75th Anniversary Session of Girls State Comes to UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The 75^th session of the American Legion Auxiliary Alabama Girls State will take place from Sunday, June 4, through Friday, June 9, on The University of Alabama campus.

Guest speakers during the week include Young Boozer, Alabama state treasurer; Lyn Stuart, Alabama Supreme Court chief justice; and Nan Boden, head of global alliances for enterprises at Google.

Former Alabama Girls State governors Dr. Cathy Randall (1967) from the Alabama Academy of Honor; Katie Boyd Britt (1999), chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby; and 1^st Lt. Andrea Bagley (2010), U.S. Army, will also address the delegates.

Alabama Girls State offers its delegates an immersive leadership program designed to develop young women as future leaders grounded in patriotism and engaged citizenship by educating them in the democratic process and how government works at the state level.

During the week, more than 350 participants will conduct mock elections and learn about civic processes. On Friday, June 9, the Girls State seniors will visit Montgomery and meet with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.

After attending Girls State herself, Ivey served as the director of Alabama Girls State. Since the program’s start in 1937, nearly 1 million young people have had the opportunity to learn about the duties, privileges, rights and responsibilities of American citizenship so they may understand and participate in the functioning of their government.