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Katharine Hepburn, Movie Star!

  • March 21, 2014
In an acting career that spanned nearly six decades, Katharine Hepburn set the bar for smart, sophisticated roles that seemed to echo the woman that she was— and, in doing so,…
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If It’s March, It Must Be Women’s History Month

  • March 9, 2011
Sometimes we lose sight of it in day-to-day League activities, but many Junior Leagues and individual League members have made important contributions, both large and small, to American history over…
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So What Else Was Julia Child Known For?

  • February 23, 2011
Long before Food Network, there was Julia Child. When The French Chef debuted on WGBH 38 years ago this February, it was more than just one of the first cooking shows on American television. The…
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The Junior Leagues Look Back on 110 Years of Members’ Civic Leadership

  • February 7, 2011
In 1901, 86 years before Congress formalized Women’s History Month and 19 years before American women were given the right to vote, a young New York socialite named Mary Harriman had an…
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The Junior Leagues Look Back on 109 Years of Members’ Civic Leadership

  • February 28, 2010
In 1901, 86 years before Congress formalized Women’s History Month and 19 years before American women were given the right to vote, a young New York socialite named Mary Harriman…
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Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer Mary Harriman, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

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