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SPECIAL NOTE: Last week, you should have received an email about the signing anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which ensures that individuals subjected to unlawful pay discrimination are able to effectively assert their rights under federal anti-discrimination laws. CLICK HERE for graphics, suggested tweets, and a statement from the Chair.
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"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
~Harriet Tubman
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NEXT WEBINAR
Supreme Court Updates: Voting Rights
Wed, February 11, 2015
4:00pm ET
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February
CALENDAR
Birthdays
1 - Hattie Wyatt Caraway, first woman elected to the U.S. Senate (1932, D-AR) and first woman to preside over the Senate (1943).
4 - Rosa Parks, civil rights activist; Betty Friedan, feminist and women's rights activist, first president of the National Organization of Women (NOW).
12 - Louisa Catherine Adams, First Lady of the United States and wife of John Quincy Adams.
13 - Bess Truman, First Lady of the United States and wife of Harry S. Truman.
15 - Susan B. Anthony, suffragist and women's rights activist.
22 - Isabella Beecher Hooker, suffragist, wrote a bill that gave married women property rights and presented it annually to the Connecticut General Assembly until it passed in 1877.
27 - Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation focusing especially on the Foundation's health programs, daughter of President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Renew your support for the Democratic National Committee.
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Letter from the Chair
Dear DWA Partners:
Just over a week ago was the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, solidifying a woman's autonomy to make her own decisions regarding her health and family.
It was with a perverse sense of cruelty that Republicans would choose that day for an attempt to chip away at these protections with a bill that would undermine women’s access to safe and affordable healthcare and shows what the GOP’s true priorities are. Time and again, the American people have soundly rejected extreme Republican efforts to insert themselves into health care decisions best left to women, their family, and their doctors.
Congressional Republicans continue to waste taxpayer time and money by focusing on their outdated, ideological agenda instead of economic policies that will help the middle class. So long as Republicans insist on refighting these battles, Democrats will continue to stand up for women and defend access to health care.
P.S. I hope you can all join the DWA Monthly Webinar
on Supreme Court Updates: Voting Rights on
Wednesday, February 11 at 4:00pm ET. CLICK HERE to register!
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Alliance Updates
DNC Women's Caucus. With 2015 in full-swing, I’m happy to announce that Christine Jahnke will be joining the DNC Women’s Caucus this month at our Winter Meeting in Washington, DC! Jahnke is President of Positive Communications, author of “The Well-Spoken Woman”, and a professional public speaking coach. We’re excited to have her present on public speaking best practices as well as “Building the Bench”.
Women's Leadership Forum. The Women’s Leadership Forum is gearing up for an exciting year and cycle! Members are looking forward to upcoming surrogate travel to inspire meaningful policy discussion, networking between members, and action plans to reach our voters in all 50 states. We hope to see new faces at the table as we rally around our message and our candidates in this crucial cycle for Democrats.
Membership in the WLF includes reciprocal membership into the Democratic Women’s Alliance. Members are included in listserv emails with messaging/talking points, invitations to monthly webinars, a monthly newsletter, conference calls, and advance notice of DNC Finance events around the country,
Dues are $100 for Young Professionals (under 40) and $1,000 for general membership. See https://my.democrats.org/WLFmembership for more details.
National Federation of Democratic Women. The National Federation of Democratic Women was formed in October 1971, when 27 women gathered at breakfast during the Democratic Women's Leadership Conference at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, D.C. Rilla Moran was elected temporary chair and the group set May 1972, Nashville, Tennessee, as the first annual meeting. To join your state Federation CLICK HERE.
Association of State Democratic Chairs. This month, ASDC said a bittersweet goodbye to our first Training Director, Jonae Wartel. We are excited for the opportunities that lie ahead of her, but we will miss her very much! The ASDC Winter Meeting will be held February 18th and 19th, 2015 with workshops on State Party Finances and Delegate Selection as well as elections for our Executive Committee. We hope to run into as many DWA members as possible throughout the DNC Meeting in February!
DNC Staff Working Group. We are excited that the DNC Digital Department’s own Cate Domino hosted our first Webinar of 2015, Stand Out On Social Media, this last month! Now, use your new social media know-how on Facebook and Twitter; and follow us on Twitter (@TheDemocrats & @DNCWomen) and like us on Facebook. Check out these sites for great graphics and updates, too.
Don’t forget to RSVP for the DNC Winter Meeting this month!
- Want a list of things Democrats have done to help different communities across the country? CLICK HERE and select PEOPLE.
Would you like a Women's Economic Fact Sheet for your state? CLICK HERE
- Sign up to become a Factivist and fight back against Republican misinformation with the tools and resources you'll find HERE.
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MOBILIZE | ENGAGE | TRAIN
The Democratic Women's Alliance is the latest chapter in the Democratic Party’s long commitment to activating more women. DWA seeks to empower Democratic women to MOBILIZE, ENGAGE, and TRAIN each other and continue the conversation about women voters between elections.
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