Smith College Commencement Address
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addressed the Smith College class of 2020 in a virtual commencement ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic. She talked about leadership, women’s rights, a…
160 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addressed the Smith College class of 2020 in a virtual commencement ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic. She talked about leadership, women’s rights, a…
160 viewsArianna Huffington gave the commencement address to the 2013 graduating class of Smith College. She talked about the definition of success in life.
436 viewsSmith College government professor Brent Durbin talked about the history and impact of women in the CIA, from the World War II to the present. Following his presentation, a panel of female C…
930 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning playwright Margaret Edson delivered a commencement speech on the meaning of classroom teaching and education. Ms Edson is a Smith College alumna who teaches kinderga…
798 viewsThe panel talked about the life and times of President Coolidge’s wife, Grace Coolidge. They talked about her work with deaf students at the Clarke School of the Deaf, specifically her teach…
1,130 viewsAuthor Daniel Horowitz talked about his book, Betty Friedan and the Making of the Feminine Mystique, published by University of Massachusetts Press. The book is about the development of Frie…
865 viewsMs. Sobel talked about her book, Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Faith, Science and Love, published by Walker and Company. She talked about the story of the famed scientist’s rela…
1,050 viewsMr. Anthony talked about the life and accomplishments of Grace Coolidge. He focused on her childhood and her teaching of deaf children. He also focused on her time as First Lady in the White…
309 viewsProfessor Conway, former president of Smith College, talked about her latest book, A Woman’s Education, the third installment of her continuing memoir. She talked about the professional and …
180 viewsMs. Chideya spoke about the bidirectional relationship between images and reality of African American women’s lives in the United States. She said that images both reflect and shape cultural…
1,021 viewsJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received the first Sophia Smith Award for her contributions to the education of women. In her remarks, Justice Ginsburg paid tribute to early pioneers in the educ…
2,130 viewsA Panel Sponsored by Smith College Club of Washington on the topic of Global Warming: Myth or reality. The group looks at the Green House effect. Speakers included Michael Deland, Chairman, …
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