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      <title>Book Discussion on [Lean In]</title>
      <description>Sheryl Sandberg talked about her book, [Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead], in which she explores why it's still difficult for women to achieve leadership roles in the United States. She also talked about her own career choices and experiences. During this event, hosted by the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, Ms. Sandberg was interviewed by Eric Schmidt, executive chair of Google.</description>
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      <title>Book Discussion on [Beauty Bias]</title>
      <description>Stanford University professor Deborah Rhode talked about her book, [The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Life and Law], in which explores the forces that have contributed to appearance related problems, and feminism's difficulties in confronting them. This interview, recorded at the Hoover Institution on the campus of Stanford University, was part of Book TV's College Series.</description>
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      <title>Book Discussion on [In the Body of the World]</title>
      <description>Eve Ensler, author of [The Vagina Monologues], talked about her memoir, [In the Body of the World], in which she recounts her time working on women's rights issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo and her experiences with cancer. She spoke at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC.</description>
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      <title>Eleanor Smeal on Gender and Compensation</title>
      <description>Eleanor Smeal spoke about gender issues in the workplace and statistics on employment compensation. She talked about the Working Families Flexibility Act, saying that it undermines employee overtime pay. Other topics included the proposed Healthy Families and Paycheck Fairness Acts, and the likelihood of progress on gender issues in President Obama's second term.</description>
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      <title>Women's Rights in Libya</title>
      <description>Alaa Murabit, who took part in the Libyan revolution, talked about the women's rights group she started, the Voice of Libyan Woman.
This event was part of the fourth annual Women in the World Conference.</description>
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      <title>Senators Murray and Ayotte on Military Sexual Assaults</title>
      <description>Senators Murray and Ayotte spoke on the Senate floor about sexual assault in the military.</description>
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      <title>Military Sexual Assault Prevention Response</title>
      <description>Defense Secretary Hagel spoke to reporters about the Sexual Assault Prevention Response Initiatives.*Secretary Hagel said that sexual assault in the military is a "culture problem," and needs to be eliminated. Major General Gary Patton also gave details on the eight new initiatives.</description>
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      <title>Representative Speier on Military Sexual Assaults</title>
      <description>Representative Speier spoke on the House floor about sexual assault in the military.</description>
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      <title>Violence Against Women in India</title>
      <description>Indian journalists and human rights advocates talked about violence against women in India. Much of their discussion focused on issues of sexual assault, including a brutal gang rape on a bus in Delhi. They also talked about the impact of the incident on public discussion of women's issues and the criminal justice system in India.</description>
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      <title>Food Preservation</title>
      <description>Kavita Shukla talked about the device she created at the age of 17 that was being used in 35 countries to preserve food. 
This event was part of the fourth annual Women in the World Conference.</description>
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      <title>[The Feminine Mystique] at Age Fifty</title>
      <description>Kirsten Fermaglich talked about the legacy and importance of Betty Friedan, her contributions to the feminist movement, and how ideas in Ms. Friedan's book, [The Feminine Mystique], related to other social justice struggles of the 1960's. Betty Friedan's [The Feminine Mystique] was published fifty years ago on February 19, 1963. Rowan State University in New Jersey hosted this event.</description>
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      <title>Book Discussion on [If You Knew Me You Would Care]</title>
      <description>Zainab Salbi talked about her book, [If You Knew Me You Would Care], in which she profiles women who have lived through war and other horrors. For the book, she interviewed women in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ms. Salbi was joined by Rennio Maifredi, who photographed the women interviewed for the book. They spoke in the Cullen Room of Busboys and Poets at 5th and K Streets in Washington, D.C.</description>
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      <title>Book Discussion on [Working with Sharks]</title>
      <description>Fouzia Saeed talked about her book, [Working with Sharks: A Pakistani Woman's Story of Sexual Harassment in the United Nations - From Personal Grievance to Public Law], in which she chronicles her experiences working for the United Nations on women's rights issues in Pakistan, while at the same time being sexually harassed by her UN Development Programme bosses. Ms. Saeed spoke at an event hosted by the Woman's National Democratic Club in Washington, DC.</description>
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      <title>Women and Technology</title>
      <description>Panelists talked about women and technology, including women in senior-manangement positions in technology companies, and the the number of women pursuing degrees in science and technology. This panel was moderated by Chelsea Clinton and took place at Daily Beast/Newsweek's 2013 Women in the World Summit in New York City.</description>
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      <title>Panel Discussion on Evolving Roles of Women</title>
      <description>Journalists and mothers Sharon Lerner, author of [The War on Moms: On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation], and Hanna Rosin, author of [The End of Men: And the Rise of Women], talked about the evolving roles of women in society. Stephen Wrage, U.S. Naval Academy Professor of Political Science, moderated this discussion.
The panel discussion "Can Women Have it All? Or, Do They Already?" was held in Katharine Hall of the Key School at the 2013 Annapolis Book Festival.</description>
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      <title>Book Discussion on [The Girls of the Atomic City]</title>
      <description>Denise Kiernan talked about her book, [The Girls of the Atomic City], in which she tells the story of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a town created in 1942 as one of the Manhattan Project's secret cities. The city was home to more than 75,000 people, many of them young women recruited from small towns across the South.</description>
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      <title>Women and the Middle East</title>
      <description>Tara Sonenshine talked about some of the advances and continued challenges for women in the Arab world. She argued the importance of including women in political and social affairs in the Middle East and North Africa. After her remarks, "Women in a Changing Middle East," she was interviewed by former Assistant Secretary of State Wittes and also responded to questions from members of the audience.</description>
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      <title>Valerie Jarrett on Women in Politics</title>
      <description>Valerie Jarrett was interviewed by Linda Douglass the the [Atlantic]'s "Women in Washington" event. She talked about her role in the Obama administration, gun control and immigration, and criticisms that President Obama did not have enough women in his Cabinet, women's ability to have both a career and children at the same time, as well as other issues. She also answered audience members' questions.</description>
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      <title>Women in the Civil Rights Movement</title>
      <description>Women civil rights leaders honored attorney Barbara Arnwine for her achievements in racial justice and civil rights. Then they discussed the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and current issues, including recent voter ID laws and their impact on the right to vote, racial profiling of young African Americans and Latinos, and the Senate holding up President Obama's judicial nominees. 
Trice Edney Communications held its third annual luncheon and forum in celebration of Women's History Month and the 186th anniversary of the Black Press, titled "Stateswomen for Justice - Honing the Vision: The Next 50 Years," at the National Press Club.</description>
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      <title>Women in the Civil Rights Movement, Introductory Remarks</title>
      <description>Hazel Trice Edney made introductory remarks and Nicole Johnson said an invocation before a luncheon honoring black women civil rights leaders.
Trice Edney Communications held its third annual luncheon and forum in celebration of Women's History Month and the 186th anniversary of the Black Press, titled "Stateswomen for Justice - Honing the Vision: The Next 50 Years," at the National Press Club.</description>
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      <title>White House Daily Briefing on Secret Service Director Pierson</title>
      <description>In this portion of the daily White House briefing Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest discussed the appointment of Secret Service
Director Julia Pierson, who was sworn in that day. He said the president believes Ms. Pierson had the exact experience needed to lead the agency.</description>
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      <title>Women and Business Leadership</title>
      <description>Garance Franke-Ruta talked about her [Atlantic] article, "Miss Education." The piece examines the reasons women's salaries and percentage of business leadership roles remain lower than men's even though more women than men are attending college and attaining degrees. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. 
This program was part of a "Washington Journal" series highlighting magazine articles.</description>
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      <title>First Ladies Rachel Jackson, Emily Donelson, and Angelica Singleton Van Buren</title>
      <description>Patricia Brady and Michael Henderson talked about the life and influence of first ladies Rachel Jackson, Emily Donelson, and Angelica Singleton Van Buren. They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the importance of a White House hostess and the role of women in society and politics.
Rachel Jackson died before her husband was sworn in as president but her memory influenced his presidency. Later in the Jackson administration her niece, Emily Donelson, became White House hostess, but was dismissed due to political and social scandals in Washington society. President Van Buren was a widower. Dolley Madison's cousin Angelica Singleton became the White House hostess when she married his oldest son.
Video clips were shown of tours of The Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee, and of Lindenwald in Kinderhook, New York, and of an interview with William Seale.
This was the fifth presentation in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image."</description>
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      <title>Domestic Violence and Child Abuse</title>
      <description>Mariska Hargitay talked about the efforts of her Joyful Heart Foundation to help survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. She began her speech by citing statistics on rape and child abuse in the U.S. She also talked about the backlog of untested rape kits in police storage facilities around the country. She noted the progress both New York and Los Angeles police departments had made in testing rape kits and how their improvements had led to more rapists being caught, prosecuted and punished. After her remarks Ms. Hargitay replied to written questions from the audience.</description>
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      <title>Charity Work of the United Nations</title>
      <description>Kathy Calvin talked about the United Nations' public charity work in support of global efforts to empower girls as a means to alleviate poverty. In her speech she commended the Obama administration for its focus on issues affecting women and girls domestically and abroad and the likelihood of woman U.S. president.</description>
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      <title>Influence of Women Senators on Military Policy</title>
      <description>Meredith Shiner described the influence on military policy of women senators serving on the Armed Services Committee. Three subcommittees were chaired by women, and the ranking members on two subcommittees were female. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.</description>
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      <title>First Ladies Elizabeth Monroe and Louisa Catherine Adams</title>
      <description>Richard Norton Smith, Daniel Preston, and Amanda Mathews talked about the life and influence of first ladies Elizabeth Monroe and Louisa Catherine Adams and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the refurbishing of the White House after it was burned, the ladies' experiences abroad, changes in the social and political role of the first lady, and the relationship between the first ladies. 
Video clips were shown of the Blue Room from the documentary [The White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home]. Video clips were shown of tours of the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library in Fredericksburg, Virginia; Ash Lawn-Highland, James Monore's home in Charlottesville, Virginia; the Old House at Peacefield in Quincy, Massachusetts.
This was the fourth presentation in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image."</description>
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      <title>Panel Discussion on [The Feminine Mystique: 50 Years]</title>
      <description>Panelists talked about the impact of Betty Friedan's book, [The Feminine Mystique], fifty years after its publication.</description>
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      <title>Sexual Assault in the Military, Part 2</title>
      <description>Senior military legal officials testified before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel about sexual assault in the military. The committee focused on a senior Air Force commander's decision to overturn an assault conviction against an Air Force captain. Defense Secretary Hagel had begun a review of that decision and the policy allowing senior commanders to overturn sexual assault convictions by courts-martial.</description>
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      <title>Sexual Assault in the Military, Part 1</title>
      <description>Former service members testified before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel about being sexually assault while serving in the military. What could be done to improve the response by the military was discussed.</description>
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      <title>Women in Politics Symposium</title>
      <description>Panelists explored the landscape for women as candidates for elective office in the United States, especially in state legislatures and the U.S. Congress. The panel included academics and authors who study why more women do not run for elected office.
This was a portion of a "Women In Politics" Symposium held at the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University.â</description>
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      <title>International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony</title>
      <description>Secretary of State John Kerry and first lady Michelle Obama honored recipients of the 2013 International Women of Courage Award. The annual award recognizes women from around the world who have shown courage and leadership advocating for women's rights. Michelle Obama highlighted the importance of the award in opening eyes to injustices. Secretary Kerry emphasized that advancing the status of women and girls was central to America's foreign policy. He also announced the launch of a new Full Participation Fund for achieving gender equality. Secretary Kerry read biographies of all the award recipients and award recipient Fartuun Adan spoke about her advocacy work with women. This event took place in the Dean Acheson Auditorium of the State Department.</description>
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      <title>Violence Against Women Act Signing</title>
      <description>Members of Congress, tribal leaders, and law enforcement officials joined President Obama as he signed into law the Violence Against Women Act. The legislation, first approved in 1994, aims to create and expand programs that support victims of sexual and domestic violence.</description>
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      <title>Gender Diversity in the Courts</title>
      <description>Female judges and law professors talked about why women being represented in the judicial process matters. They also shared their personal stories of experiences of prejudice and bias. Topics included how arguments of geographic, racial, and national representation can also be made for women and separating identity characteristics from ideology. 
"Domestic Perspectives" was a panel at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law's 13th annual Women and the Law Conference, "Her Honor: Women in the Judiciary," in San Diego, California.</description>
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      <title>Womenâs Rights in Customary Law</title>
      <description>Professor Susan Williams offered solutions to women's inequality in customary law systems around the world as opposed to constitutional systems. 
"Women and Judging: A Feminist Approach to Judgment and the Issue of Customary Law" was the keynote address at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law's 13th annual Women and the Law Conference, "Her Honor: Women in the Judiciary," in San Diego, California.</description>
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This was the second presentation in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image."</description>
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      <description>Kristen Gwinn-Becker, historical consultant for the National Women's History Museum, talked about the centennial of the 1913 Women's Suffrage March in Washington DC. The march and the attention it attracted were important in advancing women's suffrage in the United States.</description>
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School of Public Health and Health Services Dean Lynn Goldman made introductory remarks and moderated a question and answer session. Following the presentation Ms. Judd spoke informally with members of the audience.</description>
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      <description>Members debated passage of the Violence Against Women Act.</description>
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      <description>Representatives Moore and Meehan spoke about the Violence Against Women Act.</description>
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      <description>Joanna Anderson talked about House debate on the Violence Against Women bill, which had already passed in the Senate.</description>
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      <description>Contributors to the book [Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer for Freedom] talked about the Moscow-based feminist, punk collective Pussy Riot, whose members were arrested for staging a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 12, 2012. The three women were charged with felony hoolinganism and sentenced to two years in prison, where two remain. They spoke and read excerpts from the book at Barnes and Noble Booksellers in New York City.</description>
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Former Ambassador Hughes was the discussant following a panel of a "Women In Politics" Symposium held at the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University.â</description>
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      <description>House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) urged House Republicans to pass the Violence Against Women Act, which the Senate voted in favor of the previous day by a 78-22 margin.</description>
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      <description>Panelists, including men and women who served in the military, talk about their experiences with integration, and give their recommendations on how best to proceed now that the restriction on women in combat has been removed.</description>
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      <description>American women who served in the military in Iraq and Afghanistan talked about their experiences and commented on the Pentagon's recent lifting of the ban on women in combat. The event was hosted by the Stockholm Institute and the Service Women's Action Network.</description>
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