May 26, 2014
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College President Lynn Pasquerella (MHC ’80) opened the Institute by asking the audience to “imagine a world where every girl grows up to be a woman whose talents are respected and used.” A full lineup of speakers included Mona Sutphen (MHC ’89), Melanne Verveer; Radhika Coomaraswamy; Rangita de Silva de Alwis; Eva Paus; Sochua Mu; Marufa Akter; Bushra Hyder; Erin Ennis; and Farah Pandith.
Ellen Doré Watson closed with her poem “Women for the World.” Click here to read it.
Photos by Ben Barnhart
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- Speakers gather at Opening Ceremony.
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- Opening Ceremony in Gamble Auditorium.
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- Lynn Pasquerella (MHC ’80) offers welcoming remarks.
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- Mona Sutphen (MHC ’89)
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- Mona Sutphen (MHC ’89)
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- Melanne Verveer
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- Melanne Verveer
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- Radhika Coomaraswamy
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- Radhika Coomaraswamy
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- Rangita de Silva de Alwis
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- Rangita de Silva de Alwis
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- Sochua Mu
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- Erin Ennis (MHC ’92)
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- Farah Pandith (Smith ’90)
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- Panel discussion
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- Panel discussion
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- Panel discussion
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- Farah Pandith with delegates.
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- Radhika Coomaraswamy with delegates.
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- Lynn Pasquerella greets guests at lunch.
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- Helen Drinan (MHC ’69; Simmons ’75, ’78)
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- Kathleen McCartney
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- Lee Zak (MHC)
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- The three college presidents, Kathleen McCartney (Smith), Lynn Pasquerella (Mount Holyoke), and Helen Drinan (Simmons).
