Over the summer, many branch members work in preparing activities for the upcoming year. I am working with the group reviewing the history of the Branch since its inception here in 1937. While much of the information is about the social activities and the contributions of the group to the community, there are also tidbits that bring a smile.... in 1969-1970 the Branch members worked toward revising a zoning ordinance. They wanted to prevent piecemeal development, and so over the year volunteers from the Branch worked with other community members to develop one that everyone could live with. One of the headlines of that time read, "Girls Are Dared to Draft Zoning Law in Nevada County". Referring to those "women' as girls might not be considered 'politically correct' in this day and age, but the history has many little anecdotes like these. Their revision of the ordinance was a major part of the final law.
In another area, a rather curmudgeonly gentleman referred to the women of AAUW as "Pom-Pom girls", while someone else accused them of 'running Nevada County' . Both of these interchanges noted in the bulletin of the day.
If you know any historical tidbits from AAUW's presence in Nevada County, please feel free to share ....
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