2000 Conference

Women Transforming Culture

October 6-8, 2000
Marriott East Side Hotel
New York City

During the last century women have experienced sweeping changes in the way society views them and in the way they view themselves. In the 2000 conference we assessed the impact of these changes from various perspectives – socio-economic, theological, historical, cultural – and discussed how to channel them in a positive way.

Keynote Address
Cecilia Royals
President
National Institute of Womanhood

Mother of eight children, Mrs. Royals lectures all over the world on issues related to the dignity of women, children and the family. She also created on organization dedicated to protecting the rights of handicapped children and their families (two of her children have Down's syndrome). A regular presence at international United Nations conferences, Mrs. Royals lobbies in favor of policies that promote the dignity and sovereign rights of the human person - especially policies focusing on women and children in relation to population control, sustainable development, monetary aid to developing nations, health and education.

A New Feminism for the 21st Century, Theological Perspectives
Dr. Jutta Burggraf
Professor of Dogmatic and Ecumenical Theology
University of Navarre

Prior to her facultly appointment at the University of Navarra, Professor Burggraf taught dogmatic theology at the International Academic Institute in Kerkade, Holland. In 1987 she participated as an expert in theology in the Synod of Bishops in Rome concerning "The Mission of the Laity." Her publications are in the areas of Medieval and Renaissance theology, anthropology, and mariology, as well as feminist theology and ecumenism. She has authored six books, the most recent being "Living in a Multicultural Society" (2000) and "Men and Women Facing the New Challenges in Culture" (1999).

Economics for Families in One Lesson
Anita Blair
President
Independent Women's Forum

Ms. Blair provides commentary on issues related to the legal, economic, political, and social status of women today, such as affirmative action, gender issues, women in business and the military, single-sex education and violence against women. She has published articles in major newspapers around the country and appeared in interviews and debates on many radio and television programs.

Keynote Address
Dr. Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
Emory University

Professor Fox-Genovese's career is devoted to the study of the role and history of women in American feminist thought. Author of ten books, her most recent ones are: "Reconstructing History: The Emergence of a Historical Society," co-edited with Elizabeth Lasch-Quinn (1999) and " Feminism is Not the Story of My Life: How the Elite Women's Movement Has Lost Touch With Women's Real Concerns" (1996).

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The Education of Women and the Shaping of Culture
Patricia Farnsworth
President and Founder
Link Institute

Mrs. Farnsworth founded Link Institute, a non-profit organization committed to promoting and supporting schools with rigorous academic content and virtue-based character education. Link Institute works with parents, teachers, administrators, and policy-makers to further this vision of excellence. The Institute develops and distributes, ideas, materials and tools that foster content and character in the classroom.