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Take Action! – Students and Colleges Can’t Afford to Wait!
Posted on Feb 26, 2010 by JRF |
Last September, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3221) was passed in the House. Accounting for one of the single largest investments in higher education ever, this act will make college more affordable for millions of people – with no cost to taxpayers. Because the Senate has...
Calling All Volunteers!
Posted on Feb 19, 2010 by JRF |
Interested in volunteering with Jeannette Rankin Foundation? Over the next month, JRF will receive hundreds of scholarship applications from low-income women all over the country who are changing their lives through education. The selection process involves three successive levels of review by v...
Life and Legacy of Jeannette Rankin Celebrated in March Program Series
Posted on Feb 17, 2010 by JRF |
“The Life and Legacy of Jeannette Rankin,” the first woman elected to Congress, will be celebrated throughout the year with a series of programs marking the 130th anniversary of her birth on June 11, 1880. The events will kick off in March during Women’s History Month, which has the theme “Writin...
It's That Time of Year! - Scholarship Deadline is Approaching!
Posted on Feb 15, 2010 by JRF |
The time has come again! March 1st, 2010 marks the deadline for this year’s scholarship applications. JRF offers scholarship opportunities to low-income women ages 35 and older, who are U.S. citizens, who have been accepted to or enrolled in a regionally or ACICS accredited school, and who are p...
A Special Valentine's Day - The Sunshine Lady Challenge 2010
Posted on Feb 10, 2010 by JRF |
Laura Bierema and Mark Ebell were the hosts of a Valentine-themed party in their home last Saturday. The event was the kickoff of the $100,000 Sunshine Lady Challenge Grant, a fundraiser benefiting Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund. The challenge was given by JRF supporter Doris Bu...
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