*On October 1, 2003, Eleanor Clift presented the lecture “Madam President: Shattering the Last Glass Ceiling (2004 Campaign Preview.” As a contributing editor for Newsweek magazine and a regular panelist on the nationally syndicated television show “The McLaughlin Group,” Clift reported on the White House, presidential politics and a variety of national issues. She was … Continue reading Fall 2003 – Eleanor Clift
*On April 22, 2003, Patricia Schroeder presented the lecture “The Road to the White House: Where are the Women?” Patricia Schroeder represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. Schroeder graduated magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1961 with degrees in philosophy, history and political science. Schroeder … Continue reading Spring 2003 – Patricia Schroeder
*On September 19, 2002, Christine Todd Whitman presented the lecture “The Political Environment for Women in 2002.” Christine Todd Whitman served in the cabinet of President George W. Bush as head of the Environmental Protection Agency from January, 2001 to June, 2003. Before that, she was the fiftieth governor of the State of New Jersey, … Continue reading Fall 2002 – Christine Todd Whitman
*On January 30, 2002, Harriet Woods presented the lecture “Stepping Up to Power: The Political Journey of American Women.” Harriett Woods’ public service includes eight years as a city council member in University City, Mo, eight years as a Missouri state senator, and two years as the first woman State Transportation and Highway Commissioner. She … Continue reading Spring 2002 – Harriett Woods
*On October 8, 2001, Marie Wilson presented the lecture “In This Time of National Crisis, Where Are the Women?” An advocate of women’s issues for more than 30 years, Marie Wilson served as president of the Ms. Foundation for Women from 1984 to 2004, raising millions of dollars for programs and organizations serving women and … Continue reading Fall 2001 – Marie Wilson
*On October 5, 2000, Carole Simpson presented the lecture “Challenges in Broadcast Journalism.” A television broadcaster for more than 20 years and the first African-American woman to anchor a major network newscast, Carole Simpson anchored ABC’s “World News Tonight Sunday” from 1988 to 2003. She retired from ABC in 2006 to become a leader-in-residence at … Continue reading Fall 2000 – Carole Simpson
*On February 19, 1999, Elizabeth Dole presented the lecture “Women and Leadership.” Elizabeth Dole represented North Carolina as a U.S. senator from 2003 to 2009. While serving in Senate, Dole served on the Committee on Armed Services; Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Select Committee on Aging. … Continue reading Spring 1999 – Elizabeth Dole
*On October 6, 1997, Ruth Mandel presented the lecture “Women’s Progress in Politics.” Mandel has served as the director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University since 1995, where she has also held a faculty appointment as Board of Governors Professor of Politics. From 1971 through 1994, Mandel served as director of Eagleton’s … Continue reading Fall 1997 – Ruth Mandel
*On October 14, 1996, Nancy Kassebaum Baker presented the lecture “Women, Education, and Politics.” As the daughter of 1936 presidential nominee and Kansas governor Alf Landon, Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker was introduced to politics at an early age. A Republican from Kansas, she served in the U.S. Senate for almost 20 years. While raising four … Continue reading Fall 1996 – Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker