As AAUW California Speech Trek enters its 15th season in 2021, we remembered the past and thanked the Gray Allen family, who for twelve years generously supported Speech Trek in honor of Eleanor Stem Allen, past president of Roseville Branch, award-winning educator, and loving wife and mother.
AAUW California congratulates this year’s winners who spoke about whether men and women are truly equal in 2020:
2019-2020 Topic: “Are men and women truly equal today, or are the Suffragettes of 1920 still suffering in 2020?”
1st Place – Olivia Berman ($1,500), Lompoc-Vandenberg
2nd Place – Jackson Patten ($1,000), Stockton
3rd Place – Carter Hill ($500), Foothills of El Dorado County
4th Place – Namita Shyam ($250), California Online
5th Place – Gelasia Tiwana ($150), Morgan Hill
Rocking the Future: 2021 Topic
“Has social media helped or hindered the breaking down of barriers for women and girls?”
The 2020-2021 Branch Toolkit and the 2020-2021 Student Toolkit will be available late spring/early summer. For more information, please email Marlene Cain, AAUW CA Speech Trek Coordinator at speechtrek@aauw-ca.org.