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TOPIC: Hillary Clinton On Power Of Women And Girls At TEDWomen (Forbes.com 12/08/10)

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Date: Dec 8, 2010

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http://blogs.forbes.com/carolinehoward/2010/12/08/hillary-clinton-on-power-of-women-and-girls-at-tedwoman/ To much applause, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was a surprise speaker on the TEDWomen stage this afternoon. Dressed in gray jacket and slacks, she said with a broad smile, “If TEDWoman is in D.C., I have to be part of this.” “I know there’s been controversy whether there should be a TEDWoman conference…or not,” she said. “The right decision was made. We still have so much to talk about. What we need to do is widen the circle of opportunity to women and girls.” “We can already see power of women and girls as agents of change,” she continued. “I have made it clear as secretary of state that the roles and rights of women will be a central tenet of American foreign policy. Where girls and women flourish, our values are also protected.” “Send a girl to school even just for one year and her income dramatically increases for life and her children more likely to survive and her family will be healthier. Give women equal rights and entire nations are secure. The subjugation of women is a threat to the common security of our world and national security of our country.” Clinton also acknowledged the passing of Elizabth Edwards. “She would appreciate this event. We’ve lost a voice and a very active blogger who was willing to put herself on the line time and time again.” In closing, she shared the story of an African teenage girl and her cow. This girl had been to school and received a cow by a project like Heifer International. “When her father demanded she drop out of school and get married, she refused,” narrated Clinton. “When he insisted, she insisted right back. ‘If I leave and get married, I’m taking my cow,’ the girl said.” The father backed down and she was saved an early marriage and received an education. All because her father wanted to keep the cow. Lesson: A small intervention and tenacity can change a woman’s life. __________________ Nobody puts THIS baby in the corner!

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