INTERNATIONAL HOUSE AND...
Women Leaders
Since opening its doors in 1924, International House has promoted and fostered women's education, professional careers, and leadership. Notable speakers have included Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Shirley Chisholm, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Betty Friedan, and former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. In 1991, I-House launched the Women’s International Leadership Program, providing skills-based leadership training and mentorship.
Betty Friedan, American feminist and the author of The Feminine Mystique at Sunday Supper, 1990.
Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the US Congress, spoke at I-House in 1971.
Women’s International Leadership program, class of 1999.
The first female Justice of the US Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor, spoke at I-House in 1986.
Former US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was a vocal supporter of I-House and a frequent visitor. With David Rockefeller, 1949.
I-House panel, “Women’s Roles and the Family,” 1980.
Women’s Week, 1988.
Madeleine Albright, the first female US Secretary of State, addressed I-House residents in 2002.