a tour of the White Bird Battlefield on October 1, 1994. The public is invited to attend. Members of the tour will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Cleo Patterson Park in North Riggins. Our tour to the Battlefield and points of interest along the way. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy an interesting Saturday outing. For car pooling from McCall, meet at the parking lot of the empty Shavers' building in town at 200 East Lake. Cars will leave at 9:00 a.m. for North Riggins. An honorarium for our guide of $1 per person is suggested. For more information call: Gwen Kimball 634-5394 or Irene Tallent 628-3953. he L o `r q y ✓o cc -1'e-, 3/75/V4 Eleanor Roosevelt visits area schools Eleanor Roosevelt, portrayed by Phyllis Hower of Cascade, was among the four famous women to visit area elemen- tary schools last week as part of the American Association of University Women's celebration of Women in History month. Eleanor Roosevelt is recognized as probably the most dynamic of the nation's First Ladies. Above, Hower shows a photo of FDR and talks of her role in helping him make a mark as one of the most notable of this nation's Presidents. 3/,y/ q4 Star -News Photo by Jeanne Seol Women's history comes alive These women dressed up as famous female American historical figures on Tuesday to celebrate Women's History Month. The women por- trayed the characters on Tuesday at the McCall Public Library and also to elementary school students in McCall, New Meadows, Cascade and Biggins. The local presenta- tions are sponsored by the Long Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women. The actors and their characters, from left, are Caroline Valle (Jane Addams), Phyllis Hower (Eleanor Roosevelt), Sandy Cottrell (Amelia Earhart) and Judy Dinwiddie (Abigail Scott Duniway). L.V. D vocm -re 7-3- /94 7 AAUW marks 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in Idaho The Long Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women will mark the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in Idaho with a booth at the McCall Arts & Crafts Fair, July 6-7, at the McCall - Donnelly High School. Idaho women voted for 24 years before the 19th amendment was ratified giving all women the right to vote across the nation. The booth will feature a display honoring several Idaho women activists who helped women gain the right to vote. It will contain infor- mation about AAUW and Idaho Women's Network for those who would like to be involved in local and national efforts for positive soci- etal change. For those who need to register to vote before the November elec- tion, voter registration cards will be provided, and, for anyone need- ing refreshments, cookies and lemonade will be sold. Other AAUW events scheduled for the summer include a potluck picnic at Ponderosa State Park and a public performance, Profiles of Women Past," in the Park amphitheater on July 26. Also o -1 the sum- mer schedule is the annual Labor Day weekend book sale in Cascade on Aug. 31. For further information, contact Linda Lance at 325-8407 or Gwen Kimball at 347-2681. Thes c574a/- - //evr's _ 7/3/ 97 Marilyn Arp elected to AAUW national board Marilyn Arp of McCall was re- cently elected Mountain -Pacific Regional Director to the national board of the American Associa- tion of University Women (AAUW) at the 1997 convention recently held in Anaheim, Calif. As regional director, Arp will serve as consultant to the AAUW branches and state organizations in Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon, Wash- ington, Montana and Idaho, as well as being a policy -setting member of the national board. Locally, Arp has been an active member of Long Valley AAUW, which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary. Members and former members will gather on Aug. 31 at the Long Valley Museum to celebrate 20 years of community service and action with a brunch and program. AAUW and its educational foundation has become a national leader in working for education and equity for all women and girls, a press release from the group said. Through its landmark study, "The AAUW Report: How Schools Shortchange Girls," the problems facing students, espe- cially females, in their education came to national attention. Marilyn Arp Elected to AAUW board The report also revealed issues that have been termed the "evaded curriculum," which are issues schools are not adequately address- ing, but that are linked to educa- tion. During the next two years, AAUW will work on such issues as sexual harassment, violence, early sexual activity, substance abuse, and body image, which are all considered part of the "evaded curriculum." For more information about Long Valley Branch AAUW, visit the group's booth at the McCall Arts and Crafts Fair this weekend. Other information can be re- ceived by calling Linda Lance at 325-8407, Gwen Kimball at 347- 2681, or Marilyn Arp at 634-5833. S70ifA/0W.9-5e r tn6 �� l�, i� ) 7 AAM celebrates 20 years since local chapter formed Members of the Long Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women gathered in Roseberry recently to celebrate the group's accomplishments since its founding 20 years ago. Twenty-three members, Idaho AAUW State President Lynn Miller and Idaho State Membership Chair Sally Norton met for brunch and a reunion with charter members on Aug. 31 at Roseberry. The group presented a program that recalled the branch's year -by - year accomplishments and events. A satirical skit, "Ladies Against Women," was also performed. The reunion remembered that 20 years ago this summer, a small group of local women organized the Long Valley Branch of the AAUW. Led by then President Pansy Jensen, Vice President Alberta Smith, Membership Director Marie Bell, Secretary Hannah Willard and Treasurer Marion Johnson, 29 charter members em- barked on programs and issues of the time. At the reunion, seven charter mem- bers attended and were recognized. They included Bell, Sandy Cotrell, Bev Ingraham, Wilmina Phelps, Phyllis Remaklus, Velma Shoemaker and Jo Ann Wheeler. Marilyn Arp was also recognized for her appointment as Mountain -Pa- cific regional director of AAUW. Arp also presented the group with a ban- ner that will be used for AAUW- sponsored events. The Long Valley Branch of the AAUW is open to any woman who is a graduate of an accredited university or college. The organization supports equal- ity, life-long education and positive social change. For more information about the group, call Linda Lance at 325-8407. 77251?r Anthony's life depicted A one -woman show depicting the life of Susan B. Anthony is set for Tuesday at the McCall Public Li- brary. "The Napoleon of the Movement, written by Brett and Melinda Strobel, performed by Melinda Strobel, and directed by Theresa O'Shea, starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free. The event is sponsored by the li- brary and the Long Valley Branch of the American Association of Univer- sity Women, with grant support from the Idaho Humanities Council. Her 50th birthday celebration is the setting for a one -woman perfor- mance of Susan B. Anthony, the woman who was instrumental in shap- ing the political rights of American women. From 1850 until her death in 1906, she organized the troupes, organized meetings, canvassed with petitions, lectured, and brought women to a clearer understanding of their rights. Her single-minded determination earned her the title, "the Napoleon of the Movement." Strobel studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has a degree in theatre from Willamette University. She has per- formed in several shows both in Or- egon and Atlanta, Georgia. "Susan B. Anthony: The Napoleon of the Movement" is being presented as part of a 10-city tour of Idaho, supported in part by the Idaho Hu- manities Council, a state -based pro- gram of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The conclusions of or opinions in this work do not necessar- ily represent the views of either the Idaho Humanities Council or the Na- tional Endowment for the Humanities. lai 31 �ifog men's art exhibit set for Fridayat North Fork Lodge g "Connect Through the Spirit of Wom- en's Art," the fourth annual art exhibit and art sale sponsored by the Long Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women, will be held Friday at North Fork Lodge in McCall. The open house will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday showing work from 14 female artists. Local artists featured are Cynthia Belecz, Susan Bond, Linda Corbet, Cyn- thia Dittmer, Jan Drageset, Deb Facchin, Sandy Gebhards, Joy Hamilton, Marge Layton, Cher Sandmire, Alice Scully, Linda Williams and Jennifer Worsley. Guest watercolor artist Helen Klebe- sadel of Madison, Wis., also will display her work, and a silent auction of select art will conclude the evening starting at 8:30 p.m. The event also will host a student art show and a Women's History Month presentation by high school students portraying important women in history. The $25 suggested donation includes wine and hors d' oeuvres. Student admission is free. A portion of the proceeds earned from the exhibit go to the Community Care Clin- ic, a free medical clinic for the medically uninsured, and to a college scholarship for a local high school student. Also, AAUW and the McCall Arts and Humanities Council will offer a workshop, "Finding Your Creative Voice as An Art- ist," by Klebesadel. The all -day workshop will be held at McCall -Donnelly High School Art Room on Saturday. The $75 fee charged includes a light lunch. Klebesadel taught studio art at Law- rence University for 10 years before leaving to become director of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin System's Women's Studies Consortium in 2000. Her workshop will take a mixed media approach to learning how to use one's own life as a resource to bring to the world through art individual creative and critical voices. For more information about the workshop or to register, contact Ginger Quarton at 634-3178 or bquarton@citlink. net. Klebesadel's work can be viewed at http://Klebesadel.com. `Cedardance,' by Helen Klebesadel will be one of the paintings featured at the "Connect Through the Spirit of Women's Art" show Friday at North Fork Lodge. 5, 3A76 Students to portray great women in history during women's art show on Friday Students from McCall -Donnelly High School will portray great women in history during the celebration in March of National Women's History Month by the Long Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women. The portrayals are scheduled for elementary schools in McCall, Donnelly and New Meadows, and a public performance will begin about 6:30 p.m. Friday during the "Connect Through the Spirit of Women's Art" event at North Fork Lodge. This year's presenters are Katie Andrews as mountain climber Annie Peck Smith, Kelsey Mack as polar explorer Ann Bancroft, Kelsea Moore as sharpshooter Annie Oakley, Bailey N. Hoover as aviator Amelia Earhart, and Kassie Herbst as cho- reographer Agnes De Mille. The purpose of the portrayals is to introduce students to the important contributions women have made to society and the wealth of women's history often omitted from history and social science text books, according to the AAUW. McCall -Donnelly High School students who will portray great women in history during National Women's History Month are, sitting, from left, Kelsey Mack as Ann Bancroft, Kelsea Moore as Annie Oakley and Katie Andrew as Annie Peck Smith. Standing, from left, are Bailey N. Hoover as Amelia Earhart and Kassie Herbst as Agnes De Mille. Photo by Maggie Rosenthal 'MAIJW to host screening of `Iron -jawed Angels' April 10 Ashnwinenf �nouun...,..,:.. �•._„_,_..._., A showing of the HBO movie "Iron -Jawed Angels," starring Hilary Swank, will be shown at the Alpine Playhouse Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. The showing is sponsored by the Ameri- can Association of University Women Long Valley Branch and will be followed by a discussion. Swank plays Alice Paul, who with Lucy Burns were two of the "Iron -Jawed Angels" who dedicated and risked their lives for the rights of women to vote and hold office in America. A few years prior to that movement, women were not allowed to go to college, and in many cases to work or own land. The AAUW was born out of the movement to fight for the right of women to a higher education. "Few people know what lengths women had to go to the win the right to vote," event planner Linda Corder said. "We become disillusioned with politics and may be tempted to not bother voting, but this is such an exciting election year as we have seen people of different races, gen- ders and religions running for president," Corder said. Admission is free, refreshments will be served, and donations will be accepted. Hilary Swank stars as women's voting -rights activist Alice Paul in the HBO movie "Iron - Jawed Angels," to be shown at the Alpine Playhouse in McCall at 7 p.m. next Thursday, April 10. Woman Suffrage History 1848 300 people attend first women's rights convention in Seneca falls, N.Y., at which the first formal demand is made for woman suffrage. 1868 The first federal woman suffrage amendment is introduced into congress. 1869 Women gain right to vote in Wyoming Territory. 1871 Idaho Territorial legislature defeats territorial woman suffrage bill. Similar bills fail in 188S, 1887, and at the state constitutional convention in 1889. 1878 Susan B. Anthony's Woman Suffrage Amendment is introduced into congress. 1895 Idaho legislature passes SIR 1, a proposed constitu- tional amendment granting women the right to vote in state and local elections. 1896 Idaho voters approve suffrage constitutional amendment and it survives a court challenge. 1919 U.S. Congress passes a woman suffrage amendment and refers it to the states for ratification. 1920 On Feb. II, Idaho becomes the 30th state to ratify the 19th Amendment. 1920 Proposed suffrage amendment, having been ratified by 36 states, is proclaimed the 19th Amendment to the U.S. constitution on Aug.16. legacy 75. Pholos and text Irom the woman sullrage moremenl in Idaho, will be ribihilvl in thn SPEAKER: WOMEN STILL SEEKING EQUAL RIGHTS Keziah Sullivan struggled with cultural barriers in native Kenya BY LUCIA V KNUDSON The Star -News Women in the United States still lack full em- powerment and are still unappreciated by society, a keynote speaker told the 45th AAUW Idaho Biennial Convention in McCall. Keziah Sullivan spoke to about 60 people Friday at The Holiday Inn Express/The Hunt Lodge. AAUW formerly was known as the American Association of University Women. Sullivan, 49, works as a community outreach specialist with the International Rescue Com- mittee in Boise. The native of Kenya works with refugee women, and has also served on the boards of the Idaho Black History Museum, Idaho Human Rights Education Center, and the Small Village Foundation. Since living in the U.S., Sullivan has observed that discrimination against women still exists even with the vote and right to education. See WOMEN, PageA-2 Star -News Photo by Lucia V. Knudson Keziah Sullivan chats with Jean Cochrane at the AAUW state convention reception in McCall on Friday. Women (Continued from Page A-1) Sullivan cited messages in commercials and the media as indicating women are still undervalued and not given full freedom to create their own futures. As an example, family is still presented as women's most important life choice, women's sports are down- played with lower priority airtime, and women are barred from certain jobs in the mili- tary, she said. "I would like that our daughters have the same op- portunities as my son will get," she said. Kenyan Experience Sullivan drew on her own experiences growing up in Kenya to underscore the im- portance of full equality of the sexes. Traditionally, Kenyan fam- ilies prefer educating sons to daughters when financial resources are scarce. Sullivan sought university education, which was not the path taken by most of the girls in her class at school. Girls were expected to mar- ry rather than advance their learning after the Kenyan equivalent of high school, but her mother was determined Sullivan would not follow the same path as other girls of the village. Women can make revo- lutionary changes in their societies, Sullivan said. She cited Wangari Maathai, a Ke- nyan who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for initiating ,SV-ot/ A-19-4 the "Green Belt Movement," which restored Kenyan forests with 30 million trees. Trees growing close to villages shortened women's forays for firewood, creating more time for daughters to go to school. Maathai's project not only regenerated forests but united women to teach them about their rights, financial empow- erment, educating girls, the equality of daughters with sons, and the importance of voting. "Wangari to me has been a real energizer in the faith and the belief that women are so completely transforming even when the odds are so against you," Sullivan said. Loosening of Power Persistence and strategy are needed for leaders and those in power to loosen their hold, she said. In Africa, mass rapes and violence against women often accompanies political up- heaval, Sullivan said. She has encountered daily in her work women rape vic- tims, and the situation will riot change until women are equal with men, she said. We say this about Africa: Until women take over that continent, I'm afraid we might have to sit and see in years to come women being violated in the most unimaginable ways you can think of," she said. Her challenge to the audi- ence was to think about a poem she read that was written by a woman from Zimbabwe that expressed grief about a life un- fulfilled and unrecognized. "We hear her in the voice of our daughters that are 5,2134, hevvl The Great Decisions 2015 Discussion Program will be held at McCall College in McCall beginning Feb. 2. The Great Decisions Discussion Program is designed to encourage debate and discussion of important global topics. The program provides materials that help people reach informed opinions . The eight two-hour meetings will be held every other Monday evening starting at 7 p.m. Participants must purchase a briefing book for $22 and there will be a one-time $5 charge to all participants for the purchase of a DVD series to be used by the group. Great Decisions 2015 topics and dates are: Feb 2.: "Russia and the Near Abroad." Feb. 16: "Privacy in the Digital Age." March 2: "Sectarianism in the Middle East." March 16: "India Changes Course." March 30: "U.S. Policy Toward Africa." April 13: "Syria's Refugee Crisis." April 27: "Human Trafficking in the 21 st Century." May 11: "Brazil in Metamorphosis." The sessions are sponsored by McCall College and the Long Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women. Contact Anne Stilwill at astil@ctnis.com to register or for more information. Star -News News Groups Page Page 1 of 1 AAUW lobbyist says women rights must appeal to both political parties BY CHRISTIE GROB for The Star -News Women's issues must appeal to both political parties if those issues are to get recognition and support, the chief lobbyist for the American Association of University Women said in McCall on Monday. Lisa Maatz spoke to about two dozen people during a reception hosted by the Long Valley Branch of the AAUW at Hotel McCall. As AAUW's vice president of government relations, Maatz was making a swing through Idaho advising members in communities how to make advances on gender pay gaps, sexual discrimination and harassment in schools and the workplace as well as educational programs for young children. "The Idaho AAUW is doing a lot of great work with community service, public policy and advocacy," Maatz said. Moto fo, rn< sm.N.", m rau. roe/ AAUW chief lobbyist Lisa Maatz, right, talks to Gina Schatteman from McCall during Mondays visit to McCall by Manta_ One priority for the AAUW is equality in education for girls and women, she said. Members can help by educating public school districts of the federal law against gender discrimination, Maatz said. Each district is required to have a coordinator charged with implementing the law, and local members can present them with instructional information to "make a difference in a child's life immediately." 'Time Has Come' Maatz told the group that 30 states have submitted requests to Congress to mandate equal pay for equal work, and that Idaho is among the lowest ranked states when it comes to equal pay. "This is an issue whose time has come," she said. That effort would be helped by allowing transparency between employees in the workplace when it comes to their wages without fear of recrimination. Maatz referenced the 1998 case of Lilly Ledbetter vs Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, where Ledbetter was tipped off by an anonymous letter of the discrepancy between her pay and the men who held the same job. The anonymity of the letter was due to a law prohibiting workers from discussing their wages at work upon threat of termination. Transparency is necessary to keep women from being victims of a hidden form of sexual discrimination, she said. Maatz and the AAUW believe the gap is detrimental not only to the female workers but society by in large. "It becomes a family issue," Maatz said about the lack of extra income brought home by women who put in the same amount of work as their male counterparts. http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/groups_page.php 2/18/2016