This organization's mission is to advocate for and empower girls and women globally and locally through education and entrepreneurship. It aims to create an environment of unity, respect, and dignity for women by advocating for them during struggles. The organization supports the UN's Millennium Development Goals of gender equality and universal education.

2. Mission StatementMission Statement
Our purpose is to advocate, enlighten,Our purpose is to advocate, enlighten,
and inspire both women and men globallyand inspire both women and men globally
and locally to empower girls and womenand locally to empower girls and women
through education and entrepreneurship. Itthrough education and entrepreneurship. It
is everyone's responsibility to advocate foris everyone's responsibility to advocate for
our sisters during their times of struggle andour sisters during their times of struggle and
create an environment of unity, respect andcreate an environment of unity, respect and
dignity. We are also supporters of the UNdignity. We are also supporters of the UN
Millennium Development Goals, specificallyMillennium Development Goals, specifically
gender equality, universal education andgender equality, universal education and

3. Join the conversation onJoin the conversation on
Twitter and tweet yourTwitter and tweet your
thoughts on the summitthoughts on the summit
speakers withspeakers with
#womanity2013#womanity2013

4. Courtney Klein Johnson
Founder of New Global Citizens and co-founder of SEEDSPOT
“Journey of a Dream”
Courtney@seedspot.org

5. Dr. Melissa Pritchard
Professor of English and Women’s Studies at ASU; Founder of
the Ashton Goodman Fund which supports the Afghan
Women's Writing Project
"The Rose: A Hero's Journey"

6. Sheryl WuDunn
Author of the award-winning book Half The Sky; Senior
Managing Director of Mid-Market Securities and President of
Triple Edge; Pulitzer Prize winner for Asia: Thunder from the
East and China Wakes, co-authored with her husband Nicholas
Kristof
Keynote Speaker

7. After being inspired by Sheryl
WuDunn’s talk, we have chosen one
organization that we would like to
donate to in her honor:
The International Rescue Committee
We are selling WAH t-shirts for $10 and
collecting donations at the registration
table.

8. Sheryl Wudunn’s book signing and sales
in MU 242 La Paz from 3:00-3:45pm
Tabling, food, networking in Ventana
Ballroom

9. Amira Birger
Victim's advocate; pursuing a Masters in Social Work with a
Minor in Women and Gender Studies
"Mending the Soul"

10. Beth Braun
Artistic Director and founder
"Esperanza Dance Project: Performing
Hope"
http://www.esperanzadanceproject.com/edp-video/

11. Thank you to our sponsors:Thank you to our sponsors:
• Dr. James RundDr. James Rund
• Safali EvansSafali Evans
• Jennifer HightowerJennifer Hightower

12. Thank you to our sponsors:Thank you to our sponsors:
• Mina Ahmad, ChangemakerMina Ahmad, Changemaker
CentralCentral

13. Thank you to our sponsors:Thank you to our sponsors:

14. Thank you :Thank you :
• Woman As Hero’sWoman As Hero’s
Advisor, Heather SwitzerAdvisor, Heather Switzer

15. Thank you :Thank you :
• Our volunteersOur volunteers

16. ContactContact
• Website:Website:
womanashero.weebly.comwomanashero.weebly.com
• E-mail:E-mail:
womanashero@gmail.comwomanashero@gmail.com
• Facebook: Search ‘Woman AsFacebook: Search ‘Woman As
Hero’Hero’

17. Next MeetingNext Meeting
• Farmer’s Education Building,Farmer’s Education Building,
Room 204,Room 204,
6:30-7:30pm , Tuesday April 96:30-7:30pm , Tuesday April 9
Thank you!Thank you!