 Past Events
August 7, 7:00 PM: General Membership Meeting
At this meeting we discussed a variety of exciting initiatives, including doing some work around the Equal Rights Amendment and hosting a personal finance workshop in October.
July 29, 7:00 PM: Book Club Meeting
Learn about the secret lives of radical Christian conservatives in Kathryn Joyce's Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement. Xenophobic ideologues who fear women's sexuality or misunderstood loving families? Join the discussion on the 29th.
Location: Tea Spot, 127 Macdougal Street, NYC
June 24, 7:00 PM: Book Club Meeting: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Our tribe of feminists sequestered ourselves from the the world to ruminate on The Red Tent. The novel, which gives voice to silent Biblical women, examines gender, family, and history.
Location: Tea Spot, 127 MacDougal Street, NYC
June 11, 6:00-8:00 PM: General Membership Summer Mixer
Just because it seems like it's only early spring outside is no reason not to celebrate summer! We relaxed with a few drinks and updated the group on the work around the International Violence Against Women Act. A few important points:
- The Act no longer exists--we need to lobby to have it reintroduced to the Senate or the House of Representatives
- Barbara Boxer and Carolyn Maloney are cosponsoring the International Women's Freedom Act, which does not have a lot of the elements that attracted the group to the IVAWA.
- Queens is one of the most diverse counties in the country, with a large immigrant population--naturalized immigrants, particularly women, are extremely contientious voters.
Want to learn more about our next steps? Contact us or come to our next meeting!
Location: The Dove Parlour, 228 Thompson Street (West 3rd & Bleecker Streets), NYC
May 7, 7:00 PM: General Membership Meeting
April 8, 7:00 PM: General Membership Meeting
March 5, 7:00 PM: General Membership Meeting
March 1: Book Club Meeting: Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity by Robert Jensen
February 5, 7:00 PM: General Membership Meeting
We reviewed previous strategic planning notes and developed activities for the next few months.
January 22, 7:00 PM: Book Club Meeting: Learning to Drive by Katha Pollitt
We discussed Pollitt's memoir on her politics, relationships, and her internet addiction
January 7, 7:00 PM: General Membership Meeting
Thanks to everyone who came and helped up plan for the new year!
Past Events: 2008
December 17, 7:00 PM: Book Club Meeting: Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
After a year of tackling non-fiction about the struggles of modern and historical womanhood, we took a moment to explore how we imagine women, men, and their relationships with each other in fiction.
Location: Tea Spot
December 3, 7:00 PM: General Membership Meeting: JusticeWorks Community
Many thanks to JusticeWorks for sharing their time, resources, and stories about how the prison system and "War on Drugs" is affecting the families of New York City.
Location: Legal Momentum
November 17: Book Club Meeting: How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America
Cristina Page’s How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics, and the War on Sex reveals that the anti-abortion, anti-sex crusaders are damaging not only our access to family planning tools and health information, but preventing our access to the basic American rights of independence, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. YWTF-NYC hosted the author for a discussion on the history and future of reproductive rights activism.
Location: Naral Pro-Choice NYC
November 5: The Day After...
What is your response to the national and local election? Are you optimistic, pessimistic, plain fed-up? Join us for an open and honest discussion about what the next four years may bring for younger women.
Location: Legal Momentum
November 1: "Votes for Women" Private Tour at the Brooklyn Museum of Art
YWTF-NYC hosted a private tour of the exhibit at the Herstory Gallery of the opened Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, which explores the contributions of eight U.S. suffragists. We also saw the groundbreaking "The Dinner Party" by Judy Chicago, which is on permanent display in the Sackler Center.
Location: Brooklyn Museum of Art
October 15: Book Club: When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone
In collaboration with the Bluestockings Book Club. Members attended one or both of the meetings about this feminist classic, which examines women's historical status in religions and how they declined in status. Feeling nostalgic for matriarchy? Wondering about the origins of sexual repression?
Location: Tea Spot/Bluestockings Bookstore
October 1: Iron Jawed Angels, Suffragists, & Voting Vixens
YWTF-NYC celebrated the history, present, and future of civic engagement by younger women. We discussed committee activities, upcoming events, and--of course--we had voter registration forms available.
Location: Legal Momentum
September 10: Voting Vixens & Spoken Word
A night of amazing female and male spoken word artists. Thanks for everyone who came to celebrate the Voting Vixens Campaign and empower young women to get involved in the political process.
Location: Nuyorican Poets Cafe
August 20: Book Club Meeting: Jane Sexes It Up
Relationships, sex work, pornography, and power: just an average discussion with YWTF-NYC.
Location: Tea Spot
August 7: General Membership Meeting: Organize and Socialize!
Erin Villardi of the White House Project walked members through voter registration to prepare for the Voting Vixen campaign. Afterwards, we saluted those members who have graduated, given birth, been accepted to graduate school, moving out of NYC, or are sticking around for another year.
Location: Heartland Brewery
July 16: Book Club Meeting: The Meaning of Wife
At the first in our new phase of the Book Club. YWTF-NYC tackled the issue of wifedom--whether we are a wife, want to be wife, cannot be a wife, or refuse the label altogether, this tiny little word continues to impact the way the culture sees women and the way we see ourselves.
Location: Tea Spot
July 2: General Membership Meeting: Voting Vixens
At this meeting, we discussed upcoming programs, including a fundraiser at the Nuyorican and a tour of the Brooklyn Museum of Art's special exhibit "Votes for Women." Committees also gave updates on recent activities.
Location: Indoor Public Space on Wall Street
June 14: 2nd Annual Rock for Younger Women
Thanks to everyone who joined us on this rainy night. YWTF-NYC raised nearly $500 for our programming, including Voting Vixens. A special thanks to all our performers, co-sponsors, and organizers.
Location: Knitting Factory
June 4: General Membership Meeting: Rock for Younger Women and Voting Vixens
At this meeting (the 89th anniversary of U.S. women getting the vote), we discussed the upcoming RFYW event and related Voting Vixens activities. There were also updates on the committees' activities. Stay tuned for more!
Location: Cosi/Applebees
May 7: General Membership Meeting: General Interest
At this meeting, we discussed the recent and upcoming activities of YWTF-NYC and signed up for committees. Thank you to all participants and attendees!
Location: Legal Momentum
April 2: General Membership/Book Club Meeting: Flapper, A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women who Made America Modern
Location: Legal Momentum
March 5: General Membership Meeting: Women's History in the Courts
YWTF-NYC celebrated Women's History Month with a discussion about women's history in the courts, led by Lynn Hecht Schafran, Senior Vice President and Director of National Judicial Education Program at Legal Momentum. Lynn will be leading a discussion about how advances for women's rights within the judicial system were achieved, how far we have to go, and how to move forward.
Location: Legal Momentum
February 7: Powerful Purses: Conversation on Young Women and Financial Solvency
YWTF-NYC membership was joined by Adriane Berg (financial advisor and author) and Lois Johnsson Zea (Director, Women's LINK Program, Accion New York) in a panel discussion about young women and finances. This panel is part of a series of sessions about young women and financial solvency hosted by YWTF-NYC.
Location: Legal Momentum
Past Events: 2007
December 13: Wine Tasting Fundraiser
Location: Aulden Cellars (in Sotheby's Lobby)
June 29th: Rock for Young Women
A benefit to support New York Metro Chapter of the Younger Women’s Task Force and GEMS (Girls Education and Mentoring Services). This event featured spoken word, comedy, and musical performances…Bouva, Boyskout, Tamara Fishman, Frank Hoier, and Receptor.
Location: Knitting Factory
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