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Monthly Archive for December, 2009

The Farm Team Invites You To Our
2010 Statewide Winter Meeting
"Politics Is A Good Thing"
with Dr. Larry Sabato
January 6, 2010
Boars Head Inn, Charlottesville

Just Confirmed – Charlottesville City Councilwoman-elect Kristin Szakos will join the roundtable discussion
AGENDA
"Politics Is A Good Thing" with nationally recognized political commentator – [...]

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Dear Friends,
In just a few short weeks, the January 12th special election in Fairfax County’s 37th Senate District will chart the course for our Commonwealth for years to come.  Republicans have been energized by their 2009 victories, and there is only one thing standing between them and the destruction of the progress we have made [...]

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AGENDA
“Politics Is A Good Thing” with nationally recognized political commentator – Virginia’s own Dr. Larry Sabato
Wednesday, January 6th
The Boar’s Head Inn
The Pavilion
200 Ednam Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903
11:30 AM Registration
12 noon – 1:30 PM
Buffet Lunch and
voting trends briefing
Dr. Larry Sabato will brief The Farm Team members on voting trends from 2009 and looking forward to 2010 and [...]

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The heated Capitol Hill debate over health care coverage for mammograms has exploded onto the political scene, shaping the 2010 electoral landscape and recalibrating the battle for a crucial constituency: the women’s vote…
You can read the rest of this article by Alex Isenstadt at the Politico website.

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Please Join Us
Please join us in honoring Edna Frady
as she moves out of the City of Falls Church.
December 14, 2009
Falls Church City Hall
300 Park Avenue, Falls Church6:30
Reception in Training Center
Ground Floor
(Enter Through the Police Station)
7:30
Recognition by City Council
City Council Chambers
(Second Floor, East Wing)

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The Farm Team Annual Report, 2009

As Chair of The Farm Team (TFT), I am honored to report on the progress and achievements of our remarkable organization. I’m proud of what we have achieved since our inception in September 2008, particularly throughout 2009. In addition to reflecting on our accomplishments,we must now look toward setting the course for 2010 and [...]

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After our post about “Profiles of Women in History: Ernestine Rose“, we received the following email from Olga Hernandez, President of the League of Women Voters of Virginia –
The League of Women Voters of Virginia has just published a book titled Virginia Women & the Vote 1909-2009 which outlines women’s progress since the Equal [...]

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About.com has an interesting educational feature known as “Women in History”. One such woman was Ernestine Rose:

About Ernestine Rose:
Known for: work for women’s rights, especially married women’s property rights; sometimes called the first Jewish feminist
Dates: January 13, 1810 – August 4, 1892M/p>
Occupation: reformer, lecturer, activist
Also known as: Ernestine Louise Siismondi Potowski Rose, Ernestine Susmond Potowski
More [...]

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