Women's History Month Luncheon

The League of Women Voters recognizes Women's History Month by remembering the achievements of women in the past and celebrating the successes of women today. A Women's History Month Brunch will be held at the Ozaukee Country Club with speaker Dorothy Quincy Thomas on Saturday, March 7, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Ms. Thomas is a life-long feminist with deep ties to U.S. and global women's movements. She is a former director fo the Women's Rights Project of the Human Rights Watch in New York (1990-1998). Thomas applied the fact-finding and advocacy tools of the international human rights movement to the task of documenting violations of women's rights.

She has played a pioneering role in redefining internal standards for human rights and has made abuses against women, including domestic violence, a matter of international human rights law. Thomas gave visibility to the plight of women internationally by guiding and conducting research - demonstrating systematic abuses and portraying the effects of those violations on the lives of women and their communities. Ms. Thomas is a Board Member for the British institute for Human Rights and Advisory Board Member for Lambert Foundation, ACLU Human Rights Program, and Strategic Philanthropy.

The Women's History Month celebration will begin with a social gathering which will give guests time to meet and visit with Ms. Thomas. This will be followed by a delicious brunch before Ms. Thomas speaks. Afterword,there will be time for you to ask questions regarding her talk or about any women's rights issues in the U.S. Registration Here.