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Two education experts discuss the need and opportunity for education freedom. Lindsey Burke is the Director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, and she recently served on Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's transition steering committee for education policy. Amy Buckmeyer is a staff attorney at the Home School Legal Defense Association where she serves as the contact lawyer for 11 states. The event was held on October 14, 2022, luncheon of the Conservative Women's Network, co-sponsored by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women and The Heritage Foundation.

The Conservative Women's Network hosted a (Post-Roe) Pro-Life panel discussion featuring Mallory Carroll (VP of Communications at Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America), Alexandra DeSanctis (staff writer at National Review), and Catherine Glenn Foster, (President and CEO of Americans United for Life. This event, co-sponsored by The Heritage Foundation and the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women, was held on July 8, 2022, in Washington DC.

On June 17, 2022, the Conservative Women's Network presented a panel discussion on how to thrive as a researcher, think like a lawyer, and build coalitions. Panelists: BRENDA HAFERA is the Assistant Director and Senior Policy Analyst at the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies. She holds a B.A. in political science, a B.S. in finance, and an M.A.in political science from Villanova University. She was a James Madison Fellow at Hillsdale College and a Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute. CARRIE SEVERINO is president of the Judicial Crisis Network and co-author with Mollie Hemingway of the bestselling book, "Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Court." She holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, a B.A. from Duke University, and an M.A. from Michigan State University. Severino writes and speaks on a wide range of judicial issues, including the constitutional limits on government, the federal nomination process, and state judicial selection. ALEXA WALKER is Director of Coalitions and Member Services at the Republican Study Committee, one of the oldest caucuses in the House of Representative. She holds a B.A. in International Relations, Intercultural Communication, and Spanish from Boise State University in Ohio. Serving in a senior role under former Chairmen Mark Walker (NC-06) and Mike Johnson (LA-04), she continues to serve under the current Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03), leading the caucus' strategic outreach and managing communication with coalition allies. The Conservative Women's Network is a monthly event co-sponsored by The Heritage Foundation and the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women.

Carrie Severino, attorney and president of the Judicial Crisis Network, discussed the future of the U.S. Supreme Court. The event was recorded at the 2022 DC Intern Summit held in Washington DC in June.

Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earl-Sears was honored with the 2022 Woman of the Year award by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women. Her remarks were recorded at a dinner in her honor in June 2022 in Washington DC.

Marji Ross, a board member of the Clare Boothe Luce Center, discussed the four keys to being a great leader. The event was recorded at the 2022 DC Intern Summit held in Washington DC in June.

Star Parker, president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, spoke addresses conservatives' response to progressive rage on race matters. The event was recorded at the 2022 DC Intern Summit in Washington DC.

Beverly Hallberg, president of District Media Group, discusses work-life balance at the 2022 DC Intern Seminar in Washington DC.

Amber Athey, the Washington Editor of The Spectator, spoke at the 2022 DC Intern Summit in Washington DC. She discusses her own experience with the woke mob and offered advise on how to stand up to them.

Learn from an established activist about how you can make a difference in your local education system – from grade school through college. Nicole Neily is the president and founder of Parents Defending Education. She is also the president of Speech First, a national campus free speech organization, and has worked at the Independent Women's Forum and the Cato Institute. This event was recorded at the CBL Center on March 11, 2022.

Olivia Enos is a Senior Policy Analyst in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation where she covers human rights in Asia. A regular columnist with Forbes, Olivia cofounded the Council on Asian Affairs, a group for young Asia policy professionals in Washington, DC. She graduated with a BA in Government from Patrick Henry College and a MA in Asian Studies from Georgetown University.

Tara Ross explains the history and importance of the Electoral College. The Electoral College is a valuable part of our governing document. She will focus on the reason for this institution, how it promotes political stability, and how it is non-partisan. Ross is the author of several books on the Electoral College, including "Why We Need the Electoral College" (2019). Her Prager University video, "Do You Understand the Electoral College?," has had more than 60 million views.

Amber Athey unveils the unintended consequences of the #DefundthePolice movement, the irony of Black Lives Matter's demands, and how the movement seemed to grow overnight. Athey is the Washington Editor at Spectator USA.

Emily Jashinsky traces the rise of #CancelCulture, particularly during the #BLM protests and the destruction of our nation's monuments and history, and how, according to the Left, either you stand for their agenda entirely, or you're a bigot. Jashinsky is the Culture Editor at thefederalist.com.

Authors Amity Shlaes and Lindsey Burke discuss the human cost and policy pitfalls of top-down public reforms made during the 1960s. The biggest debates in American politics today—about how to end poverty, improve living standards for the middle class, protect the environment, and provide access to health care and education—are nothing new. These same issues divided the country in the 1960s. Then, as now, Americans debated socialism versus capitalism and public sector versus private-sector reform. Time and again, whether under John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, or Richard Nixon, the country chose the public sector. The result was the Great Society—a wave of massive reforms, implemented from the top-down by experts and bureaucrats. In Amity Shlaes' new book, "Great Society: A New History," the results of the Great Society era are shown to be far from great, and actually, devastating. In a similar vein, Lindsey Burke, the director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, illustrates the policy pitfalls of the Great Society in her book, The Not-So-Great Society. These authors' presentation was recorded in January 2020 at the Conservative Women's Network, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBL Center for Conservative Women and The Heritage Foundation.

Lala Mooney, mother of Congressman Alex Mooney, was born in communist Cuba and raised with 13 other siblings. On the day of the Bay of Pigs invasion on April 17, 1961, Fidel Castro executed a mass imprisonment movement where approximately 100,000 innocent Cubans were held as political prisoners, Lala as one of them. After two months, Lala and her siblings were released and invited to find refuge in the United States. Lala Mooney's book, "Leaving Cuba: One Family's Journey to Freedom," is a testament to her family's perseverance and strength under communist rule. Lala Mooney gave this presentation at the November 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by The Heritage Foundation and CBL Center for Conservative Women.

In 2015, students at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) went head-to-head over AB148, a bill that would have allowed students with a concealed carry permit to carry on university grounds, and would directly combat the risk of sexual assault and other crimes. However, after a faculty-sponsored rally against the legislation, the Associated Students of the University of Nevada opposed the bill and ultimately closed the decision. But UNR students, particularly young women, are not ready to quit. Partnering with the Center for Conservative Women, an organization for conservative women on college campuses, UNR College Republicans and Nevada Young Republicans teamed up to host rape survivor and alum Amanda Collins and Second Amendment activist Antonia Okafor. The two speakers addressed the right to self-defense and UNR administration's reactionary, not proactive, attempts to make campus a safe environment. The campus lecture was held on Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 7:30 pm-9:00 pm in the KC Wells Fargo Auditorium at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Jennifer Zeng was born in Sichuan province, China in 1966. She was arrested four times and held as a prisoner of conscience in a labor camp for a year. In the camp, she was physically and mentally abused, and subjected to attempted brainwashing and electroshock treatment. She fled China in 2001 for Australia, wrote a book about her experiences titled "Witnessing History: One Chinese Woman's Fight for Freedom." She eventually settled in the United States. There is also a documentary about her life called "Free China: The Courage to Believe." Jennifer is a managing editor at Epoch Times. Her remarks were recorded at the October 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBL Center for Conservative Women and The Heritage Foundation.

Michelle Malkin discusses her latest book, which is a comprehensive analysis of a brutal campaign targeted to destroy U.S. immigration agencies. Tracking tens of billions of dollars from deceitful charities, nonprofits, and political organizations, Malkin reveals major donors funding anti-border propaganda. "Open Borders, Inc.," exposes multi-million dollar campaigns from wealthy celebrities like George Soros, who push for unrestricted, open borders while driving hatred for ICE and border patrol. Michelle Malkin is a regular speaker at Center for Conservative Women's events and on college campuses, where she inspires young women to be unapologetic leaders.

Author Mary Eberhardt discusses her book, Primal Scream, at the September 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBL Women and The Heritage Foundation.

Kimberley Begg, East Coast Director of Gift Planning at Thomas Aquinas College, discusses moves that can derail a career. Her remarks were recorded at the DC Women's Summit in Washington on June 28, 2019.

Romina Boccia, leading fiscal and economic expert with The Heritage Foundation, discusses socialism. Her remarks were recorded at the DC Women's Summit in Washington on June 28, 2019.

Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, discusses strategies and messaging to abolish abortion. Her remarks were recorded at the DC Women's Summit in Washington on June 28, 2019.

Antonia Okafor, founder of EmPOWERed, discusses gun rights as women's rights at the DC Intern Summit held in Washington DC on June 28, 2019.

Bay Buchanan, U.S. Treasurer during the Reagan Administration, delivered remarks on leadership at the DC Women's Summit in Washington on June 28, 2019.

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A panel discussion on the the gender wage gap, what causes it, and what proposal will help and hurt women's efforts to get paid their worth. Panelists include Romina Boccia (economic expert from The Heritage Foundation), Vanessa Brown Calder (Senior Policy Advisor at the US Congress Joint Economic Committee), Rachel Greszler (Research Fellow in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, and Patrice Lee Onwuka (Independent Women's Forum). The discussion was recorded at the May 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event in Washington DC co-sponsored by the CBL Center for Conservative Women and The Heritage Foundation.

Meghan Cox Gurdon, Children's Book Reviewer for the Wall Street Journal, discusses children's books and the science of the value of reading aloud to children early in life, especially in an age of distraction by technology. Her remarks were recorded at the March 2019 Conservative Women's Network in Washington DC, a monthly luncheon co-sponsored by CBL Women and The Heritage Foundation.

American Exceptionalism is often misunderstood and demonized. Marji Ross, president of Regnery Publishing, argues we should evangelize American Exceptionalism rather than apologizing for it. Her remarks were recorded at the 2019 Western Women's Summit held in Santa Barbara CA on April 5-6.

Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, discusses strategies and messaging to abolish abortion. Her remarks were recorded at the 2019 Western Women's Summit held in Santa Barbara CA on April 5-6.

Political law attorney Cleta Mitchell discusses free speech on campuses in light of modern university liberal bias and speech oppression. Her remarks were recorded at the 2019 Western Women's Summit held in Santa Barbara CA on April 5-6.

Michelle Easton presents the life of Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce in photos. Michelle is president of the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women, an organization that prepares and promotes conservative women leaders. Her remarks were recorded at the organization's 2019 Western Women's Summit held in Santa Barbara CA on April 5-6.

Author Kate Obenshain Keeler discusses modern feminism's betrayal of women. Her remarks were recorded at the 2019 Western Women's Summit hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women in Santa Barbara CA on April 5, 2019.

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn discusses women and leadership in a dinner banquet address to women attending the 2019 Western Women's Summit in Santa Barbara California. The event hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women was recorded April 5, 2019.

Liz Wheeler, host of Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler at One America News Network, discusses the left's embrace of socialism and ways to respond. Her remarks were recorded at our 2019 Western Women's Summit hosted by the CBL Center for Conservative Women in Santa Barbara CA on April 5, 2019.

Should conservatives try to reclaim the label 'feminism' from the radical left? Kelsey Harkness of The Daily Signal argues, "yes, reclaim that 'f' word," while Inez F. Stepman of the Independent Women's Forum argues, "no, let it go." The panel discussion was recorded at the March 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBL Center for Conservative Women and The Heritage Foundation.

Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, discusses strategies and messaging to abolish abortion. Her remarks were recorded at the January 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event in Washington DC co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.

Why Women Should Demand LESS Government - Veronique deRugy by CBL Women

Allie Stuckey, theConservativeMillennial, presented a guest lecture and took Q&A at the University of California-Berkeley on November 5, 2018. She discussed current social and other issues being discussed in the midterm elections.

Karen Swallow Prior (PhD, SUNY Buffalo) is an award-winning professor of English at Liberty University. She discusses her latest book, "On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books," at the October 2018 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation. Prior has written for Christianity Today, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, First Things, Vox, Think Christian, and The Gospel Coalition. She is a research fellow with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, a senior fellow with Liberty University's Center for Apologetics and Cultural Engagement, a senior fellow with The Trinity Forum, and a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States. She is also the author of "Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me" and "Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More-Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist."

Heather MacDonald, author of the new book, “The Diversity Delusion: How Race & Gender Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture,” argues that toxic ideas first spread by higher education have undermined humanistic values, fueled intolerance, and widened divisions in our larger culture. Her remarks were recorded at the September 2018 Conservative Women’s Network, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.

Joyce Lee Malcolm, the Patrick Henry Professor of Constitutional Law and the Second Amendment at George Mason University School of Law, discusses the Second Amendment’s constitutional history and the development of individual rights in Great Britain and America. A respected constitutional scholar, Malcolm has written many books and articles on gun control, the Second Amendment, and individual rights. Her work was cited several times in the recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller. Her remarks were recorded at the July 2018 Conservative Women’s Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.

Marji Ross, president of Regnery Publishing, discusses American Exceptionalism with an audience of Washington DC summer interns. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's DC Women's Summit held at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington DC on June 8-9, 2018.

Katie Pavlich, editor for Townhall.com and New York Times best-selling author, discusses the Second Amendment before an audience of Washington DC summer interns. The event was recorded at CBLPI's DC Women's Summit held at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington DC on June 8-9, 2018.

Rachel Campos-Duffy was presented CBLPI's 2018 Woman of the Year award at a dinner in her honor. The event was recorded at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington DC on June 8, 2018.

Amber Athey, Media and Breaking News Editor for The Daily Caller discusses journalism as a career before an audience of Washington DC summer interns. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's 2018 DC Women's Summit held at the Capitol Hill Club on June 8-9, 2018.

Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, discusses the lies feminists tell with an audience of Washington DC interns. The event was recorded at CBLPI's 2018 DC Women's Summit held at the Capitol Hill Club on June 8-9.

Katharine Gorka, Senior Advisor for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, talks about defending the American idea with Washington DC summer interns. The event was recorded at CBLPI's DC Women's Summit held June 8-9, 2018, at the Capitol Hill Club.

Rachel Campos-Duffy--author, Fox News contributor and mother of 9--discusses the characteristics that make conservative women such happy warriors. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Florida Women's Summit in Orlando in April 2018.

Dr. Carol Swain, author and former professor at Vanderbilt University, discusses the negative impact political correctness has had on American universities. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Florida Women's Summit in Orlando in April 2018.

Veronique de Rugy, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, discusses the lessons learned from intellectual giants in the long-running battle over economic ideas. Economist Milton Friedman's impossible battle for school choice began in 1955, yet today is widely accepted. Friedrich Hayek's 1952 treatise against authoritarian government economic controls that informed Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's revolutionary economic policies in Great Britain. Ronald Coase's concept of auctioning the spectrum (thought a joke by the FCC when he testified to it in 1959) became reality under President Clinton in the 1990s. The pattern in these stories is that (a) it takes time to fight the battle of economic (or any other) ideas, (b) it takes tenacity, and (c) it takes patience to win the battles of ideas that continue today with each of us. She closes with advice to today's warriors. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Florida Women's Summit in April 2018.