Inspiring Women February 2023

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24 Hours in ... Vienna!
The 2023 FAWCO Biennial
Conference in Bratislava is being
hosted by AWA Vienna. Vienna
is the city most attendees will
transfer through on their way
to Bratislava, so we asked AWA
Vienna member Bev Bachmayer
and her AWA friends to share a
bit about their club and city.
Bev has been an AWA Vienna
member since 1995, AWA FAWCO
Rep since 2016, and currently
serves as AWA Secretary.
“AWA came into being most informally,
as a response to a need felt in the
community. It has become apparent that,
no matter how distinguished and fascinating
our speakers, there was a strong impulse in
the community for a more active and varied
program.” — Hannah Adler, AWA Vienna
Abit about AWA Vienna
AWA is the International Women's
Club of Vienna, with over 300 Englishspeaking
members from 40+ countries.
City Hall with
the Christmas
market.
AWA Vienna was founded in 1924 by American
diplomatic and military wives. In 1931, AWA
Vienna joined the Federation of American
Women's Clubs, which became known as
FAWCO. The group briefly disbanded in 1939
and remained inactive during WWII. After the
war, during the Allied Occupation, American
Embassy and military wives organized the
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