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Patricia Schroeder and Sara Manzano-Diaz spoke at the National Organization for Women conference. Ms. Schroeder talked about Congress and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and Ms. Manzano-Diaz discussed women’s rights under the Obama administration.

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The women’s right to vote is celebrated with Pat Schroeder as the guest speaker.

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Feb 09 2011 7:43 PM

The subcommittee examined rules which restrict women from serving in military combat. Currently a 1948 law prohibits women from serving in combat positions. The Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force still operate under that statute. Although not bound by the combat exclusion law, the Army e...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Feb 09 2011 1:05 PM

The impact and consequences of women in combat were debated. Ms. Ayeen was an advocate of women in combat. She argued that policies should not define personal capabilities. Ms. Smith spoke against the idea of women in combat. She justified her stance by explaining that the admission o...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Feb 09 2011 7:28 AM

Legislators and administration officials spoke in a forum on women’s health issues held in the U.S. Capitol. Issues raised in the forum included the Clinton administration's health reform plans, funding for breast cancer research and other women's health concerns, and the Wome...

From: C-SPAN on Tue, Feb 08 2011 2:24 PM

In a forum marking the 75th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Professor Wheeler reviewed the history of women’s suffrage in the various states of the Union. Professor Terborg-Penn talked about African-American women in the suffrage movement. Mr. Kooney presented a slide show of poster...

From: C-SPAN on Tue, Feb 08 2011 9:04 AM

Ms. Jackson read the words of several African-American women’s poems and diaries in a dramatic presentation. After her presentation, she took questions from the audience about African-American women's oral traditions.

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The president spoke at the first annual women’s economic summit, which the First Lady chaired. He recounted what his administration has done to help women succeed economically and made further proposals on issues such as small business development.

From: C-SPAN on Tue, Feb 08 2011 5:21 AM

Participants discussed perceptions of women in positions of power in politics, the press and other social institutions. They focused on how the media covers women in powerful positions, especially how it compares to coverage of men in similar positions, to women in lower positions and t...

From: C-SPAN on Tue, Feb 08 2011 4:19 AM

The Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues celebrated its 20th anniversary. In the keynote speech, Secretary Albright she stressed that women's rights in other countries should be a staple of U.S. foreign policy. A video presentation on the history of the caucus was also shown.

From: C-SPAN on Mon, Feb 07 2011 8:25 PM

Members of the caucus discussed women in the 1998 elections. They talked about the past, present, and the future of women in politics. They addressed women’s issues and concerns in politics. They responded to each other's comments.

From: C-SPAN on Mon, Feb 07 2011 4:37 PM

The panelists talked about Social Security reform and how women could be affected by changes. Ms. Hurley explained that the ratio of workers to beneficiaries will go down because of the aging of the baby boom generation. She described the benefits that retired workers receive and the di...