{"id":70,"date":"2016-11-03T01:50:17","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T01:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hlsorgs3stg.wpenginepowered.com\/wla\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2025-07-30T21:03:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:03:47","slug":"conferences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/wla\/events\/conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spring 2024 Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the 2023-2024 academic year, WLA transitioned away from fall and spring conferences to hosting an annual Women\u2019s History Month Speaker Series every March. The Speaker Series features a keynote speaker and several other speakers, all of whom are women attorneys who are leaders in their field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 2024-2025 academic year, the Women\u2019s History Month Speaker Series theme will focus on trailblazers\u2013women who are making a difference in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WLA Fall Conference 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gender, Health, and Justice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Keynote Address: Reflecting on Health & Social Justice with Dr. Gloria Wilder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 23, 12-1pm, Milstein West A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whose Life Counts: Examining Maternal Health Inequities in America<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 23, 5-6pm, Milstein West A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reception<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 23, 6-7pm, Milstein West B<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Dare Defend Our Rights: A Discussion of the Recent Anti-Abortion Legislation and Its Impact on Providers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 24, 12-1pm, Milstein East C<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feminist Formal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 25, 9pm, Sheraton Commander<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$5 of ticket proceeds will benefit Health Care Without Walls<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spring 2019 Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WLA 2019 Spring Conference: Why We Run<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, March 27th, 12 pm, Milstein East C<\/strong>
Keynote Address<\/a> \u2013 Amanda Litman, Founder of Run for Something and former Email Director for Hillary Clinton\u2019s Presidential Campaign<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, March 27th, 7 pm, WCC \u2013 2004<\/strong>
The Power of Activism<\/strong>: Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action; Lily Herman, freelance writer, editor, and digital strategist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, March 28 at 12pm in Pound 102<\/strong>
The Fight Ahead:<\/a> The Future of Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court<\/strong>: Linda Greenhouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, March 28 <\/strong>at 7 pm in Ames Courtroom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Seat at the Table:<\/a> Women in Elected Office:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, youngest African-American woman ever elected to Congress<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Christine Hallquist, first openly transgender major party nominee for governor in the United States, winning the 2018 Democratic nomination for Governor of Vermont<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Former WV Sec. of State Natalie Tennant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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