The Womens’ Club was founded in 1896 by Jessie Knight Jordan. The first meeting was at her home on campus. Today, SUWC is 121 years strong and still shares the ideals of our founders. We are proud of our part in the history of Stanford University. In support roles, our members have contributed much to the growth of the faculty, helped bring new families to the campus and welcomed them to the Stanford community.

We have retained our traditional values by sharing cultural activities and promoting friendship. We are always evaluating our programs and making changes to reflect current interests. This year we have new sections focused on “Your Health” and “Teen Horizons.”

Please enjoy our full schedule of activities including art, music, talks by faculty members, and parties in the lovely gardens of campus homes.  Details will be announced in the Preview newsletter. As always, all the work of keeping the club going is done by the volunteers.

Club members are traditionally welcomed back at the Hoover House in the fall.  Membership information and invites will be mailed soon.

Ellen McLennan & Ronna Widrow
Co-Presidents 2017-18

Welcome to the Stanford Women’s Club 121st year!

We are planning a full schedule of activities including art, music, cuisine, talks by faculty members, and parties in the lovely gardens of campus homes. As always, all the work of keeping the club going is done by the members. We hope all those eligible to do so will join us for fun, friendship and learning opportunities.  An exciting 2017-2018 schedule of events and sections will be announced in the fall.   Hope you have a great summer!

Congratulations to the 2017-18 volunteers elected or appointed.

Co-Presidents:            Ronna Widrow & Ellen McLennan
Past President:            Roslyn Bienenstock
Sections:                    Amy Krehbiel
Programs:                  Fang Tian and Lou Ann Glader
Membership:              Letitia Lai
Communications:        Audrey Gold
Secretaries:                Carol Kornfeld and TW Wiedmann
Treasurer:                  Bernie Scoles
Preview Editor:           Marina Lewis
Hospitality:                Dallas Manning and Teresa Judd
Refreshments:           Abi Fafchamps, Junko Nakauchi, Diane Levin
Decorations:              Nancy Rubenstein and Gerda Wilson
Mailing:                     Anne Vosti
Parliamentarian:        Susan Olshen
Historian:                  Joy Scott
New Member Welcome: Susan Zare and Daxue Xu

The Stanford University Women’s Club held their 2017 Fashion Show on March 7th at the Palo Alto Hills Country Club.  Fashions modeled by Tessa Baker-Degler, Karen Bartholomew, Vicky Blayney, Lucky Harrison, Judith Kays, Marina Lewis, Anna Ranieri and Fang Tien.   Our thanks to photographer Zhenhua Wang.   We are grateful to Meredith Einaud for her incredible organization of this event with the help of Ellen McLennan, Ronna Widrow and Lou Ann Glader.    Please visit Leaf & Pedal (439 California Avenue) or Cassis (206 Homer Avenue) in Palo Alto to find high quality, unique selection of brand-name clothing, beautiful artisan jewelry, and stylistically modern shoes.

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It is with sincere appreciation that we thank Preview Editor Vera Blume.    Since 1989 she has been – with a few interruptions – writing and editing our monthly newsletter.       She has done an amazing job coordinating information from our many section chairs, program committee members and other volunteers.   Her partner,  Anne Vosti, will continue to stamp and address the printed copies.    Last year, Vera traveled with a medical team and volunteered for two weeks as pharmacist in a hospital in rural Cambodia.  Vera is very appreciative of the camaraderie and friendship she experienced over the years within the SUWC.  We welcome Marina Lewis as the new Preview editor.    We also honor and thank previous editors.

Martha Lyons 1988
Vera Blume 1989-1991
Edythe Hickman 1992-1993
Vera Blume 1994-1998
Natalie Weber 1999
Dallas Manning 2000-2004
Bernie Scoles 2005-2010
Vera Blume 2011-2017

Dr.  Myra Stober headlines Open Board Meeting on Wednesday, April 19^th,

927 Mears Court, Stanford at 4 p.m.

Please attend the annual Open Board meeting to elect officers for next year.   We also have the opportunity to hear Dr. Myra Strober, Emerita at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education and Graduate School of Business, discuss her latest book.

“Sharing the Work: What My Family and Career have Taught Me About Breaking Through (and Holding the Door Open for Others).”

Dr. Strober has been on the Stanford faculty since 1972, and was the first woman to teach in the Graduate School of Business.  She is a Labor Economist.  Her research has been on equal rights for women in the workplace, and the efforts of men and women to balance high powered careers with family responsibilities.

We are looking for a volunteer for next year (2017-18) to organize a SUWC event especially for new members that join the club.   This is an opportunity for new members to be warmly welcomed and to meet each other.

Past year’s events include a weekday lunch at the Stanford Faculty Club, a midweek evening wine and cheese party and a weekend afternoon social at a member’s home.   Date and time of the event is flexible.    Please contact Teresa Judd or Audrey Gold if you may be interested in either organizing the event or possibly hosting it at your home.      These occasions have been fun and the role is not a big time commitment.

New SUWC member Jennie Bernheim is encouraging us to see the performance of The Diary of Anne Frank at the Menlo School February 10-12. In this time of extraordinary change in our country, consider taking the time to call a friend and see this poignant production together.

For those not familiar, The Diary of Anne Frank is a stage adaptation of the extraordinary writings of young Anne Frank, detailing life-in-hiding under Nazi terror in World War II. Anne’s diary lent a voice to the fight for human dignity and this adaptation brings to life one of the most important people of the 20th century, whose message is especially relevant today. Reserve your tickets now at www.menloschool.org/tickets.

The Director, Steven Minning, has worked as a director and choreography in theaters across the country. He was the Assistant Director of Lion King on Broadway. Note in the interest of full disclosure, Jennie’s daughter Maddie, is playing Mrs. Frank, and her son, Ethan, will be Peter Van Daam.

 Here is a feature on the Chop Chop section where SUWC members enjoy hands-on cooking classes.   Thank you Yuet Berry for this news “scoop.”  If you’d like to know more about the next Chop Chop class, join the list!

January is the month when people in France eat a very traditional and yummy dessert called the “King’s Galette”.  It’s a puff pastry cake with the féve hidden inside ( a petite figurine). Our talented member Florence deBretagne graciously showed us how to make this wonderful cake and the French traditions associated with it.  We also prepared an “Eggplant Caviar”, a specialty from South of France and also found in Lebanese or Mediterranean food.   They were delicious treats shared with friends on a rainy afternoon.

In addition to being an amazing cook,  Florence is a talented artist.   Visit http://www.flodebretagne.com/       Thank you Meng Sui for organizing the Chop Chop section and Florence for sharing her talents.

Florence prepares to cut the homemade bread

“King’s Galette” baked and enjoyed by Chop Chop chefs

Happy 100th Birthday to Margaret Weissenbuth.     She was born December 30th, 1916.      This incredible woman joined SUWC when she came to Stanford  in 1950 with her husband Mitchell Weissbluth, a physicist that helped create the first medical linear accelerator.   Two SUWC members Haillie Spurr (1946) and Eda Luck (1947) have been in our club longer.     Margaret taught elementary school children for many years until she retired in 1983.  In the summer you may find her at the Stanford Campus Recreation Center pool where she has been swimming since it opened 1962.  Helen Lieberman and Margaret are both charter members of SCRA.  Margaret welcomes visitors at her home on Pine Hill Road.   She enjoys SUWC club activities as well as Scrabble, crosswords, going out to lunch and daily walks.   You can find her contact info in the RedBook to make a date with her.  She inspires us with her curiosity, knowledge and energy.