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Women Holding Office: A Seat at the Table - 6th annual celebration

Monday, April 28, 2014 - 6pm to 8pm
Kirkbrae Country Club - Lincoln, RI

keynote speaker: Rosie Hidalgo
director of public policy, Casa de Esperanza, Washington, DC

emcee: Arlene Violet
Rhode Island Attorney General 1985-1987

reception - complimentary hors d'oeuvres - cash bar

tickets: $25
must be reserved in advance - limited seating

YWCA Rhode Island has partnered with DuoPictures to create a documentary about women in politics. This film is the second in a series entitled 'Women Holding Office.'

The documentary will premiere at this year's Women Holding Office Celebration.
For more information. - To purchase tickets for the event click here.

To preview the documentary, click here.

March is Women's History Month

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and the planet have proved invaluable to society.

http://womenshistorymonth.gov/

http://www.nwhp.org/