Tammy Baldwin: Women in Politics and Breaking Glass Ceilings

Tammy Baldwin is a trailblazer. The first openly gay senator in US history, the Democrat served in the Wisconsin Assembly and the US House of Representatives before her 2012 election to our country's upper chamber. Join her for a wide-ranging program, as she reflects on her first year in the US Senate, her political career, and the state of women in government today.

Baldwin is joined in conversation by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.

This annual lecture honors the late Joanne H. Alter's pioneering work on behalf of women interested in social action and public service. The Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College is proud to support CHF in tribute to the legacy of alumna Joanne Alter.

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