Whitewater-Area Leag ue of Women Voters JANUARY 2010

Whitewater-Area LWV
Newsletter
LWV Program — “2010 Census” January 21st 7PM
Professor Jolly Emrey will present the program “The
Politics of the Census and Its Political Implications for
Redistricting”
See Page 5

The Vice-President’s Corner

The 2010 Census, a Closer Look Inside this Issue
Welcome to the new year of 2010! It is the ninetieth anniversary of the
Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution giving women the right to Page 2 Holiday Dinner Pictures;
vote, and you will find more about the commemoration of that event New List Serves
elsewhere in this issue. This anniversary number is a multiple of ten,
which indicates that it will also be the year for the decennial census. Page 3 Calendar of Whitewater-
Whether or not one is inclined to stand up, one cannot help but be Area LWV Events;
Fairhaven/UWW Events
counted.

We have already had a program in November devoted to the nuts and Page 4 19th Annual Susan B.
Anthony Birthday
bolts of the census. In addition to the technical details of carrying it out,
Celebration
however, there are many repercussions of the results, especially in the
areas of politics and economics. There is a reason why employees of the
Page 5 LWV Program — “2010
Census Bureau have resigned over issues of principle, and it is not just a Census”; LWV 90th
matter of statistical disagreement. Anniversary; Wisconsin
Congressional Contacts
This month we are fortunate to have Professor Jolly Emrey from the
Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin—
Whitewater talking about why the census is important. Her title is “The
Politics of the Census and Its Political Implications for Redistricting.”
The talk is scheduled for Thursday evening the 21st of Jan. at 7:00 PM
in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Professor Emrey is an alumna of
Cal State—Los Angeles and she received her doctorate in Political
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2009 Whitewater-Area LWV Holiday Dinner

There was a great turnout for the League Holiday Dinner held on December 6th at the Whitewater Country
Club. League members enjoyed a lovely dinner and afterwards were entertained by Callie Boydston who
performed her National History Day presentation “Alfred Lunt Changes the History of Broadway.” Well done!

New List Serves from the LWV of Wisconsin

The LWVWI has established two State League groups to provide forums for area LWVWI members to post and
discuss news and events relating to these topics.

Climate Change / Sustainability Group

Margi Kindig is the lead person and Joyce McCullum is a liaison to the Board. This list serve is located at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lwvwi_sustainability/

Health Care Reform Group

Linda Jorgenson is the lead person. This list serve is located at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lwvwi_healthcare/

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Calendar of Whitewater-Area 2009-2010 Contemporary
LWV Events Issues Lecture Series
Date: January 9th (Saturday)
! Event: LWV Board Meeting
! Where: Public Library, 10:00AM
Date: January 21 st (Thursday)
! Event: Whitewater Area LWV Public Program,
2010 Census.
! Where: Municipal Building, Council Chambers,
7:00PM
Date: February 20th (Saturday)
! Event: Closed membership meeting for
program planning
! Where: Fairhaven Fellowship Hall, 10:00AM
Fairhaven Lecture Series
All lectures are open to the public at no charge on
Mondays at 3 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall, located
at the Fairhaven, 435 West Starin Road,
Whitewater, WI 53190. Sponsored by the UW-
Whitewater Office of Continuing Ed.
The Spring 2010 Fairhaven Lecture Series has not
yet been posted but we will include these
upcoming lectures in the next edition of the LWV
Newsletter.
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JANUARY 2010
The College of Letters and Sciences at the
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is once
again offering the Contemporary Issues Lecture
Series. All lectures will be in the Young
Auditorium at 7 p.m. and are free and open to
the public. Contact Susan Johnson
(johnsons@uww.edu or 472-4766) for further
information.
Monday, February 15th 2010 — “Naked
Trends: What Can B asic Economics Tell
Us About the Future” – Charles Wheelan
CAMPUS/COMMUNITY READING
INITIATIVE
Charles Wheelan, a faculty member at the Harris
School of Public Policy at the University of
Chicago and a former Midwest correspondent
for The Economist, writes
Yahoo!'s popular
"Naked Economics"
column. Prior to joining
the faculty at the
University of Chicago,
Wheelan was Director of
Policy and
Communications for
Chicago Metropolis
2020, a business-backed
civic group promoting
healthy regional growth
in the Chicago area. He has written for the
Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, the Wall
Street Journal and other publications. His 2003
book, Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal
Science, seeks to make economics accessible,
comprehensible and appealing.
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2009-2010 Board Members
doctorate in Political Science in 2002 from Emory University.
(There is no evidence that she chose her doctoral university for President
the sake of its resemblance to her own name.) She does a good Ellen S. Penwell (2008-2010)
262-594-6358 (W); 262-203-6529 (cell)
deal of research in American politics and has taught ellen.penwell@wisconsinhistory.org
at the University of New Hampshire as well.
Vice President
Last month many of us were reminded of the Thomas Drucker (2008-2010)
262-473-4318 (H); 262-472-5173 (W)
decree of Caesar Augustus that all the world be druckert@uww.edu
counted. This year there will be up-to-date
Treasurer
technology applied to the counting, but some of Flo Rhodes (2009-2011)
the political implications will be reminiscent of old-fashioned 262-473-3177;
politics. Professor Emrey will be tying the past and the present fmrhodes@idcnet.com
together as she helps us to peer into the future after the tumult, Secretary
the shouting, and the counting have all died away. Duties of secretary will rotate
Virginia Laurent (2009-2011)
~ Tom Drucker, Vice-President 262-473-4719; Laurent@idcnet.com
Emma Lou Sederholm (2008-2010)
th 262-473-4178; elsklo@idcnet.com
19 Annual Susan B. Anthony Birthday Gloria Weigandt (2008-2010)
Celebration –Eleanor! 262-473-5127; mail@fairhaven.org
Arlene Newhouse (2008-2010)
This year's event, sponsored by the Rock County Women’s 262-473-6710; ajnuhous@idcnet.com
History Committee in partnership with the Janesville
Mary Beth Byrne (2009-2011)
League of Women Voters, includes Special Guest, Eleanor 262-473-8723; mbbyrne@netwurx.net
Roosevelt, portrayed by historian and actress Jessica
Winona Campbell (2009-2011)
Michna who will share some of Eleanor's amazing life story. 262-473-4161; jwranch3@juno.com

It will be held Sunday, February 7, 2010 at The Gathering Jean Leedham (2009-2011)
262-473-1461; jwranch3@juno.com
Place, 715 Campus Lane in Milton, WI. Networking starts
at 11:00 a.m. and Brunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. Membership Chair
Reservation deadline is Friday, January 29, 2010 to Carolyn Gerry Jennings
Brandeen, 608-754-7004, brandeen@charter.net or Kris 262-473-3909; grjenmus@idcnet.com
Koeffler, 608-868-4429. Seating is limited and prepayment of Publicity/PR Chair
$30 per person is required to confirm reservations. Make Arlene Newhouse
262-473-6710; ajnuhous@idcnet.com
check payable to Janesville League of Women Voters and
mail to P.O. Box 8064, Janesville, WI 53547-8064. E-Mail Edition Available
The annual luncheon honors suffragist Susan B. Anthony, You can receive your monthly League
born February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts, who for Newseletter sooner and save the
more than 50 years was a central figure in the struggle to League postage and printing expense.
gain equal rights for women. Since the local celebration To sign up for the email edition, please
began in the early 1990’s, attendees have contributed over contact our newsletter editor Sarah Linn
at 262-949-1408 or e-mail
$9,500 to the Susan B. Anthony House in Rochester, NY. sarahslinn@mac.com

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LWV PROGRAM — “2010 CENSUS”

Professor Jolly Emrey will present a program “The Politics of the
Census and Its Political Implications for Redistricting” on
Thursday January 21st at 7:00 PM in the Municipal Building
Council Chambers. Professor Jolly Emrey is a faculty member in
the Department of Political Science at UW-Whitewater with
specialty areas in constitutional law and civil rights. Professor
Emrey acquired her Ph.D. in political science in 2002 from
Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her MA and BA, both in
political science, are from California State at Los Angeles. Before
coming to UW-W, Professor Emrey taught for three years at the California State University in Los Angeles
and for two years at the University of New Hampshire. An active researcher and scholar, Professor Emory
publishes regularly in the fields of public law and public policy.

League of Women Voters

Celebrates its 90th Year
2010 will be a year for women in the United States to
celebrate as it will be the 90th anniversary of the passage of
Women’s Suffrage. August 26, 1920 is the
date that the Nineteenth Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution became law. Watch for
historical notes of importance on the League
of Women Voters history in our newsletter
throughout this year.

Wisconsin’s Congressional Delegation Contact Information

Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) 202-224-5653
Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) 202-224-5323
Representative Paul Ryan (R-01) 202-225-3031
Representative Tammy Baldwin (D-02) 202-225-2906
Representative Ron Kind (D-03) 202-225-5506
Representative Gwen Moore (D-04) 202-225-4572
Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr (R-05) 202-225-5101
Representative Tom Petri (R-06) 202-225-2476
Representative Dave Obey (D-07) 202-225-3365
Representative Steve Kagen (D-08) 202-225-5665
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