Soffa Lecture with Dr Sakena Yacoobi, "As Women Rise, so Does the Nation"

702 Langdon Street,Madison WI 53706

12 October, 2021

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"Women’s rights are human rights and essential to the advancement of any nation." -Dr. Yacoobi Registration is encouraged for this free event. Lecture is open to the public. For more information on Dr. Yacoobi and the Afghan Institute of Learning click here. Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa ('46 BA L&S) established an annual public lecture series in 2001 to be given by a distinguished woman in international public life about contemporary issues of global significance. Presenters have included renowned and well-known “grassroots” leaders in the struggle for human rights and international understanding. The lecture was coordinated by the Office of International Studies and Programs until the Human Rights Program was created in 2013.