Women's Rights and Advocacy

From reproductive rights to the #MeToo movement to gender equity, these female speakers are fierce advocates for women and girls.

Lauren Smith Brody

Founder of The Fifth Trimester movement and Co-Founder of the Chamber of Mothers

Jane Fonda

Award-winning actress, bestselling author, and activist

Chanel Miller

Artist, activist, and author of the New York Times bestseller Know My Name

Eve Rodsky

New York Times-bestselling author and creative leadership expert

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Cat Bohannon

Researcher and New York Times bestselling author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

Alisyn Camerota

Author, journalist, and anchor of the CNN morning news program New Day.

June Eric-Udorie

Feminist activist, Editor of Can We All Be Feminists? and DEI Programme Manager for Flexa

Ariel Levy

Author of the New York Times-bestselling memoir The Rules Do Not Apply

Amanda Lucidon

Obama White House photographer, award-winning filmmaker, and New York Times-bestselling author

Amy McGrath

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and founder of Honor Bound, Inc.

Leila Mottley

Award-winning author of Oprah’s Book Club selection Nightcrawling and former Youth Poet Laureate of Oakland

Jenny Nordberg

Award-winning investigative reporter, foreign correspondent, and author of The Underground Girls of Kabul

Cheryl Strayed

Author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir Wild and "Dear Sugar" columnist

Tourmaline

Award-winning artist, filmmaker, author of Marsha
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