Start Planning Now for Your 2024 Women's History Month Event
23 Oct 2023
Women's History Month is a time to celebrate the remarkable achievements, contributions and resilience of women throughout history. It's a time to reflect on the progress we've made and to inspire future generations. Whether you're planning an event for your organization, school or community group, booking the right speaker can help make your Women's History Month celebration both memorable and impactful. Consider one of these trailblazing female speakers for your event!
Angela Davis
Feminist, writer and activist Davis has been deeply involved in movements for social justice around the world. Her work emphasizes the importance of building economic, racial and gender justice.
Kim Crenshaw
Known for coining the term “intersectionality,” civil and women's rights activist Crenshaw offers a critical examination of how social structures interact with gender and race on multiple levels.
Juju Chang
One of the most prominent Asian Americans in broadcast news, Emmy-winning Chang co-anchors Nightline and contributes to GMA and 20/20. A champion of social change, she is a passionate voice for the AAPI community and co-anchored ABC's live special, Stop The Hate: The Rise In Violence Against Asian Americans.
Melissa Harris-Perry
For nearly two decades, Harris-Perry has contributed to American public life through her distinct combination of scholarly analysis and grounded wisdom applied to the analysis of race, gender, politics and power. Committed to diversifying American journalism, she hosted MSNBC's award-winning show Melissa Harris-Perry from 2012-2016.
Feminista Jones
One of the Top 100 Black Social Influencers and 25 Most Inspiring Women on Twitter, Jones is a feminist thought leader and social media influencer honored for online activism. Also an organizational leadership, management, culture and diversity consultant, she mentors young girls and women and is an outspoken advocate for people living in poverty.
Nontombi Naomi Tutu
The daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Naomi carries on the family legacy to heal the wounds of racism. The challenges of growing up black and female in apartheid South Africa have been the foundation of her life as a development consultant, educator and race, gender and human rights activist.
Maria Hinojosa
Emmy- and Pulitzer-winning journalist and founder of the Futuro Media Group, Hinojosa is the anchor and executive producer of NPR's Latino USA. Also a panelist on Meet the Press, she examines the critical issues that are changing our cultural and political landscape.
Melissa Murray
A leading scholar of constitutional law and reproductive rights and justice, Murray researches and writes about the structures, systems and institutions that allow women to thrive—as well as those that stymie and limit women’s ambitions for themselves and their families.
Masih Alinejad
Alinejad is an Iranian-American journalist and women’s rights activist who gained worldwide attention when she removed her hijab and posted a photo on Facebook. From that, My Stealthy Freedom was born, a social media campaign against compulsory hijab that has since gone viral.
Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru
A Rhodes scholar and founder of Black Girl Environmentalist, Gatheru is a climate justice activist motivated to help those adversely impacted by the climate crisis. She has become the voice of her generation, using the power of social media to share how communities of color and women have been affected by climate change and the racist roots of the environmental movement.
Lt. Colonel Olga Custodio
Turned away from flight school because she was a woman, Custodio went on to break barriers as the first Latina USAF pilot and commercial pilot for American Airlines. Three principles have helped her be successful in a profession dominated by men: overcoming self-doubt, staying open to possibilities and seeing herself as an equal.
Lindy Elkins-Tanton
The Principal Investigator of NASA's recent Psyche Mission, Elkins-Tanton draws from 30 years of experience in the creation of effective interdisciplinary teams, setting culture, maximizing discovery and surviving crises. An expert on teamwork and leadership, she discusses everything from culture and resiliency to ethics and success.