At the 2012 conference, section members united in our celebration of Alexis Walker, the founder of the FFS section. During our meeting, we had a visual and oral tribute to Alexis and her strong, palpable legacy and members were given buttons in honor of Alexis. On behalf of our section, I want to extend gratitude to the planners of the Alexis Walker celebration: Katherine Allen, Sally Lloyd, and Elise Radina.

We had several FFS sponsored and co-sponsored sessions and events…

• A sponsored special session “Transgender Youth,” presented by Kim Pearson.
• Kimi Crossman and Kristen Benson (S/NPs) planned and implemented the feminist mentoring program.
• Libby Blume (chair elect) gave considerable time and energy to the Jessie Bernard scholarships and presented our Jessie Bernard awards at the conference.
• The FFS section promoted green posters and we had a lively feminist theory discussion.
• Finally, we held a wildly successful live auction! We owe gratitude to Janel Leone (secretary/treasurer who planned and oversaw the auction), Lisa Taylor (past chair and our auctioneer extraordinaire!), and Megan Haselschwerdt and Russel Toomey (previous S/NPs) for their assistance during the auction.

More about the auction from FFS Secretary/Treasurer Janet Leone: The FFS Section raised over $2,100 at the FFS Live Auction held after the section meeting on November 2. The money raised goes directly to the Jessie Bernard Scholarship Fund for S/NP’s feminist proposals and papers. Members donated signed books, mentoring sessions, feminist memorabilia, artwork, and many other fantastic items. Faculty and students alike took part in bidding on these, and celebrating the sig-nificance and value of our feminist roots!