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Mon Oct 16, 2017, 10:07 PM Oct 2017

Hillary Clinton to headline U.Va. women's leadership conference

Hillary Clinton to headline U.Va. women’s leadership conference

Tickets available by lottery to students, faculty, staff
By Alexis Gravely | 10/16/2017

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be the headlining speaker for the Women’s Global Leadership Forum, which will be held at the University Nov. 13-14.

Clinton will be delivering the closing remarks — titled “Women and 21st Century Democracy: The Path Forward — Nov. 14 at 2:30 p.m. in Old Cabell Hall auditorium. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) will introduce Clinton.

Tickets for the event will be available through a lottery to University students, faculty and staff beginning Oct. 26. The Newcomb Hall theater will also host a remote viewing location.
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The symposium is a part of the University's bicentennial celebration and will focus on the role of women in 21st century democracy. Other speakers include Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe, Dr. Vivian Pinn, a 1967 graduate of the Medical School who recently had a building on Grounds renamed for her and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a 1976 graduate of the Curry School.
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Hillary Clinton to headline U.Va. women's leadership conference (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 OP
Now that is a womens conference worth going to. leftofcool Oct 2017 #1
A REAL women's conference. murielm99 Oct 2017 #2
I want to go, but I will have to wait until she hits the other coast. Mediumsizedhand Oct 2017 #3
K & R SunSeeker Oct 2017 #4
Kick and rec JustAnotherGen Oct 2017 #5
K&R ehrnst Oct 2017 #6
How refreshing, a legitimate women's conference. UtahLib Oct 2017 #7
I'd attend that in a heartbeat. JHan Oct 2017 #8
That sounds interesting! treestar Oct 2017 #9
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