Diamond in the Basalt

After our last meeting when we identified the need to establish a long-range vision and mission statement, the Shrinking Violets met again on August 11th to discuss this and other topics. However, with only four of us in attendance, the decision was made to postpone discussion of our mission until a time when we can [...]

Ladies Who Lunch September at:
One World Cafe
“your local and organic community kitchen”
1804 E. Sprague Ave.
Saturday, Sept. 12, 11:30-1:30pm
Interested in connecting with bright, creative, fun young women in Spokane? Join the Shrinking Violet Society for wholesome food and excellent company Sat, September 12th. We’ll catch-up with old friends, meet new people, and share our plans for [...]

This place and it’s owners (Dennis and Connie) are so rad I wanted to do a little collective bargaining and score us a deal at this sweet vintage shop. They are giving us 15% off all our purchases for this special Shrinking Violets event.
We’re calling it a “Postview” in contrast to the “preview must buy [...]

Feminist history.
The eyes glaze over and people start wondering how long the diatribe is going to take. But isn’t it worth remembering that there was a time in our not-so-distant past when women weren’t allowed to vote or even open their own bank accounts?
What do you have to say as a 20-something to an audience [...]

[Note: This is a story by James Ziegler, a former journalist intern at the now-defunct Spokane Metro magazine. This story was to be published on the magazine's blog, but since that got forestalled we are sharing it here. Thanks to James for taking an interest in our group.]
Warm greetings are shared as Shrinking Violets trickle [...]

At the last planning meeting for our orgnization, someone came up with the idea of the DitB contributors doing profiles of our members. People liked the notion of sharing our interesting personal stories to get to know each other better, so here is the first one. This is more of a plug for a worthwhile [...]