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Debra Haaland
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
National Congress of American Indians Annual Convention Address - Oct. 12, 2021
October 12, 2021
Thank you so much, Chairman Dr. Payment. I’m really happy to be here with you today, and with all of you [speaks in Native Language]. Greetings Tribal leaders, colleagues, friends – thank you so much to president Fawn Sharp and NCAI leadership for the invitation to speak today. I’m so grateful to be here also, alongside my tenacious and talented colleges in the Biden-Harris administration, who share in the commitment to our all of government approach to strengthen the nation to nation relationship, and normalize the role of tribal consolation […]
Lori Lightfoot
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Keynote Address, Speeches
Northwestern University 2020 Commencement Address - June 19, 2020
June 19, 2020
Good afternoon everyone. I’m deeply honored to be joining you on this very special occasion, to celebrate the Northwestern University’s 2020 graduating class, as well as this remarkable institution. I want to first give my thanks and gratitude to President Schapiro and the board of trustees, for showing true moral courage and inviting an alumni of a certain other academic institution to give this year’s commencement address. Morti, you know that I’m a partisan when it comes to my undergraduate alma mater, but I have come to embrace the purple […]
Debra Haaland
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Address to Alaska Federation of Natives - Dec. 14, 2021
December 14, 2021
[1:25] And thank you so much, Joe, thank for that kind introduction and for the work you continue to do improve the lives of Alaskan native people. [Speaks in Native Language] – Greetings leaders, colleagues, members of congress, and friends - I’m honored to join you all for the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention. I want to thank the Alaska Federation of Natives for the invitation to share an update from the Department of the Interior and especially for their partnership as we work to ensure the federal government […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
National Congress of American Indians Annual Convention Address - Oct. 12, 2021
October 12, 2021
Thank you Chairperson Aaron Payment, it is so good to see you and good morning to everyone. Thank you, all of you, everyone, for your incredible leadership, the courage of your leadership, the tenacity of your leadership, and most importantly, for your commitment to build a strong Nation to Nation relationship with our administration. President Joe Biden and I believe that the bond between our Nations is sacred, and we take seriously our responsibility to one another. It is an honor, of course, to be with you this week as […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Speech to the League of Women Voters - June 14, 1994
June 14, 1994
Thank you very much. I have been in this room to give many speeches. I don't think I've ever seen a more enthusiastic, vocal crowd. And I wouldn't expect anything less from members of the League who have been leading the way for now nearly 75 years and have, in the past, taken on difficult and controversial stands in a nonpartisan way, putting the public's interest first, and this country owes all of you a great debt. I want to thank Becky for that introduction and, more than that, for […]
Ruby Bridges Hall
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Address at the Clinton School of Public Service - Sept. 20, 2011
September 20, 2011
After that introduction that Spirit [Trickey] gave, I'm sitting there thinking, “Who in the world is she talking about?” I'd like to first thank Dean Rutherford and Nicolai for extending this invitation for me to come and share my story with you. I am deeply honored and very appreciative. Thank you so much. And thank all of you for coming out tonight to listen to what I have to say. Watching that film…. I'm always asked, “What do you think when you see that footage? What comes to mind?” And […]
Stephanie Schriock
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Remarks at the National Press Club - Sept. 18, 2018
September 18, 2018
Good afternoon. My goodness. Before I start, I just want to thank the founder and chair of our board of EMILY's List, Ellen Malcolm, for being here today. We often think of this moment – and you're gonna hear a little bit about this as the history-making moment – but none of this happens immediately. We all stand upon the shoulders of giants who came before us, and those shoulders I stand upon are Ellen Malcolm's shoulders. So thank you for being here today. And thank you so much for […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Presidential Address at the 9th IWSA Congress - May 14, 1923
May 14, 1922
PART FIRST. The International Woman Suffrage Alliance is indeed grateful to the Government of Italy and to its citizens for the cordial welcome we have received. Our Congress represents the world's movement among women, which demands the repeal of antiquated so-called "woman laws" and customs, and the substitution therefore of a modern civilized recognition of the fact that a woman is a human being — a female human with the same brain and conscience, strength or weakness, aspiration or indifference, as a male human. Our movement is old. The oldest […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Presidential Address at the 3rd IWSA Conference - Aug. 8, 1906
August 8, 1906
History In 1902, the National-American Woman Suffrage Association, invited all National woman suffrage societies which existed at that date, to send an accredited delegate to attend a mass meeting which should be held in Washington D. C., to consider the feasibility of organizing an International Woman Suffrage Association. This meeting was held in February, and six national suffrage associations were represented, namely: Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and the United States of America. Australia had no national association, but sent a delegate, several of the State societies contributing to […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Address at the International Woman Suffrage Alliance Fifth Conference and First Quinquennial - April 26, 1909
April 26, 1909
(Stenographic Report.) On a June day, in 1904, the delegated representatives of seven National Woman Suffrage Associations met in a little hall in Berlin. They were there to discuss the practicability of completing a proposed International Union. At that date there were in all the world only ten countries in which Woman Suffrage Organisations could be found. Those of you who were present will well remember the doubt and the misgivings which characterised our deliberations. The doubting delegates questioned whether the times were yet ripe for this radical step; already […]