WCC Closes 95th Anniversary Year with Public Policy Series
Please join us as we present a three-part public policy series focused on the economy, politics, and immigration.
- On September 14, we present “Our Recession Economy: Its Threat to Women’s Economic Security,” a discussion with three experts on women in the workforce. Please register for this program here.
- On October 11, we host our first annual celebration of Eleanor Roosevelt’s legacy, by “Reawakening the Progressive Tradition of Eleanor Roosevelt in Today’s Political Life” with Blanche Wiesen Cook, Distinguished Professor of History and Women’s Studies at John Jay College. Please register for this program here.
- On November 10, join us for a discussion of “How New York Treats its Immigrants: Are we Better than Arizona?” with several issue experts. We will hear from supporters and critics of New York’s immigration policies, ask how the state is progressing and whether it can do better. Please register for this program here.
A mail-in registration form is available here.
95th Anniversary Year Civic Spirits Awards Dinner
Please join us on Monday, April 25, 2011 for our 95th Anniversary Year Civic Spirits Awards Dinner. Hosted by G. Angela Henry, this year’s Awards Dinner will celebrate the WCC’s 95th Anniversary Honoree Eleanor Jackson Piel, Dean of the Division of Continuing Education at Bank Street College Fern Khan, and David Caplan, the “Dean” for City Year New York. For ticketing details, please click here, and to register online for the evening, please click here.
Presenting their awards, respectively, will be Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., WCC member and former Bank Street President Augusta Souza Kappner, and writer Morgan Pehme, Executive Director of New York Civic.
WCC Opens Year-long Celebration of 95th Anniversary
On January 11, 2011, the WCC opened a year-long celebration of its 95th anniversary with a program and reception at Hunter College. Marking 95 years of advocacy for social and civic causes, this year-long commemoration will include programs, luncheons, and a conference.
On April 5, we held a symposium: “New Frontiers in Aging: The Scientists Speak”
For the 95th Anniversary Year booklet, “Past, Present, and Future,” please click here.
The opening program and reception featured addresses by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Kathy Wylde, President & CEO of the Partnership for New York City, and Elisabeth Israels Perry, Professor Emeritus of Women’s History at St. Louis University. Professor Perry discussed the early history of the WCC in relation to the larger context of the women’s movement during that era. To read Professor Perry’s speech, click here, and here to view her slideshow.
Since its establishment in 1915, the WCC has remained dedicated to the mission of its early members, such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Frances Perkins, to improve the lives of New Yorkers by advocating for policies of fairness, equity, and inclusion. “As we mark our 95th anniversary, I am proud to look back and say that we have stayed true to our founding purpose,” said Ruth Acker, President of the WCC. “At the same time, we have continued to evolve and take action on new issues – such as the recent charter revision – by continually adapting our efforts to the changing needs of New Yorkers. As we celebrate our 95th anniversary, we will have an opportunity to not only reflect on our past accomplishments, but also to look forward, forge new directions, and start new initiatives.”
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Mayor’s Proclamation for 95th Anniversary
Program for 95th Anniversary Opening Celebration
