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Women, Equality and Power

Shoreline League of Democratic Women
Presents
"Women,
Equality & Power"
featuring Guest
Speaker Theresa Younger, Exec. Dir., Permanent Commission on the Status
of Women


Free Program set for Thursday evening, October 3, 2013, 7:00PM, Henry Carter Hull Library, Clinton, CT


The Shoreline League of Democratic Women (SLDW) announced will host a free-to-the-public program entitled
"Women, Equality & Power" with guest speaker Theresa Younger. Ms.
Younger is the executive director of the Permanent Commission on the Status of
Women. The event will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2013, 7:00 PM at the Henry
Carter Hull Library, Clinton, CT. There is no admission fee. Guest Speaker Theresa
Younger will discuss the State of the State for women in Connecticut and
beyond. She will cover women’s healthcare, economic security, and other vital
issues that impact women and their families.

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The SLDW
draws membership from the towns of Clinton, Westbrook, Old Saybrook, Lyme, Old
Lyme, Centerbrook, Essex, Ivoryton, Deep River, Chester, Killingworth, Madison,
Guilford and Branford.  The Shoreline League of Democratic
Women (http://www.sldw.org) is a chapter of
the Connecticut Federation of Democratic Women (CFDW), which is a chapter of
the National Federation of Democratic Women.


About Guest Speaker
Theresa Younger

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As Executive Director of the
Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, an arm of the General Assembly,
Teresa Younger ensures the PCSW’s mandate is carried out through policy,
strategic planning and operations. Before joining the PCSW, Teresa was the Director
of Affiliate Organizational Development at the American Civil Liberties Union
National Office, where she assisted affiliates throughout the country with
management issues. She is the first woman and the first African
American to have served as executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut.
Teresa serves as President of the Board of the Girl Scouts of Connecticut, and
sits on the boards of the Universal Health Care Foundation, the Connecticut
Women’s Hall of Fame, the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University, and the
National Advisory Board on Religious Restrictions to Care. She was identified
by Hartford Business Journal as one of “Eight Remarkable Women in Business,”
was named 2012 recipient of Connecticut-NARAL’s Catherine Roraback Award, was
among the NAACP’s “100 Most Influential Blacks in Connecticut” and has
continually been recognized for her commitment to civil rights and civil
liberties.


For more information on the Shoreline League of
Democratic Women, please send email to sldworg@gmail.com or contact Belinda Jones at 860-399-1147.
Visit more information about our events and organization, please visit our web
site at http://www.SLDW.org.

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