Abortion under Attack: Women and the Challenges Facing Choice, edited by Krista Jacob and published by Seal Press, is another terrific book with first person stories.
Gloria Speaking Up! Speech Availability and Topics
"Nobody says it like Gloria Feldt"--Anna Clark, blogger
Upcoming Events:
New York Women's Forum, July 10, 8 am: "Send Yourself Roses"
Brandeis Women, New York, September 3, 10:30 am, Brandeis House, 12 East 77th Street, New York NY: "Send Yourself Roses", Call Helene Stern (212) 794-8814 or helene@easycompnyc.com 
George Washington University, Washington D.C., September 25: "WomenGirlsLadies"
Association for Women in Communications National Conference, Washington D.C., September 26, 1:15pm: "WomenGirlsLadies"
University of Missouri, November 13, "WomenGirlsLadies"
NY Women in Communications Gratitude Breakfast, November 24, 8am, Cipriani, "Send Yourself Roses"--KATHLEEN AND GLORIA
Central Phoenix Women, Phoenix AZ, December 1, 11:30 am "Heartfeldt Politics"
More Detail:
GOTHAM CHAPTER BRANDEIS NATIONAL COMMITTEE
A TASTE OF BRANDEIS: MEET AND GREET BRUNCH
Wednesday, September 3, 10:30 a.m., Brandeis House, 12 East 77th Street , New York NYSEND YOURSELF ROSES!
Meet Gloria Feldt who has collaborated with famed actress Kathleen Turner on Send Yourself Roses, Thoughts on My Life, Loves and Leading Roles, a book that is especially interesting to women of all ages. This courageous memoir tells the story of a woman whose life is enviable not because of her fame but because of her determination and integrity; it tells us of the risks she’s taken and the lessons she’s learned, sometimes the hard way. Kathleen Turner is now enjoying a life well lived, reveling in the renewed success of her stage career and the possibilities the future may hold. Her memoir is a bouquet that any woman – single or married – would be happy to catch. Gloria Feldt is a dynamic speaker who will stimulate your thoughts and will reach you on a very personal level.
Make your reservations by August 15 for yourself and your guests.
Call Helene Stern (212) 794-8814 or helene@easycompnyc.com
Snippets from Speeches
"'Sister Courage' was not a speech, it was a conversation, a story-telling, a wake-up call and an inspiration. I can't tell you how many people came up to me afterward and said 'she should be our keynote speaker to several thousand broadcasters!'"
--Joan Gerberding, President, Local Focus; Founder, Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio
"I can say with confidence that all-in-all Gloria Feldt was the best lecturer we’ve had in my four years on the Brown Lecture Board." --Nick Goldberg, Co-President Brown University Student Lecture Board
The Incredible Shrinking Woman:Reversing the Bush Courts on Women's Rights
This is a political cautionary tale, and the moral is Thomas Jefferson's admonition that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. It matters a great deal wo get elected. Conservative control of the Supreme Court will be George Bush's major domestic legacy.
The Gonzales v. Carhart decision (2007) felt like a bungee snapping me back to 1950s west Texas, where as a girl I absorbed the culture's (non)aspirations for women. I hid my intelligence and dreams of writing, married my high school sweetheart, had three babies by age 20, and stuffed my life into a Suzie Homemaker mold.
Eventually these injustices pinched too much to accept. My inchoate yearnings for self-determination were given voice by the 1960s feminist movement, while new technology—the birth control pill—made my awakening possible. I wanted my daughters to have more opportunities. I knew firsthand that for a woman to shape her destiny, she must be in charge of her fertility.
The Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in 1973 seemed like just another logical step toward equality. But, as Rita Mae Brown said, "If the world were a logical place, men would ride sidesaddle"... See the full story on which the speech is based at Elle.com.
You are knowledgeable, witty, compassionate -- really connect so effectively both with the whole audience and with individual members. I admire the way you interact with every person who has a question or comment for you, treating them with warmth and respect." ---Nadine Strossen, President, ACLU, Professor of Law, Columbia University
Speaking to the Carole Hyatt Leadership Forum's "Getting to Next"...
"Your presentation was intelligent, engaging, and insightful...Your candid approach to storytelling and your wonderful speaking voice had them enthralled."--Carole Hyatt
Now Booking! Women, Girls, and Ladies: A Fresh Intergenerational Conversation
I've joined some fabulous women in this amazing and timely conversation.
"Young women think empowerment means short skirts and high heels! They don’t know the history of the women’s movement, or what’s still at stake."
Sound familiar? Too often finger-pointing statements like these are declared by seasoned activists at meetings of struggling feminist organizations or exchanged in emails between younger women sick of invisibility. With all the injustices yet to be challenged, it is time women of all ages talked and listened to one another instead of rehashing the same cliquish complaints in isolation? It is time that we reopen a dialogue about women’s lives, power, entitlement, and the future of feminism, from a generational perspective.
To spark the discussion about generations of women activists, I've teamed up with Kristal Brent
Zook, Courtney E. Martin, and Deborah Siegel—who along with me, Gloria Feldt, are four diverse, feminist authors representing generations from Generation Y to pre-Baby Boomer.
Read about WomenGirlsLadies on speaking tour at Central Michigan University! L-R: Tara Sathoff-Wells, Central Michigan University Director of Women's Studies; the four WomenGirlsLadies (WGL for short)--me, Deborah Siegel, Courtney Martin, and Kristal Brent Zook; and my dear friend from way back in our West Texas days, CMU Professor Jill Taft Kaufman. And here's the Harvard Crimson's report of our April 18 panel, entitled "Four Feminists Take on Harvard", followed by the Jewish Women's Archive blog, Jewesses with Attitude's rendition called "'WomenGirlsLadies'...Fishnets, Food, and Feminism".
Find us on tour in YOUR area and join the dialogue! Book your spot now by e-mailing us today.
Sexual And Reproductive Justice: A Public Health Imperative
I've given so many permutations of this speech that it is almost impossible to offer a representative sample. And it changes daily with each new change in politics, technology, and social and family trends. That's why it's always fascinating and fun to create a custom speech for your group.
Watch video of me and Maria Luisa Sanchez Fuentes discuss Mexico's advances and U S.'s backward steps for reproductive rights at the Women's Media Center. Maria Luisa's message is so compelling, and very much in keeping with the direction the United States must go to make reproductive self-determination a fundamental human and civil right.
Gloria Feldt's thought provoking presentation challenged our UMass students to take action for social justice on reproductive health issues. Her inspiring vision, passion, and commitment energized the audience!
--Eileen Breslin, Dean of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst (See "Speaker Calls for Public Health Crusaders" in the Daily Collegian.)
"Amazing," said Rebecca Nerenberg, a fourth-year medical student. "Amazing woman, amazing story.” (quoted in the Daily Pennsylvanian)
What an absolutely perfect visit, from dinner to the lectureship. There has been a real buzz around here, both from those who went and those who couldn't and are waiting to view it on the web.
--Dean Max Michael, University of Alabama School of Public Health