Plymouth State University welcomes author Linda Tarr-Whelan on Wednesday, September 23rd to discuss and sign copies of her newly published book, Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World.
The book event and signing will take place at 3 p.m. in the Commons Café of the Lamson Library and Learning Commons.
The author served as Ambassador to the UN Commission on the Status of Women in the Clinton Administration and as Deputy Assistant for Women’s Concerns to President Jimmy Carter in the Carter White House, the first nurse appointed to these positions. Later, Ladies’ Home Journal named Ms. Tarr-Whelan as one of the 50 most powerful women in Washington. Currently, she serves as Chair of the National Advisory Council for the Pax World Resources Women’s Equity Fund. In 2007, Ms. Tarr-Whelan was the Undergraduate Commencement speaker at PSU and received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.
This event is being co-sponsored by the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, the S.A.G.E. Center and the Lamson Library and Learning Commons. All are welcome and refreshments will be served.
