AAUW talk to focus on legacy, challenge of women’s suffrage

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“The Legacy and the Challenge of Women’s Suffrage” will be the subject of a talk by Knoxville attorney Wanda Sobieski during a Monday meeting of the Oak Ridge Branch of AAUW, the American Association of University Women.

The meeting starts at 11:30 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, Room 102.

Sobieski—who established her law firm, Sobieski, Messer, and Associates in 1993, after having practiced law with Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry, and Woolf—was instrumental in organizing the Suffrage Coalition, which funded the statues of the three Suffragests: Lizzie Crozier Franch, Anne Dallas Dudley, and Elizabeth Avery Meriweather, which stand in Market Square in Knoxville.

Sobieski received the CityView Top Attorneys Award in Family Law in 2010 and the East Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women’s Spirit of Justice Award in 2008.

She is a fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation.

Sobieski will speak at noon, after a luncheon catered by The Soup Kitchen. A selection of soups, sandwiches, and a dessert will be available at a charge of $8. Reservations may be made by calling either Marge Conlin at (865) 483-3120 or Mary Uziel at (865) 483-1043.

The public is invited to attend.

AAUW is a national organization with branches in all 50 states. Its purpose is to promote equity for women, lifelong education, and positive societal change. Membership information is available at meetings and online at www.aauw.org and oakrige-tn.aauw.net.