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From Womenâ•Žs Voices eete~rJtte DEMOCRATIC WOMEN ... frbni £JeJtnbr tb }:,-littJtry, WOMEN'S Voices-Women's Votes The Democratic National Convention will highlight the re-nomination of Bill Clinton as our President. Focus will also be on Hillary Rodham Clinton, our first lady ... and Un ited St ates Senator Carol Moseley ~raun, Illinois' own first lady. J oin us to cel ebrate top women from around Il linois and the en­ tire country. Meet, greet and talk to women political leaders .. .from the White House to the State House. This is your chance to participate in a convention activity where the only entrance badge you need is your contri­ bution to Women's Voices-Women's Votes. United States Senator Carol Moseley Braun invites you to Celebrate Women's Voices-Women's Votes! Wednesday, August 28, 1996 4to 7 p.m. Plumbers' Hall 1340 West Washington Boulevard Chicago Abundant free parking * Eight blocks from United Center * Five minutes from downt own Chicago Food, Drink and Entertainment - Chicago style! Sponsor $1,000 Patron $500 Supporter $250 Host $100 Individual $35 For more information, call 312-764-4456 Women's Voices-Women's Votes would like to thank t he followin g individ uals and organizations for their generous support: ACTWU Roxanne Decyk Babette Joseph Barbara Schimberg AFSCM E John Falasz, Jr. Lu cy Lehman SEIU Joint Co un cil 1 Dale Anderson Sara Feigenholtz Ad rienn e Levatino Sheila Smith Lu cy Ascoli Martin Gapshis Sheila Kennedy Rebecca Sive Hal & Paula Baron Kendra Beard Gassel Barbara LeVY Kipper Tina St aley Th omas Beck Susan Getzendanner Michelle Kurlander Ronna Stamm Laurel Bellows Steven Gi lford Shelley Malinowski Julia Stasch El izabeth Bennett Sharon Gist Gi lliam Susan Manilow Heather Stearn s Marjorie Benton Juli e Hamos Nina Matis Grace Mary Stern Rose Marie Betz Irving Harris Harle Montgomery Larry Suffredin Rod Blagojevich Keith Hebeisen Jo Moore Jeanne Sulliva n Barbara Bluhm Christie Hefner Janet Malone Morrow Tina Tchen Stuart Bobrow Bette Cerf Hill Dawn Clark Netsch Elizabeth Ti sdahl Lori Brown James Houlihan Carol Prins Kathy Tisdahl Chicago Teachers Un ion Illinois Education Assoc. Aurel ia Pucinski Martha Tolman Chicago Tit le & Tru st Illinois Federation Eleanor Revelle UFCW Loca l 881 Citizen Action of Illinois of Teachers Mary Rooney David Wilhelm Kevin Conlon Illinois Nurses Assoc. An ne Roosevelt Paul Williams Barbara Flynn Currie Illinois Trial Lawyers Assoc. Bettylu Saltzman Special thanks to Chicago Teachers Union and Illinois Education AS6ociation whose generous assistance ha s made this event poss ible. @~638 A copy of our report filed with the Ill inois State Board of Elections is available for purchase. WVWV EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WVWV STEERING COMMITTEE B ARBARA FLYNN CU RRIE Laurel Bellows Linda Hawker Paula Johnson Purdue B RIDGET DOUGHERTY Margaret Blackshere Margaret Hou lihan Gail Pu rkey J ACKIE G ALLAGHER Evelyn Bowles Connie Howard Mary Rooney J ACKY G RIMSHAW Ann Christophersen Elaine Johnson Kate Sachnoff Marilyn D. Clancy Lou Jones Bettylu Saltzman KAPPY LAING Earlean Collins Shirley Jones Julie Sass CARO L RON EN Julie Curry Jan Kall ish Penny Severns A NNE R OOSEVELT Mon iqu e Davis Nancy Ka sza k Catherine Shannon J AN S CHAKOWSKY J udy Erwin Ann List on Margaret Smith TERRY S TEPHAN Arline Fantin Li sa Madigan Laura Sova Sara Feigenholtz Shirley Madigan Grace Mary Stern wvwv Mary Flowers Vickie McNamara Lau ra Tu cker 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 400 Mary Gallagher Dawn Clark Netsch Norma White Chicago, IL 60654-1016 Lauren Beth Gash Betty Owens Wyvetter Younge Attn: Jackie Gallagher Judy Gold Alice Palmer Amy Zisook Julie Hamos Aurelia Pucinski WOMEN'S VOICES - WOMEN'S VOTES I strongly support electing progressive Democratic women to the Illinois Legislature. _ I/ we will attend the Auguet 28 cele!,ration of Democratic women. Encloeed ie my/our contril,ution of $______ for __ tickete. $1000 5poneor _ $500 Patron _ $250 Supporter_ $100 Hoet _ $35 Individual _ _ I /we will not l,e al,le to attend, 1,ut have encloeed $___ _ N AME _______________________________________________ _ _ _ ORGANIZATION OR B USINESS ------------------------------------------- ADDRESS _________________________________----:---------------- CITY/ STATE/Z IP _________________________________________ ______ PHONE: B USINESS ____________ H OME. ____________ MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO WOMEN'S VOICES - WOMEN'S VOTES OR WVWV 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60654-1016 A COPY OF OUR REPORT FILED "'1TH THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS 15 AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. ®~838 ILLIN015' WINNING WOMEN STATE SENATE CANDIDATES *Margaret Smith (Chicago-3) *Earlean Collins (Chicago-4) Jennifer Lawson Finley (Naperville-21) Nancy Kenney (LaGrange-24) Geraldine Vance Carter (Bartlett-25) Carol Jambor-Smith (Rockford-34) Debbie Defrancesco Halvorson (Crete-4O) *Penny Severns (Decatur-51) Jeanne Gerrietts (Urbana-52) Barbara Brown (Chester-58) STATE REPRESENTATIVE CANDIDATES Sonia Silva (Chicago-1) *Lou Jones (Chicago-5) *Shirley Jones (Chicago-6) * Judy Erwin (Chicago-11) *Sara Feigenholtz (Chicago-12) *Carol Ronen (Chicago-17) *Jan Schakowsky (Evanston-18) *Mary Flowers (Chicago-21) *Barbara Flynn Currie (Chicago-25) *Monique Davis (Chicago-27) *Arline Fantin (Calumet City-29) *Connie Howard (Chicago-32) Maggie Crotty (Oak Forest-35) Lois Mayer (Mokena-38) Susan Tobin Frankel (Naperville-41) Barbara Connell Vondrak (Geneva-42) Mary Frances Potts (West Chicago-5O) Sue Walton (Rolling Meadows-54) Elaine Nekritz (Northbrook-57) Patricia L. Love (North Chicago-59) *Lauren Beth Gash (Highland Park-6O) Pennie von Bergen Wessels (Sterling-73) Mickey R. Martin (Freeport-74) Mary K. O'Brien (Coal City-75) Ricca Slone (Peoria Hts.-92) Caroline Porter (Galesburg-94) Leslie Graves (Springfield-99) Marylou Lowder Kent (Springfield-1OO) * Julie Curry (Decatur-1O1) Naomi Jakobsson (Urbana-1O3) *Wyvetter Younge (East St. Louis-114) *indicates incumbent WOMEN'S VOICES - WOMEN'S VOTES . • ... first organized in 1994, is a coalition of activist Illinois women whose primary function is to raise money to help electable, progressive Democratic women win in Illinois - both in the State Senate and the State House. Even with the overwhelming 1994 Republican takeover, two of the seve n candidates supported by WVVvV won election to the Illinois House. In 1996, the chances are excel len t of electing even more progressive women and of re-taking leadership of the Illinois Leg is ­ lature. The quality and experience of the women who are Democratic candidates t his year is awesome. At last count, 41 wome n from across Illinois are running for seats in the House and Senate. Some are sure bets, others may have little rea listic chance t o win. The WVVvV focus is on those wome n in tight races with a rea l chance to beat their conservative Republican op ponents. With such an impressive group of candidates, working smart and worki ng together, the wo men of Illinois can make the difference. WVWV is the engi ne driving t he empowerment machine. $100,000 is the fu nd-raising goa l - with your help we ca n meet it. The WVVvV message is sim ple and basic: Republican r ul e in Springfield has ign ored the progressive agenda. Mea n-spirited measures attacking women, the poor, school children and worki ng families have become the order of t he day. We in vite women in Ill inois who care a bout personal freedoms and res ponsive government to become part of the 1996 WVWV ca mpaign. Th e potential for mea n­ ingful change to Il linois lawmaking is in our hands. Join WOMEN'S VOICES - WOMEN'S VOTES It's your choice! ®~ 638 ® ~ 638 WOMEN'S VOICES - WOMEN'S VOTES 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60654-1016 Attn: Jackie Gallagher WOMEN'S VOICES - WOMEN'S VOTES 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60654-1016 Attn: Jackie Ga llagher ®~ 638 --- --.
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