Mary Grefe, the AAUW Educational Foundation’s first president and Sarah Harder, president of the Association.
Johnnetta Cole, 1991 AAUW Achievement Awardee
Gloria Steinem, 2003 AAUW Achievement Awardee, with an attendee at the AAUW Convention
Mae Jemison, 2007 AAUW Achievement Awardee

Learn more about the Foundation's history and interesting facts from these resources

Online Museum
Learn more about Educational Foundation history from the AAUW Online Museum. Highlights include the AAUW Educational Center, which opened in July 1960 located at 2401 Virginia Ave. N.W., Washington D.C. and publications and research which worked to break through barriers for women and girls. Our portrait gallery shows that many of the country's most successful women are affiliated with the AAUW. Recipients of fellowships and support include a Nobel Prize winner, a U.S. Cabinet member, and a world-famous astronaut — to name just a few.  Check out more, including a letter from Coretta Scott King at our Scholarship and Support Page.

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