Longmont's AAUW History Continues...

Organized in 1947, post-war Longmont, Colorado (pop. 10,000) had 51 AAUW branch members who took on any project of any size to make this community a better place to live. They ...  lobbied legislators

• monitored city council meetings
• recruited community leaders for boards and committees
• organized discussion groups to end discrimination
• hosted and housed then-controversial minority speakers
• supported women's rights
• arranged concert series programs
• helped establish Channel 6 educational television
• set up a preschool
• sprearheaded water flouridation
• campaigned for clean air and streams
• worked on long-range land use planning
• championed school district reorganization
• promoted state and federal educational aid
• encouraged girls to further their education
• funded scholarships.

These women taught us well -- and we are still learning from them. 

Longmont's AAUW branch remains dedicated to the AAUW mission of promoting equity for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change. 

We are working to increase our membership and its diversity in an environment characterized by mutual respect and teamwork.