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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.