"Visionary Women Serving in Unity and Love”
WELCOME TO THE NORTHEAST SECTION
GREETINGS
from the Northeast Sectional Director
It is indeed an honor and a pleasure to greet you as the Northeast
Sectional Director of the National Association of University Women
(NAUW).
The Founding members of NAUW Mary Church Terrell, Sara Winifred
Brown, Dr. Nancy Fairfax Brown, and Mary E. Cromwell saw the
importance of higher education for the advancement of women and
worked to promote it. That spread to serving youth and the disadvantaged
in our communities and developing countries.
We are a service and educational organization and are committed to
promoting the ideals of our Founders. The community service outreach of
NAUW includes the following areas:
• Educational
• Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Support
• Health Promotion
• Community/Political Awareness and Involvement
• National/International Awareness
Please support the "historic" Northeast Section of NAUW as we continue
on the pathway to becoming a ray of sunshine in the communities that we
serve.
Yours in service,
Deborah Myers Thurmond
NAUW NES Director
THE NORTHEAST SECTION
This region is proud to be called the "historic" Section of the organization since it all began in Washington, D.C. The organization is incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia with its national headquarters also located in the District The Northeast Section also boasts about its rich history of having the most national presidents of the organization. To date there have been twelve presidents out of the twenty-three from this section. Dr. Hilda A. Davis, from the Wilmington Branch is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. In addition, it was this section (Philadelphia Branch) that hosted the Jubilee Convention where the original charter was updated and the National Association of College Women became known as the National Association of University Women.
NAUW MISSION
"Visionary Women Serving in
Unity and Love”
The mission of the National Association of University Women is to serve women, youth and the disadvantaged in our communities and in developing countries by addressing educational issues, advancing the status of women's issues, and strategically partnering with allied organizations.