Registration for our 2023 National Summit is OPEN! Learn more here.
Dear friend,
There are so many things that make me thankful for WPLN – the network we've formed, the difference we've been able to make in real women's lives... and the WPLN National Summit. Our National Summit provides an opportunity for women leaders from across the country to share their experiences and learn from each other.
So I'm thrilled to share that registration is OPEN for the 2023 National Summit! I hope you'll join us April 21-23 in San Diego, California. We'll be joined by current and future candidates, current and former elected and appointed officials, spouses and families, and women and men working to grow and sustain the WPLN network. Over the course of 3 days, you'll be able to build practical skills, grow your network of like-minded women leaders, and hear inspiring stories from women at the forefront of public service.
And I don't want you to miss out! Learn more details here. It's only six months away and will be here before we know it!
Onward,
Larissa
WPLN President and Co-Founder
Register now for TOMORROW'S WPLNWomen Officeholders Roundtable Series! This session will feature guest speaker Idaho State Representative Wendy Horman. This exclusive opportunity offers participants an insider's look into how to better navigate the budget process to advocate for important line items. And this event is free for women officeholders to attend. Register here.
On October 12, WPLN previewed the upcoming 2022 Midterm Elections. WPLN Director of Development Maureen McInerney spoke with Republican State Leadership Committee Deputy Director Maddison Stewart and BlueStateRed founder Albert Eisenberg to learn about the races where center-right and right-leaning women could win.
In addition to our 2022 Midterm Elections Preview, WPLN is also hosting 5 regional election recap events from November 29 through December 1. All events are virtual – please email hello@womenspublicleadership.net for more information.
Whether or not you shopped Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale on October 11 and 12, you can always support WPLN when you shop through Amazon. Amazon donates to WPLN at no cost to you when you make a purchase in either of the 2 following ways:
With AmazonSmile turned "on" in the Amazon shopping app and Women's Public Leadership Network selected as your charity
Shopping for the holidays this year can be a win-win: Buying things for the people you love while knowing you're making a difference and supporting women's empowerment!
CNN | "NASA and SpaceX to send first Native American woman to orbit": " 'I am very proud to represent Native Americans and my heritage,' [Nicole] Mann said. 'I think it’s important to celebrate our diversity and also realize how important it is when we collaborate and unite, the incredible accomplishments that we can have.' " Read more.
SLATE | "Loretta Lynn pioneered her own kind of feminism": "Her refusal to resign herself to the life that was presented to women, to the strictures the music industry wanted to exert, and to the orthodoxies of any political movement, all of which crackles through those songs, probably is her most lasting gift to the music." Read more.
NPR | "Women are returning to (paid) work after the pandemic forced many to leave their jobs": "In those months when women dropped out of the workforce in large numbers, economists, businesses and policymakers began to fear they'd never return, creating a worker shortage that could hobble the economic recovery. But nearly two-and-a-half years after the coronavirus first struck, the number of working-age women in the job market has finally returned to pre-pandemic levels." Read more.
AARP | "Most 50-plus women voters still undecided in midterm elections": "Candidates in November’s midterm elections still have time to persuade America’s 50-plus women to vote for them. A new AARP 'She’s the Difference' poll finds that 51 percent of likely women voters age 50 and older have not made up their minds for whom they will cast their ballots in November. ... According to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, in recent years an estimated 10 million more women than men have been registered to vote. Turnout has been higher among women than men in every presidential election since 1960, the center also found." Read more.
19th NEWS | "More than a ‘Weinstein survivor’: Women continue to reclaim their voices five years after #MeToo": "These women, regularly denied the chance to show their full selves and tell their own stories, do so here in their own words, navigating what it means to find safety and self in the face of widespread public attention, and criticism, five years after #MeToo went viral. Today, this headline is only about them." Read more.
STAT NEWS | "When is a doctor not a doctor? Often, when patients address women physicians": "She introduces herself to patients as Dr. Harvey, the title she’s earned over 12-plus years of medical training. Yet, even after her introduction, they might still address her by her first name." Read more.
October marks Cyber Security Awareness Month, and this year WPLN partnered with Google to equip candidates and campaigns with the knowledge and tips to prevent digital attacks.
Digital security is especially important for political candidates and a necessity for any campaign. Following recommended security practices can help ensure that opponents or detractors are unable to compromise your systems and that your data and communications – as well as the information you’ve collected from and about your supporters and donors – are secure.
By following recommended security practices, candidates and lawmakers can provide themselves, their teams, and their supporters with peace of mind – starting from the campaign, continuing through serving in office, and even after leaving office.
And it's never too late to start implementing best practices!
READING | Strong Female Character by Hanna Flint: "We deserve more than stock action babes, gender-swapped movies, and rebooted franchises that don't do enough to establish female leads outside of the male shadows of the originals," writes author Hanna Flint. "Not enough films are being written or greenlit that that explore these endless possibilities and complexities of what it is to be a woman." Learn more.
WATCHING | Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am: This 2019 documentary dives into the legendary writer's life and the themes she wrote about. Learn more.
LISTENING TO | RumbleUp CEO Thomas Peters on Ruthless podcast: Thomas Peters, CEO of RumbleUp (a sponsor of WPLN's 2022 National Summit), joined the Ruthless podcast to discuss the value peer-to-peer texting can add for every campaign in getting out the vote up and down the ballot. Learn more.
EXCITED FOR | Election Day: Election Day is 2 weeks away, and we're hoping this year's elections result in more women's representation at all levels of government. Stay informed on how to participate here, and check out the Center for American Women and Politicshere to learn more about women's representation.
This month, we're celebrating the birthdays of the following women trailblazers and leaders:
Ruth Cheney Streeter, the first director of the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve and first woman to attain the rank of major in the U.S. Marine Corps (October 2)
Lucy Tayiah Eads, Native American who was the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Kaw Nation (October 4)
Helen Churchill Candee, interior decorator and writer (October 5)
Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist (October 6)
Florence B. Seibert, biochemist whose work enabled the creation of a reliable test for tuberculosis (October 6)
Harriet Boyd Hawes, archaeologist (October 11)
Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady who later served as the United States delegate to the United Nations General Assembly (October 11)
Marion Donovan, inventor who invented the first waterproof diaper (October 15)
Lucy Stanton, abolitionist and the first Black American woman to complete a four-year college course (October 16)
Annie Smith Peck, mountaineer (October 19)
Bertha Knight Landes, politician who served as mayor of Seattle, making her the first woman mayor of a major American city (October 19)
Kamala Harris, politician who represented California in the U.S. Senate and became the first woman vice president of the United States (October 20)
Enolia McMillan, first woman president of the NAACP (October 20)
Gertrude Ederle, Olympic swimmer (October 23)
Marjorie Joyner, businesswoman and philanthropist who is considered the first Black American woman to receive a patent (October 24)
Katharine Byron, member of Congress and the first woman elected to Congress from Maryland (October 25)
Helen Blanchard, inventor whose patents included a pencil sharpener and a hat sewing machine (October 25)
Henrietta Hill Swope, astronomer (October 26)
Hillary Clinton, First Lady who later represented New York in the Senate, served as United States Secretary of State, and ran for president (October 26)
Dolores Moore, baseball player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (October 27)
Margaret Rousseau, chemical engineer who was the first woman member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (October 27)
Edith Head, costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design (October 28)
Marie van Brittan Brown, nurse and inventor who invented the home security system (October 30)
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts (October 31)
OCTOBER 26 | WPLN's Women Officeholders Roundtable Series: Navigating the Budget Process: Join WPLN TOMORROW! WPLN's Women Officeholders Roundtable Series is a quarterly program for center- and right-leaning elected and appointed women leaders to convene and share successes and challenges in leadership while also hearing from experts on the most pressing issues of today. This next session is sponsored by Verizon and will feature guest speaker Idaho State Representative Wendy Horman. Register here.
NOVEMBER 12 | Virginia Conservative Women's Coalition In-Person Candidate Training: Our Virginia training partner Virginia Conservative Women's Coalition is holding an in-person candidate training on November 12. Learn more.
DECEMBER 17 | Deadline to apply for the LBJ Women's Campaign School 2023 cohort: Our Texas training partner LBJ Women's Campaign School trains women to run for office or manage campaigns regardless of political affiliations. Apply now to be a part of their fourth cohort! The deadline to apply is December 17, and the session begins May 11, 2023. Learn more.
APRIL 21-23, 2023 | WPLN's National Summit: Don't miss this opportunity to connect with women leaders! Join us in California next April – we're already counting down the days! Sign up to receive more details.
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