Writing Women Back into History: Profiles in Peace

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), in partnership with the Georgetown University Library, launched the GIWPS Profiles in Peace Oral History collection featuring women peacebuilders and celebrated projects that elevate women’s stories by Women’s Media Center and National Geographic. We discussed new initiatives that highlight women’s narratives and agency through media and had a robust discussion about how to effectively write women back into history – and ensure that they aren’t excluded moving forward.

Featuring:

Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security

Dr. Azar Nafisi, Author of Reading Lolita in Tehran and 2018-2019 Georgetown Centennial Fellow

Ms. Binalakshmi Nepram, Founder-Director, Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network/CAFI; Convenor, Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace; Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples, Gender Justice and Peace

Ms. Soraya Chemaly, Executive Director, The Representation Project

Ms. Debra Adams Simmons, Executive Editor, History and Culture, National Geographic

Moderated by Ms. Maggie Lemere, Oral Historian

Hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, in partnership with the Georgetown University Library.