If Women’s Rights Are Human Rights They Must Be Powerfully Claimed

Episode Summary:

Hillary Clinton’s groundbreaking speech at the U.N.’s Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995 became a flashbulb memory for many of us. For Gloria, who was in the room where it happened not once but twice, it's a moment she comes back to again and again. In this episode, she shares highlights of her experience, reflects on the significance of Clinton's words 25 years later, and helps us identify the missing piece that to this day makes it hard for women all over the world to exercise those rights fully.

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Episode Notes

After you listen...

Learn more about the accomplishments of the Beijing Conference on Women's Rights.
Revisit and reflect on Hillary Clinton's iconic speech.
Explore the impact it had and how the news covered it.
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