First lady Hillary Clinton and former astronaut Mae Jemison M.D. '81, will be keynote speakers at the President's Council of Cornell Women's 10th anniversary program, "Cornell Women: Celebrating Leadership," on campus March 10-12, 2000.
"Inspiring Women of Cornell," a new film commissioned by PCCW with support from Johnson & Johnson and member gifts, also will premiere. The film features distinguished Cornell women alumnae: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, former astronaut Mae Jemison, Wall Street financial adviser Abby Joseph Cohen and New York Times journalists Sheryl WuDunn and Jane Brody.
Panel discussions will consider trends in women's careers, women leaders in the public and private sector, women in education and health and women at Cornell. Among other campuswide activities will be a "Women's Run" to celebrate women's strength and endurance.
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