The women's group at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis has a history that is long and rich indeed. The Association ofUniversalist Women (AUW) was first incorporated in 1905, but it had already changed its name and mission several times before this. Its evolution was influenced dramatically by periods of social change: women's suffrage, the civil rights movement, Roe versus Wade, and the movement for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. It evolved from two early women's group in the church: the Ladies' Social Circle and the Women's Association. Members of these two early groups were identical; both groups devoted themselves to the needs of the wider community as well as those of the church.
100 Years of Liberation - Association of Universalist Women - Minneapolis 1905-2005 by Mary Junge, page 2
During its Centennial Celebration in 2005, AUW published a series of articles that gave a brief summary of AUW's history by decade. Click on the links below to read more. |
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