The Women's Campaign School needs your
support to continue this important work.
As collaborative opportunities for people of differing
political persuasions disappear, we bring women together to create
solid leadership for the future. Please give as generously as you can.
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The Directors of the Women's Campaign School may decline any gift
that in their judgment creates a perception of impropriety or
conflict with the organization's mission.
The George A.
Dean
Memorial
Scholarship Fund
George Dean's favorite saying was Susan B. Anthony's
"Failure is impossible."
George, "Alden" to his oldest friends, was a man of great
good humor whose life underwent a striking metamorphosis. He was
a political conservative as a young man at Princeton, served in Korea
in the Army, and built a career as an advertising executive in New
York. At some point during the 1980s, however, George began to
understand that the United States could not reach its full potential
without the presence of women throughout the political and governmental
structures of the nation.
He created a new campaign, 50/50 by 2020, to increase
women's participation in elected national offices. He wrote
hundreds of editorials and letters, and gave hundreds of speeches to
anyone who would listen - and many who would not - promoting equal
representation of women as necessary for the success of the
country. Most important, George supported women
candidates.
The Women's Campaign School at Yale became one of George
Dean's projects. He served on our Board of Directors and was our
President for a time. After the 2000 election, George wrote, "If
we ever want to see gender parity in our government, however, we will
have to encourage, train and support more women to campaign for public
office at all levels - from local elections to the White House."
George Dean died on January 10, 2003.
We were fortunate to have known him, and we remember his
spirit through the George A. Dean Memorial Scholarship Fund. If
you would like to give a gift in honor of George and his work with
50/50 by 2020, please visit our online donation link above, or send your tax-deductible contribution
to:
Women's Campaign School
P.O. Box 3307
New Haven, Connecticut
06515-0407
Make your check payable to Women's Campaign School, and in
the Memo section note: George A. Dean Memorial.
