As the locations for public programs vary, please note where each is held. Please complete and send your Registration Form and nonrefundable payments as soon as possible before the scheduled date to: Women’s City Club of NY, 307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1403, New York, NY 10001. You also may reserve a place by faxing the Registration Form to 212.228.4665, by calling our office at 212.353.8070 x. 200, or by emailing us at info@wccny.org. Please indicate the program you wish to attend and give your name, address, telephone number and email address.

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FRANCES PERKINS: THE WOMAN BEHIND THE NEW DEAL
& FDR’s MORAL CONSCIENCE

DATE: THURSDAY, JULY 16th, 2009
Time: 12:00 noon – Registration / Networking
12:30 pm Program followed by Book Sale and Signing
Venue: League of American Orchestras, 33 West 60th Street, 5th Floor Conference Room
Registration: No Charge WCC Members and Students;
$15 non-members

Speaker:
KIRSTIN DOWNEY, Author of the newly published book, “The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience.”

Ms. Downey will discuss the life and times of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a Cabinet. Ms. Perkins was a member of the Women’s City Club of New York beginning in 1917, and one chapter of this seminal book is devoted to our organization. Ms. Perkins was the first executive director of the Maternity Center Association which was both founded and funded by the WCC and was the first free maternity clinic in NYC. Ms. Perkins entry into labor advocacy was as a result of witnessing the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire – an event that so moved her that she successfully campaigned for laws requiring fire safety regulations and fire exits - laws that continue to exist today. A book sale and signing by Ms. Downey will follow the presentation.

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TOUR - FROM LANDFILL TO LANDMARK;
FRESH KILLS PARK: A WORK IN PROGRESS

DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 29th, 2009
TIME: 9:45 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
VENUE: Whitehall Ferry Terminal at 1 South Street. Assemble at the concession stand on your right at the top of the escalators. Terminal may be reached by the M1, M6, M9 and M15 busses and the No.,1 subway to South Ferry, the 4 and 5 to Bowling Green or the N, R and W to Whitehall Street.
COST: $10 for members; $25 for guests
NOTE: This tour is limited to the first 22 people who register.

A dramatic transformation is taking place on Staten Island. The former Fresh Kills Landfill is being converted into a park that one day will be three times the size of Central Park. We will travel together on the 10AM Staten Island Ferry, enjoying the many spectacular sights of New York harbor. At the newly renovated “green” St. George Terminal we will be met by an air conditioned bus which will take us to and around the park. Our guide, a member of the NYC Urban Park Rangers, will explain the history of the site, show us the many changes that have already been made, and share plans for the future. We will drive to the top of two covered mounds, twenty stories in height, and experience amazing views of Manhattan and New Jersey.

In addition to providing a wide range of recreational opportunities . . . “the park's design, ecological restoration and cultural and educational programming will emphasize environmental sustainability and a renewed public concern for our human impact on the earth”.

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TOUR: THE NEW MUSEUM OF THE CHINESE IN AMERICA
AND A WALK THROUGH CHINATOWN

DATE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2009
Time: 10:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Venue: 215 Centre Street (just south of Grand Street)
Directions: N, Q, R, W and No.6 trains to Canal Street and walk east to Centre and then north. Or B and D trains to Grand Street and walk west to Centre and then south.
Cost: $20 WCC members; $35 non-members
Optional: Lunch at your expense.

A new museum, designed by renowned artist / designer Maya Lin and dedicated to preserving and presenting the history and culture of Chinese people in the United States, has just opened in New York City. Join us for a docent led tour of a collection that showcases the diverse layers of the Chinese-American experience and the memories, struggles, contributions and legacies of Chinese Americans over the past 160 years. We will conclude our morning with a walking tour of Chinatown – an historic neighborhood in evolution. An optional Chinatown lunch, at your expense, will follow the tour.

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Upcoming Fall Public Program:
Congressman Jerry Nadler
Monday, September 14th at noon