Who would have guessed that the struggle for a woman's basic civil rights -- equal pay for equal work, access to an equal education, legal protection from sexual harassment and domestic violence, the right to practice birth control, the right to sit on a jury and before a jury of her peers, the right to work during and after pregnancy, the opportunity and right to play competitive sports and the right to own one's own property or secure one's own credit without a male co-signer -- "officially" began in 1848. Or that the legislation to mandate these rights took until the last one-third of the 20th century. Or that legislative and societal efforts to erode some of those basic civil rights are underway, today. And, what is the impact of that erosion -- not only on women, but on men, daughters, sons and the American family?

Frederiksen takes attendees of her program through the highlights of this campaign using a dynamic PowerPoint presentation and readings from three of her biographies, Women's Rights and Nothing Less: the Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Failure is Impossible, the Story of Susan B. Anthony and Women's Work: the Story of Betty Friedan. As a woman who "came of age" during the legislative period of the 160+ year campaign for women's rights and a parent to six teens now facing their own futures, Frederiksen brings a unique perspective to the program's concluding discussion, "Are we there, yet?"

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"Your dynamic presentation took the audience down a lively history path and kept the participants captivated." - Elizabeth Joyce Freeman, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System

"'Professional,' 'Relevant,' 'Interesting' and 'Insightful,' are just a few words that describe the training that Lisa provided for us.  She grabbed the attention of more than 500 Soldiers and held it for the duration of her presentation.  On behalf of the Soldiers of Fort Gordon, Thank you!" - Richard W. Mitchell, Equal Opportunity Specialist, Fort Gordon, Georgia

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"Lisa is well organized, thorough and a wonderful presenter.  She kept the audience interested and actively involved….I would highly recommend Lisa Frederiksen... to anyone who is looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and well informed speaker." - Jill S. Zupancic, Student Life Coordinator, The Office of Student Life & Activities, Brookdale Community College

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"As a presenter, Ms. Frederiksen... was outstanding, organized, clear and enthusiastic. The military and Department of the Army civilians absolutely loved her presentation." - John E. Winkfield, Director Equal Employment Opportunity, National Training Center and Fort Irwin, CA

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"Lisa Frederiksen... is well researched in women's history and her dynamic PowerPoint presentation is wonderful, filled with information and visually compelling. Her passionate lecture brings warmth and humor into the discussion throughout her presentation as she concludes with, 'Are We There, Yet?'" - Georgia Schall, Co-Program Vice-President for program co-sponsored by AAUW Marin Scholarship Fund and  Dominican University Department of Politics and International Studies and Women & Gender Studies Program

Women's Equality Day was declared a national celebration in 1971, fifty-one years after the 19th Amendment was ratified. Why? 

Lisa Frederiksen uses the history of women's suffrage, exploring a map of the 72 year effort and its sucesses and failures, state-by-state, against the backdrop of the status of women's rights from 1971 - present.  Frederiksen brings in a brief historical review of other American grassroots efforts for equal suffrage and civil rights (including those of America's founding fathers, African Americans, Jewish Americans, Japanese Americans, Native Americans...) to explain the continued need to celebrate Women's Equality Day as a reminder of the advances still necessary and of our citizenry's ability to use grassroots advocay and the right to vote to affect real change. 

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