The Transformational Power of Women's Leadership

A conversation showcasing women's global leadership. Participants included Marian Wright Edelman, president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund; Jane Harman '66, director, president and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and former U.S. Representative from California; Farah Pandith '90, special representative to Muslim communities, U.S. Department of State; and Julianna Smoot '89, Democratic political adviser.

The panel was moderated by broadcast journalist Soledad O'Brien and introduced by Gregory White, Mary Huggins Gamble Professor of Government at Smith and the Elizabeth Mugar Eveillard '69 Faculty Director of the Lewis Global Studies Center.