June - July 2017

Eager to Advance Alice's LegacyAPI Welcomes New Members to the Board of Directors

By Noreen Duffey

Add the word Energy to our mantra - Education, Empowerment and Equality -becausethat is what our new class of Board members bring to the table. API welcomes EllenMagenheim, Isolde C. Benyo, Dr. Renee Thompson, Deirdre Webster Cobb, and MarySaile who is returning for her second term on the Board.

As the co-founder of Halo Health, Ellen Magenheim embraced the idea of education sopassionately that her company delivers health education to patients in doctors'offices. Echoing Ellen's commitment to education, Dr. Renee Thompson, founder ofthe non-profit Transition Education Center, Inc., said, ''I appreciate API's platform topropel young girls to embrace leadership opportunities. I'm excited to join this talentedgroup of women on the Board and support API's goals."

Moved by the legacy of Alice Paul's work for gender equality, attorney Deirdre WebsterCobb vowed, "I am committed to empowering women and girls and want to contributeto their ability to realize their full potential personally and professionally." Isolde C. Benyo entered a profession where women represent more than half ofaccounting graduates, yet they comprise less than a fifth of the partners in firmsnationwide. As the Controller and CFO at CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, Isolde has been arole model and consistent force in the industry for many years.

Working towards equality also resonates with Mary Saile, because it was not acornerstone for women growing up in her generation. "It's very satisfying to see theresults of API's efforts in the empowerment and education of young girls. Our work has

a very powerful impact on their lives, and I want to be part of it!" API is delighted to welcome our new board members and looks forward to workingwith them to further our mission and celebrate the life of Alice Paul.

Photo Above (left to right): Deirdre Webster Cobb, Isolde C. Benyo, Mary Saile, Dr.Renee Thompson, and Ellen Magenheim

Record Numbers in Summer Programs

API had its most successful summer yet with increased attended in four leadershipprograms for teens. We sold out of seats for both sessions of APPLI: College andCareers , our signature leadership workshop for high school teen girls, and deepenedour collaborative partnership with Rowan College of Burlington County where ourLead-A-Way program included both girls and boys.

A total of 44 high-school aged girlsparticipated in one of two sessions ofAPPLI (Alice Paul ProfessionalLeadership Institute) at Paulsdale.The first session, June 26-29,2017, included trips to the University ofPennsylvania, Lockheed Martin,Burlington County Times, and VirtuaHospital-Voorhees, and a careerworkshop at Rowan College atBurlington County. The secondsession of APPLI, July 10-13, 2017, included trips to Capehart & Scatchard law firm,Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Center, Novartis in Princeton, The College ofNew Jersey, and a career workshop at Rowan College at Burlington County.Workshops at Paulsdale explored social media etiquette, resume writing, professionalattire, and how to pay and apply for college. Participants also spent an afternoonnetworking with professional women who mentored the teens on the skills and training

necessary for a wide range of colleges and careers.

API is proud to have partnered for asecond summer with Rowan Collegeof Burlington County to run Lead-A-Way. During the week longprogram, 20 girls and 7 boys in middleand high school, took a field trip toPaulsdale to visit the birthplace ofsuffragist Alice Paul. In the workshopthey learned about the leadershipstyles of role models such as AlicePaul, civil rights activist DoloresHuerta, Congresswoman ShirleyChisholm, and Supreme Court Justice

Sonia Sotomayor. The program encouraged each participant to identify and developtheir own leadership style and to formulate strategies for taking leadership roles intheir schools and communities. The program culminated with team presentations ofsocial justice projects designed by the students to promote ways to advocate forgreater gender equality.

The great success of the 2017 summer workshops is due in part to the generoussupport of the following groups who provided full or partial scholarships for over 20students to participate in summer programs:

Comcast NBC Universal (provided 12 scholarships)Kiwanis Club of Greater Mt. LaurelJudy Glick Buckman Fund for the FuturePorch Club of RivertonSouth Jersey Alumnae Association of Gamma Phi Beta

To learn more these workshop visit: www.alicepaul.org/programs/

RECENT EVENTS

API in the Berkshires

API Executive Director Lucy Beard sharedAlice Paul's story on a panel at theinternational Berkshire Conference ofWomen Historians in June at HofstraUniversity. The presentation included abehind the scenes tour of a new exhibit onTheodore Roosevelt's support forwomen's suffrage at recently opened at

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.

Second Saturday Tours

A great group of guests joined tour guideAli Wesson (right) for a Second SaturdayTour on June 2, 2017. Paulsdale is open onthe second Saturday of every monththrough November 2017 for guided toursfrom 12pm - 2pm.

More info below in "Upcoming Events."

API's Connections Series@ Aldo Lamberti

We had a packed house at the Alice PaulInstitute Connections Series event atCaffe Aldo Lamberti in Cherry Hill withNAWBO South Jersey. A specialchampagne tasting was a perfectcomplement to the great evening ofnetworking on Thursday, May 25, 2017.

API at NEH Conference

In late June Program Director Kris Myers attendedthe National Endowment for theHumanities Summer Seminar for College &University Faculty at the University of Houston,Texas entitled "Gender, The State, and the 1977International Women's Year Conference."

Myers continues to lead in the study of women'shistory at API. In the fall of 2017, she will be leadinga series of talks exploring the history and future offeminism. See UPCOMING EVENTS below for moreinformation or visit: www.alicepaul.org/newsevents/

Author Talk: I'm With Alice

On July 8th author and historian Jill D. Zahniserreturned to Paulsdale to give a talk entitled "I'mWith Alice: A Look at the Lesser-Known butExtraordinary Women of the National Woman's

Party." Dr. Zahniser, whose book Alice Paul: Claiming Power is a leadingbiography of Alice Paul, profiled her new project - a directory of Americansuffragists for the online database Women and Social Movements in the UnitedStates. This important research project profiles some of the fascinating women

who picketed with Alice Paul 100 years ago. API is subscribing to the databaseand making it available at Paulsdale for scholars and anyone interested in learningmore about the women who worked to get the vote for women.

API in DC

Thanks to the New Jersey State Society for theopportunity to bring Alice Paul to the Garden StateCapitol Reception in July. Girls Advisory Councilmembers Isabella and Annie met Bonnie WatsonColeman, New Jersey's only female member ofCongress and a strong voice for the Equal RightsAmendment. API's Executive Director Lucy Beardand Board member Terri O'Connell also attendedthe event.

Photo (left to right): Isabella, Rep. Coleman, and Annie with Alice Paul.

GIRLS ADVISORY COUNCIL

Goodbye Taylor!Goodbye Taylor!

With hearts full of gratitude, the staff of APIsays "Goodbye" to Taylor Gilbert who has ledthe Girls Advisory Council for over 4 years.Gilbert, a teacher in Bordentown, is departingAPI to pursue new adventures. We are sothankful to her for sharing her intelligence,passion, and vision to this signature girlsleadership training program at API. All the bestto Taylor!

Photo: Taylor Gilbert (right) with graduating senior GAC member Megha Bharwadj

Banquet for Graduating SeniorsBanquet for Graduating Seniors

In May, members of the Girls Advisory Council held abanquet dinner in celebration of the 13 seniors whograduated high school in 2017. This group of dynamicyoung women are leaving Paulsdale to attend collegeacross the region, including Catholic University, TheCollege of New Jersey, Smith College, and BarnardCollege.

We wish each graduating senior the best in their newadventures, and look forward to hearing about the workthey do in their lives and careers.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Second Saturday ToursSecond Saturday Tours

Saturday, August 12, 201712pm - 2pmAlice Paul Institute at Paulsdale128 Hooten Rd., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

Enjoy a beautiful afternoon guided tour ofhistoric Paulsdale. Tours begin with a 15-minuteDVD presentation, The Life of Alice Stokes Paul,1885-1977. Guests explore the porch and learn about the farm that once surroundedPaulsdale. Inside the house, visitors learn about the Paul family's daily life in the house, therestoration of the site, and its present-day use at a leadership institute for women andgirls.

To learn more visit: www.alicepaul.org/newsevents/

$5/person

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Saturday, August 26, 20176pm - 8pmPaulsdale128 Hooten Rd., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Celebrate Women's Equality Day with a Pop-Up Dinner at Paulsdale!

Gather your friends and join the staff of the Alice Paul Institute for a special pop-up dinnerto celebrate the date that women were granted the right to vote! The observance ofWomen's Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, italso calls attention to women's continuing efforts toward full equality. API is proud to hostthis elegant evening to raise funds for its leadership programs for teen girls and for ourcontinued advocacy for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.

White is the color of the event! In honor of the many suffragists who wore white intheir fight to gain the right to vote, every guest is highly encouraged to wear allwhite and decorate their table in white linens. In true pop-up fashion, this eventoperates on a "pack it in/pack it out" philosophy. Every group must bring all supplies(tables, chairs, food, flatware, linens, etc.) and take everything home with them,including trash.

Spots can be secured for groups of 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12. The first 50 registrants are

guaranteed a spot on the beautiful wrap-around porch!

For more information visit: www.alicepaul.org/newsevents/night-suffrage-white/

$10/person

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Saturday, September 23, 20175pm - 7:30pmPaulsdale128 Hooten Rd., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Mark your calendars! On Saturday,September 23, 2017 the Alice PaulInstitute will host the 10th annual Paulsdale Uncorked fundraiser. Sip a good wine andsample gourmet creations on the charming wrap-around porch and expansive lawn atPaulsdale. More than 175 people attended the 2016 event, which raised nearly $12,000to support girls' leadership workshops and the continued preservation of our belovedhistoric landmark. Reserve your spot for this year and help us meet a goal of raising$15,000!

The splendid evening will feature great wines paired with gourmet food prepared byhighly-trained certified personal chefs. API is delighted to provide guests with live jazzperformed by the Tom Moon Trio!

Guests will be tempted with culinary creations from the finest array of regional chefsinvited to participate by Tanya Barbarics - of I Love This Food! - who has supported thisevent for years. Each chef is certified by the United States Personal Chef Association.

For more information visit: www.alicepaul.org/newsevents/paulsdale-uncorked/

$65/person

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Thursdays (10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2)6pm - 8pmAlice Paul Institute at Paulsdale128 Hooten Rd., Mount Luarel, NJ 08054 Register today for this dynamic series ofcourses on feminism led by Kris Myers, API program director and adjunct professor ofWomen's Studies.

Register for the entire series ($45) or just for one course ($12.50)! October 12, 2017 Women for Women: A History of American Women's ActivismA history lesson on the three waves of feminism, from Alice Paul and women'ssuffrage, to Gloria Steinem and the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment, to the

Women's March on Washington in January 2017.

October 19, 2017Underpaid/Undervalued: Women at WorkWomen's work inside and outside of the home is undervalued and faces a myriad ofsocial and legal double standards. We'll explore the gendered wage-gap, workplacediscrimination, and how social perceptions of women affect them in the workplace.

October 26, 2017 Look Young, Be Quiet & Stay Small: Women & Girls in the MediaThis class will explore the messages that girls and women receive from popular mediaand how the lack of diverse and complex female characters affects the overallperception of women and girls in the U.S.

November 2, 2017 Nevertheless, She Persisted: Violence Against WomenAn in-depth look at how intimate partner violence and rape affect American women. We will explore the concept of rape culture and see how the U.S. compares to othernations as we look at statistics on violence against women.

For more information visit: www.alicepaul.org/newsevents/

To register visit: https://alice-paul-institute-inc.networkforgood.com/events/3284-intro-to-feminism

$45/full series$12.50/individual courses

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Thursday, November 9, 20176pm - 9pm, doors open 5pmMoorestown Community Center16 E Main St., Moorestown, NJ 08057 Join us for a delightfully fun DesignerHandbag Bingo social and fundraiser! Tryyour luck to win one of a dozen high-enddesigner handbags. This fundraisersupports the Alice Paul Institute's leadership training programs for girls and thecontinued preservation of Paulsdale, a National Landmark honoring the childhoodhome of suffragist and equal rights activist Alice Paul who helped women gain the rightto vote.

Tickets are $25. VIP tickets are available for $35 and include a cocktail reception andadditional bingo cards.

For more information visit: www.alicepaul.org/newsevents/

$25/person$35/VIP reception

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