March FPA DEI Learning Series: The Secret History of Women’s Speech

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Women have changed the world with their ideas and their public voices, speaking out forcefully — by the thousands — on politics, social concerns, culture, and other issues of their day, even though the history books have overlooked them. Dana Rubin’s ground-breaking new book, Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women, walks through nearly four centuries of U.S. history, led by the women whose voices helped shape the nation. Join us for a talk with the author of this stunning anthology that is changing the conversation about whose voices matter — and who should be heard.

Dana Rubin

Consultant, Speechwriter, Speaker and Author

Dana Rubin is a consultant, speechwriter, and speaker on a mission to encourage more women to put their views into the public square. She created the Speaking While Female Speech Bank to broaden our understanding of the role of women orators in history. It’s the world’s largest online archive of women’s speeches from around the world and across time, free for anyone to use. Dana’s new book, a women’s speech anthology, Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women, tells the story of America through the voices of women, from 1637-2021. Dana graduated from Yale in 1981, and began her a career as a journalist and speechwriter. In addition to her work as an author, she is a speaker and a public speaking coach, and she leads workshops that support women to be thought leaders, subject matter experts, brand ambassadors, and role models for future generations of women and girls.