Women & Politics - Women & Politics

Below you will find pictures from the Women & Politics Institute's Politics and Policy of Women and the Media class taught by Eleanor Clift. These pictures do not include those of students with Helen Thomas, if you would like to see Helen Thomas pictures please visit her photo gallery.


Instructor Eleanor Clift, Journalist-in-Residence, Women & Politics Institute, introduces the topic of women and the media to the class.	The panel of journalists who included Andrea Seabrook, Congressional Reporter, National Public Radio, Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief, USAToday, and Jane Hall, American University and Fox News, discussed their experiences as female journalists in the political field.	WPPL Scholarship recipient Erin Fredrick talks to Andrea Seabrook, Congressional Reporter, National Public Radio

Susan Turnbull, Deputy Director, Democratic National Committee, and Ann Stone, President, Republicans for Choice, discuss the role women play as political pundits.	Ann Stone, President, Republicans for Choice, speaks with a student after class.	After discussing her experiences following Senator Clinton�s campaign with the class, Beth Harpaz, author of the book Girls in the Van: Covering Hillary, speaks with a student.

Kathy Spillar, Executive Vice President, Feminist Majority Foundation, addresses the class about the history of Ms. Magazine.	Cari Stein, Executive Producer, Persephone Productions, speaks with a student after talking about women-centered media and her show with Bohnie Erbe, To the Contrary.	Jenifer Sarver, Senior Writer, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Brian Schubert, Press Secretary, Office of Representative Nancy Johnson, and Brendan Daly, Communications Director, Office of Leader Pelosi, discuss their experiences working with the media for a woman member of Congress.

	Kristen Hansen, Family Research Council, and Rebecca Farmer, National Organization for Women, discuss their experiences trying to affect public opinion through the media.