Mark your calendars for the 2009 AAUW Convention!

The 2009 convention will have a new format with many new features. The convention will be held in the Renaissance St. Louis Grand & Suites Hotel in St. Louis – the Gateway City.

The Renaissance Grand Hotel holds a special place in St. Louis and women's history. Previously known as the Hotel Statler, the hotel was the backdrop for the historic convention of the National American Suffrage Association in March 1919. At that time, some states allowed women to vote only in presidential elections and some state did not allow women to vote at all. At this convention the League of Women Voters was created to secure the enfranchisement of women in every state.