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March 2021
5th Annual Women’s Symposium
The Women's Symposium seeks to empower, motivate and encourage women from all backgrounds, educational and professional levels to pursue their passions and seek leadership roles in their desired career paths. This virtual conference aims to enrich participants skills, expand their professional networks and promote an environment for growth through an…
Find out more »From Bucks County to Congress: Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben’s Journey
You’re invited to join a Virtual Conversation with Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben, a former resident of Warrington, Bucks County. Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben, recently retired from the Navy brings decades of decorated experience in the military and government sectors, providing executive advisement regarding moral, ethical and spiritual leadership.…
Find out more »Women & The Workplace Session Two: “The Double Bind that COVID-19 is Creating for Women of Color”
Join The Forum of Executive Women and the Philadelphia Business Journal for session two of their Women & the Workplace series. COVID-19’s detrimental impact on women of color in the workplace has been particularly severe. This panel will explore the unique challenges for women of color in the pandemic and…
Find out more »April 2021
Women and the American Revolution Course by Dr. Richard Bell
The revolutionary war was fought on battlefields, in forests, and on the homefront—and the contributions of American women shaped the fight at every turn. They did this in every way imaginable, and while some prospered and thrived when the war came, others faltered and fell. Many American women fought for…
Find out more »Curing The Impossibility of Women Balancing Home and Work In The Pandemic
How can we better support women in the overwhelming number of roles they are playing in the pandemic – as teachers, wives, partners, moms, and daughters. as well as employees? During this session, we will uncover ways that employers and colleagues can help women better manage, as well as delegate,…
Find out more »May 2021
Leadership Symposium
Join The Forum at their upcoming Signature Event featuring Plenary Keynote Suleika Jaouad and participate in one of two breakout sessions: "Do No Harm: Solutions to Address Health Barriers and Equitable Entry Disparities for Women" or "Leadership for a New Era: Board Diversity, Company Performance & Governance.
Find out more »Sunday Salon – Name That Tune
Music and the visual arts have historically been intertwined as mutual sources of inspiration. Artists in our May exhibition NAME THAT TUNE were invited share how music play a part in their creative energy. Enjoy this harmonious show and register for the virtual Sunday Salon on 5/23 at 1 PM.…
Find out more »Women of Science in the French Enlightenment – A Sextet with Nina Gelbart
Nina Rattner Gelbart will discuss her new book, Minerva’s French Sisters: Women of Science in Enlightenment France (Yale UP), which brings back to life from the 1700s six intrepid female investigators of nature: a mathematician, an astronomer, a field naturalist, a botanist, an anatomist and a chemist. Although well-known in…
Find out more »June 2021
Keeping House in Seventeenth-Century England with Margarette Lincoln
This talk, focusing largely on Mary Evelyn, wife of the famous diarist John, will look at the management of genteel households in Stuart England. What was expected of a competent housewife in terms of cooking skills, knowledge of home remedies, and the management of servants? The growth in luxury imports…
Find out more »Vision 2020 National Congress
Public Invited to Mika Brzezinski Interview, Curator's Exhibition Tour and More! MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski will give an exclusive interview for the National Congress audience. Curator Page Talbott will lead a virtual tour of Vision 2020's acclaimed Seat at the Table Exhibition. A panel of research leaders will…
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