Congratulations to all the Women Elected on Nov. 3rd in Oakland County!
Here's the list, starting with our own members!
Here's the list, starting with our own members!
Thank you, also, to all the women who put themselves forward and ran for office, win or lose, for you are role models, every one.
WONder Woman SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Sheryl Mitchell Theriot
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Each month we like to highlight the works of one of our honored WONder Women and this month we're showing a spotlight on our own Board Member Dr. Sheryl Mitchell Theriot. We are spotlighting Sheryl, Lathrup Village City Administrator, now because she was honored this month with the Community Builder Award by the Michigan Municipal League. In addition to her roles in appointed municipal leadership positions, she has been involved with the Michigan Municipal League for years and has been a huge supporter of its Women’s Municipal Leadership Program, frequently speaking on behalf of the 16/50 Project. This project--so named because while women are 50% of the population, they represent only 16% of local chief administrative officers in Michigan--seeks to remove barriers and provide training to increase the number of women in leadership roles in local government. Sheryl's work to empower women and increase diversity in public service has been a theme in her career and life. We salute Sheryl and thank her for all she does. |
Read about Sheryl's career in this article highlighting her Community Builder Award.
A Special Message about the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
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August 26,2020, marks the day which commemorates the adoption of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution one hundred years ago. This amendment ended the denial of voting rights to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.
As we celebrate this historic event,we would be remiss as a women’s leadership organization supporting women if we did not recognize the courageous Suffragists who fought for this right for over 70 years. Women black and white mobilized for our political freedom. The defining moment of their decades long battle was that they were able to overturn a centuries old law which altered civil rights in our country’s history. Sadly, its passage left behind many women of color until August 6, 1965 when the Voting Rights Act became law. We are so grateful to the trailblazing women who fought for our political freedom paving the way for so many of us. There are quite a number of suffragist who are seldom recognized for their dedication from cities across our state. Lilian Ascough and Betsey Reyneau were from Detroit, Sojourner Truth from Battle Creek and Clara Bryant Ford and Charlotte Berry Sherrard from Dearborn. All of them working in their own way, finding common ground in support of one another. As we begin to plan our WONF breakfast networking meetings for 2020-21, we are going to start off the fall with a theme which member Beth Talbert introduced us to, “Showing Up for Each Other” which certainly is as appropriate now as it was 100 years ago. There are many challenges facing women in leadership in 2020, some not very different from a century ago. Let’s talk about them together. We will also provide additional network time for members and those who are running for office to introduce themselves and ask ‘how we can show up for them.’ There will also be enough time on the agenda for other introductions. Be sure that your membership is up to date for our September 18, 7:30 a.m. virtual breakfast meeting, details about which are here. We hope you will join us throughout the year in our temporary, virtual meeting place. We look forward to sharing coffee, muffins and conversation with you in person when it’s safe to do so. Women Officials' Network Foundation, trustees |