100 Rural Women

Morning Connections For Women
2024-03-07 08:30 - 09:00, 2024-02-29 08:30 - 09:00, 2024-02-22 08:30 - 09:00, 2024-02-15 08:30 - 09:00, 2024-02-08 08:30 - 09:00, 2024-02-01 08:30 - 09:00, 2024-01-25 08:30 - 09:00, 2023-12-21 08:30 (America/Chicago) and 17 more dates | Zoom
Register for this Morning Connection!
Welcome and good morning! If you’re looking for a space to take time for yourself to just connect with others, we invite you to join us. These Morning Connections sessions will consist of light conversation in an undirected space via zoom. Bring beverages, children, breakfast, pets, or work – the goal is to connect informally with other women and a host who will facilitate. We look forward to networking with you!

We hope that you enjoy your time with us during Morning Connections. Want to find more ways to connect with other women? Visit our events page to register for meetings and webinars!
About 100 Rural Women
100 Rural Women sees a future where more rural women lead positive change for themselves, their families and communities, the nation and the world. We are committed to building leadership through networks, mentorship, education and civic engagement. Our organization is non-profit and non-partisan.

Webinar: Voices Against Vaping
2023-12-05 08:00 - 09:30
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Vaping, originally introduced as a cessation device, has quickly become an epidemic in our nation. Join us as we highlight people and organizations doing the important work to research, educate, and provide resources. Dr. Irina Stepnov will answer questions about her research followed by our team member, Alexa Jo Schafer, highlighting organizations and providing resources.

This is one of a 3-part vaping informational series co-hosted by 100 Rural Women and the American Lung Association. Part one, held in March of this year, focused on general information about vaping and how it is affecting our rural communities. Part two was centered around the physical and mental health impacts professionals are seeing as a result of long-term vape use. This webinar, our third and final part, will highlight people and organizations doing important work in the movement to end vaping.

Join us on Tuesday, December 5 at 8 a.m. CST as we unpack how these devices are impacting you and the people around you.

Webinar: Clearing the Air: the Dual Toll of Vaping on Mind and Body
2023-11-15 08:00 - 09:30
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Vaping, originally introduced as a cessation device, has quickly become an epidemic in our nation. With more and more people entering hospitals due to vaping injuries, the true intention behind its use has been called into question. Health professionals far and wide are noticing negative impacts not only on people’s physical health but mental health as well. Speakers Pat Mckone and Erin Simmons feel passionately about vaping education. They’ll unveil the hidden costs of vaping as they present and answer questions.
This is one of a 3-part vaping informational series co-hosted by 100 Rural Women and the American Lung Association. Part one, held in March of this year, focused on general information about vaping and how it is affecting our rural communities. Part two is centered around the physical and mental health impacts professionals are seeing as a result of long-term vape use. Part three, to be held in December, will highlight people and organizations doing important work in the movement to end vaping.
Join us on Wednesday, November 15 at 8 a.m. CST as we unpack how these devices are impacting you and the people around you.

Webinar: The Civic Mentorship Network Pilot Project Findings
2023-11-14 18:00 - 19:00
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This past summer 100 Rural Women conducted the Civic Mentorship Network Pilot Project.
The Civic Mentorship Network Pilot Project was comprised of rural civic leaders who served as mentors for new women pursuing public service and leadership positions. This network provided a coordinated method for aspiring leaders to make person-to-person connections that give access to resources that are valuable to enduring success. At 100 Rural Women, we find that success in engaging and mentoring more rural women to serve in public service leadership roles is essential to keeping our democracy strong.
Our graduate student Jasmine Terry and intern Alexis Lhotka will take us through the project, the findings, and what we hope to do with it!
More Info here
We are excited to see you on November 14th at 6 pm CST!

October Book Group: Braiding Sweetgrass By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
2023-10-11 19:00 - 20:00
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Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things―from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen―provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass. With informative sidebars, reflection questions, and art from illustrator Nicole Neidhardt, Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.
More about this book

Lunch & Learn Webinar: Community Planning in Greater Minnesota
2023-09-06 12:00 - 13:00
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We’ve all heard the term “community planning” but what does that really mean?
If you’ve ever thought:
I have all these ideas for ways to better my community, but I don’t know how to make them happen.
How can I even get more involved in planning my community?
I’d love to get involved but I am so busy! Do I have to run for office to make a difference and have my voice heard?
We’ve had the same thoughts; we’ve asked the same questions; We get it. That’s why 100 Rural Women and the MN APA Women in Planning Committee have teamed up to host an online event to tackle all those topics and more. Join us on Wednesday, September 6 at 12 pm CST for Lunch & Learn: Planning in Greater Minnesota
Speakers Sydnee Stroeing, Megan Boeck, and Rita Albrecht will speak on their own professional journeys and how folks can get more involved in planning in their communities.Attendees will walk away having a better understanding of community planning, what it is, and how to get involved in their own communities. Civic engagement can refer to a wide variety of opportunities, paid or volunteer, political or nonpolitical. However, you want to get involved, we want to help you do that.
We are excited to see you on September 6th at noon!
