Feminists for Life
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Serrin M. Foster, President


"The Feminist Case AGAINST Abortion"


2010

  • April 29, 2010: College of The Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
  • April 28, 2010: Boston Univeristy, Boston, MA
  • April 27, 2010: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
  • April 26, 2010: Boston College Pregnancy Resources Forum, Boston, MA
  • April 15, 2010: Fordham University Rose Hill Campus, Bronx, NY
  • March 31, 2010: University of Maryland, College Park, MD
  • March 24, 2010; Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • March 22, 2010: Drake University, Des Moines, IA
  • March 10, 2010: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
  • March 9, 2010: St, Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA
  • January 16, 2010: People for Life Prayer Breakfast, Erie, PA

2009

  • November 19, 2009: Georgetown University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Washington D.C.
  • September 3, 2009: Georgetown Law, Washington, D.C.
  • July 30, 2009: Congressional Staff Briefing, Washington, D.C.
  • January 24, 2009: Students for Life of America National Conference, Washington, DC
  • April 28, 2009: University of Maryland Pregnancy Resources Forum, College Park, MD
  • April 27, 2009: Theology on Tap, Alexandria, VA
  • April 16, 2009: Loyola UniveristyUniversity, New Orleans, LA
  • April 15, 2009: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
  • March 21, 2009: Young Pro-Life Virginia Conference, University of Virginia, VA
  • March 11, 2009: Boston College Law School, Newton, MA
  • March 11, 2009: Boston College, Newton, MA
  • March 10, 2009: Tufts University, Boston, MA
  • March 9, 2009: Harvard Law, Cambridge, MA

2008

  • December 4, 2008: Miami University, Oxford, OH
  • November 20, 2008: Clarion University, Clarion, PA
  • November 19, 2008: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
  • November 6, 2008: Georgetown University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Washington, DC
  • July 15, 2008: Congressional Staff Briefing, Washington, DC
  • July 11, 2008: Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC
  • February 26, 2008: Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
  • April 23, 2008: Towson University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Towson, MD
  • April 9, 2008: Northwestern University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Evanston, IL
  • April 8, 2008: University of Illinois Pregnancy Resources Forum, Urbana-Champaign, IL
  • April 1, 2008: University of Maryland Pregnancy Resources Forum, College Park, MD
  • February 16, 2008: Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C
  • January 20, 2008: Students for Life of America National Conference, Washington, DC

2007

  • December 4, 2007: University of Maryland, College Park, MD
  • November 20, 2007: Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
  • November 15, 2007: Towson University, Towson, MD
  • November 7, 2007: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • August 14, 2007: Congressional Staff and Intern Briefing, Washington, DC
  • June 14, 2007: Congressional Staff and Intern Briefing, Washington, DC
  • April 21, 2007: Notre Dame de Namur University, Celebrate Life Conference, Belmont, CA
  • April 17, 2007: UCLA, Los Angeles, CA with Honorary Chair Patricia Heaton
  • April 16, 2007: Pepperdine University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Malibu, CA with Honorary Chair Patricia Heaton
  • April 12, 2007: Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
  • April 12, 2007: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
  • March 30, 2007: George Washington University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Washington, DC
  • March 29, 2007: Georgetown University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Washington, DC March 15, 2007: Boston College Pregnancy Resources Forum, Newton, MA
  • March 14, 2007: Wellesley University, Wellesley, MA
  • March 2, 2007: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • February 16, 2007: Fordham University-Rose Hill Campus, New York, NY
  • February 15, 2007: Barnard College at Columbia University, New York, NY
  • January 21, 2007: Cardinal O'Connor Conference on Life, Washington, DC
  • January 20, 2007: Students for Life of America National Conference, Washington, DC

2006

  • December 12, 2006: Educational meeting, Alexandria, VA
  • November 14, 2006: University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
  • October 4, 2006: Franklin & Marshall, Lancaster, PA
  • October 3, 2006: University of Delaware, Newark, DE
  • September 13, 2006: Georgetown University Law School, Washington, DC
  • April 18, 2006: Washington & Lee Pregnancy Resources Forum, Lexington, VA
  • March 28, 2006: Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
  • March 27, 2006: Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY
  • March 22, 2006: George Washington University, Washington, DC
  • January 30, 2006: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  • January 25, 2006: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
  • January 21, 2006: West Coast Walk for Life, San Francisco
  • January 17, 2006: St. Xavier University, Chicago

2005

  • November 21, 2005: Georgetown University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Washington, DC
  • November 17, 2005: Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
  • November 17, 2005: Susan B. Anthony House luncheon, Rochester, NY
  • November 10, 2005: Loyola College, Baltimore, MD
  • November 3, 2005: Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC
  • October 17, 2005: Briefing to legislators about lack of campus resources, Lansing, MI
  • September 26, 2005: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
  • July 2005: Congressional Staff Briefing, Washington, DC
  • April 11-15, 2005: Briefings to Members of Congress with Honorary Honorary Co-Chair, board members, Director of International Outreach, Washington, DC
  • April 2005: FFL Educational Reception, Washington, DC
  • March 3, 2005: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • March 2, 2005: Loyola University, Chicago, IL
  • March 1, 2005: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
  • February 28, 2005: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
  • February 17, 2005: Davidson College, Davidson, NC
  • February 16, 2005: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
  • February 15, 2005: Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC
  • January 23, 2005: Cardinal O'Connor Conference on Life, Washington, DC
  • January 22, 2005: American Collegians for Life National Conference, Washington, DC
  • January 16, 2005: Speak Out Illinois Conference, Oak Brook, IL
  • January, 2005: Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC

2004

  • December 1, 2004: Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
  • November 16, 2004: Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
  • November 15, 2004: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
  • October 27, 2004: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • September 22, 2004: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
  • September 21, 2004: University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
  • August 19, 2004: Theology on Tap, Philadelphia, PA
  • May 4, 2004: University of Maryland, College Park, MD
  • April 1, 2004: Fordham University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Rose Hill Campus, Bronx, NY
  • March 31, 2004: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  • March 4, 2004: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
  • March 3, 2004: Wellesley University, Wellesley, MA
  • March 2, 2004: Boston University, Boston, MA
  • February 17, 2004: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  • January 23, 2004: Catholic University Law School, Washington, DC

2003

  • November 19, 2003: University of Virginia Pregnancy Resources Forum, Charlottesville, VA
  • November 3, 2003: Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
  • October 30, 2003: University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
  • October 28, 2003: Theology on Tap, Berkeley, CA
  • October 27, 2003: St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Group meeting, San Francisco, CA
  • October 7, 2004: Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
  • October 6, 2003: College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
  • October 4, 2003: St. John Newman Conference Center, Piscataway, NJ
  • July, 8, 2003: Hearing on Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003 "Laci and Conner's Law" House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
  • April 2003: National Summit on Pregnancy and Parenting Concept to White House Liaison for Women’s Outreach & Small Business Administration
  • March 25, 2003: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
  • March 12, 2003: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
  • February 27, 2003: La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
  • February 25, 2003: Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
  • February 25, 2003: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
  • February 24, 2003: Villanova University, Villanova, PA
  • January 21, 2003: Life Matters Teen Conference, Crystal City, VA.
  • January 20, 2003: American Collegians for Life National Conference, Washington, DC

2002

  • November 16, 2002: Georgetown University, Washington, DC
  • November 7, 2002: University of San Diego Pregnancy Resources Forum, San Diego, CA
  • November 6, 2002: University of California at San Diego, CA
  • November 4, 2002: UCLA, special appearance by two-time Emmy winner and FFL Honorary Co-Chair Patricia Heaton, Los Angeles, CA
  • September 23, 2002: Senate Briefing with actor Jennifer O'Neill, Washington, DC
  • September 14, 2002: Pro-Life Education Association Luncheon, Bangor, ME
  • September 12, 2002: University of Maine, Orono, ME
  • April 20, 2002: Celebrate Life Conference, Berkeley, CA
  • April 19, 2002: University of California at Berkeley, CA
  • April 17, 2002: Stanford University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Stanford, CA
  • April 16, 2002: University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
  • March 19, 2002: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • March 11, 2002: Fordham University, New York, NY
  • February 27, 2002: Georgetown University, Washington, DC
  • January 16, 2002: Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
  • January 10, 2002: American University, Washington, DC

2001

  • November 8, 2001: Hood College, Frederick, MD
  • November 1, 2001: Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
  • October 24, 2001: Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
  • October 23, 2001: University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  • October 22, 2001: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
  • April 27, 2001: First Resort Annual Dinner, San Francisco, CA
  • April 26, 2001: Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
  • April 25, 2001: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  • April 24, 2001: University of California at Santa Barbara, CA
  • April 10, 2001: Yale University, New Haven, CT
  • February 8, 2001: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
  • January 20, 2001: American Collegians for Life National Conference, Washington, DC
  • January 12, 2001: Bishop O'Connell High School, Arlington, VA

2000

  • November 16, 2000: University of York, York, England
  • November 14, 2000: Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
  • November 15, 2000: University of Kent, Kent, England
  • November 13, 2000: Oxford University, Oxford, England
  • November 11, 2000: LIFE Northern Ireland conference, Belfast, Ireland
  • November 10, 2000: "Brave New World" conference on bioethics, Belfast, Ireland
  • October 28, 2000: Diocese of Lincoln, NE
  • October 27, 2000: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
  • October 4, 2000: Bradley University, Peoria, IL
  • September 30, 2000: Right to Life of Michigan Annual Conference, Lansing, MI
  • April 27, 2000: Loyola College of Maryland Pregnancy Resources Forum, Baltimore, MD
  • April 7, 2000: University of Notre Dame Pregnancy Resources Forum, South Bend, IN
  • April 4, 2000: Kent State University, Kent, OH
  • March 22, 2000: Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI
  • March 7, 2000: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
  • March 2, 2000: University of Kansas Pregnancy Resources Forum, Lawrence, KS
  • February 10, 2000: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

1999

  • October, 1999: Meeting of pro-life members of Michigan state legislature, Lansing, MI
  • October, 1999: Cardinal Newman Society, Washington, D.C.
  • November 18, 1999: University of California at Berkeley Pregnancy Resources Forum, Berkeley, CA
  • November 9, 1999: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • November 3, 1999: Washington University in St. Louis, MO
  • November, 1999: University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • September 20, 1999: University of Notre Dame Pregnancy Resources Forum, South Bend, IN
  • April 12, 1999: Ball State University, Muncie, IN
  • April 28, 1999: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
  • April 8, 1999: College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN
  • April 5, 1999: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  • March 29, 1999: Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
  • February 1, 1999: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
  • February, 1999: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
  • January 16, 1999: Pro-Life Campaign Weekend Conference, Dublin, Ireland

1998

  • November 17, 1998: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
  • November 12, 1998: Columbia University, New York, NY
  • November 5, 1998: Graduate Theological Union, San Francisco, CA
  • November 3, 1998: University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
  • November 2, 1998: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
  • September, 1998: "The American Campus Experience" Conference, Dublin, Ireland
  • May 11, 1998: American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, New Orleans, LA
  • April 2, 1998: Duke Univeristy, Durham, NC
  • April, 1998: Ivy League Coalition for Life, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
  • March 24, 1998: Swarthmore College Pregnancy Resources Forum, Swarthmore, PA
  • March 3, 1998: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
  • February, 1998: Villanova Pregnancy Resource Forum, Villanova Univeristy, PA
  • February 25, 1998: Kent State University, Kent, OH
  • February 12, 1998: Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
  • February 11, 1998: Trinity College, Hartford, CT
  • February 10, 1998: University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
  • February 9, 1998: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
  • January, 1998: American Collegians for Life Conference, Catholic Univeristy, Washington, D.C.

1997

  • December 1,1997: Loyola University, Chicago, IL
  • November, 1997: 19th Annual Akron Right to Life Dinner, Akron, OH
  • November 6, 1997: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
  • November 5, 1997: University of Chicago Pregnancy Resources Forum, Chicago, IL
  • April 10, 1997: Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
  • April 9, 1997: Villanova University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Villanova, PA
  • March, 1997: College of The Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
  • February, 1997: American Collegians for Life Conference, Washington, D.C.
  • February 26, 1997: Georgetown University Pregnancy Resources Forum, Washington, DC (Moderated first-ever event that became a model for the country.)

1996

  • December, 1996: Conservative Young Women’s Network on Pro-Life Feminism, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
  • September 24, 1996: University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
  • April 30, 1996: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • March, 1996: Northwest Pregnancy Center and Maternity Home Benefit, Washington, D.C.
  • February 24, 1996: Georgetown University, Washington, DC

1995

  • January 12, 1995: Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA
  • November, 1995: Ivy League Coalition for Life Conference, Wellesley, MA

1994

  • September 27, 1994: University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
  • September 26, 1994: Trinity College, Hartford, CT
  • December, 1994: American Univeristy, Washington, D.C.
  • December, 1994: George Washington Univeristy, Washington, D.C.
  • December, 1994: American Collegians for Life Conference
  • December, 1994: "Welfare and Abortion"- Congressional Staff Briefing, Washington, D.C.
  • December, 1994: "Bringing Cairo Home" Conference, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.

"Crimes Against Women Around the World"

  • February 26, 2008. Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC.

"Women Deserve Better: What's Driving Women to Abortion on Campus "

  • July 11, 2008. Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC

Pregnancy Resource Forums

  • November 6, 2008. Georgetown University, Main Campus, Washington D.C.
  • April 23, 2008. Towson University, Towson, MD
  • April 9, 2008. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
  • April 8, 2008. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • April 1, 2008. University of Maryland, College Park, MD

"Women-Centered Solutions Transform Pro-Choice Campuses"

  • January 24, 2009. Students for Life of America Conference

Congressional Staff Briefings

  • July 15, 2008. Longworth 1116

"Refuse to Choose: Reclaiming Feminism" - Sally A. Winn

  • November 11, 2009. Miami University, OH (Oxford Campus)
  • October 16, 2009. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • October 15, 2009. The Nurturing Center Banquet Dinner, McInturf at University MedCenter, Lubbock, TX

Ann Lowrey Forster

"Exposing Coercion: Pregnant Women Stand Up"

  • April 8, 2008. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, St. Joseph, MN.

Angelica Rosales Talavera

I Am That "Exception"

  • October 16, 2007. College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
  • October 3, 2007. St. Louis University. St. Louis, MO

Cayce Utley, National Program Director

Pregnancy Resource Forums

  • April 3, 2008. Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Congressional Staff Briefings

  • July 15, 2008. Longworth 1116

Chaunie Brusie

"What About My Choice? Where's the Support?"

  • October 27, 2009. Shiawassee County Right to Life Banquet Dinner, Owosso, MI
  • October 15, 2009. Genesee County Focus on Life Banquet Dinner, Grand Blanc, MI
  • September 22, 2009. Tuscola County Right to Life Banquet
  • July 30, 2009. Congressional Staff Briefing
  • March 28, 2009. Notre Dame Right to Life Collegiate Conference

Walking in the footsteps of Susan B. Anthony"

  • October 10, 2009. Teen Life Night, St. Matthew Lutheran School, Holt, MI

Jessica O'Connor-Petts

"Adoption: An Empowering Option"

  • October 24, 2007. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Joyce Ann McCauley-Benner

"Victory Over Violence"

  • October 30, 2008. University of Maryland, College Park, MD
  • March 26, 2008. Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
  • October 8, 2007. Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Pregnancy Resource Forum

  • April 16, 2008. Clarion University, Clarion, PA
  • April 7, 2008. Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Julia Thornton

"Empowered by Choice: A Birthmother's Story"

  • September 15, 2007. MD/DC Students for Life Conference, University of Maryland-College Park

Karen Shablin

Abortion: A Betrayal of Feminism

  • March 26, 2009. Galt Museum, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
  • March 26, 2009. University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
  • March 26, 2009. Immanuel Christian High School, Alberta, Canada
  • March 10, 2009. Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
  • March 4, 2009. University of Connecticut Storrs Campus, Stafford, CT
  • January 24, 2009. Walk for Life West Coast
  • October 16, 2008. North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
  • October 15, 2008. Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN
  • October 8, 2008. Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD. Press coverage
  • April 30, 2008. George Washington University, Washington, DC
  • April 23, 2008. Drew University, Madison, NJ
  • March 26, 2008. Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA
  • January 21, 2008. Cardinal O'Connor Conference on Life, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
  • November 29, 2007. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • October 9, 2007. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Melissa Ohden

"Face the Choice"

  • January 18, 2009. Siouxland Pro-Life Interfaith Memorial Service
  • November 14, 2008. Halton Pro-Life Banquet Dinner, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
  • October 9, 2008. Wilifred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  • October 9, 2008. King's University College, London, Ontario, Canada
  • October 8, 2008. Guelph University, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • November 12, 2007. University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Wilmington, NC