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March 13, 2008

Former Clinton fundraiser, Ferraro, in RI today

Geraldine A. Ferraro, who recently stepped down from a position in Hillary Clinton’s campaign after making remarks about how Sen. Barack Obama’s race has helped his campaign, is set to be in Rhode Island today.

In 1984, Ferraro became the first woman vice-presidential candidate to earn a spot on a national ticket.

Ferarro stepped down as the Honorary New York Leadership Council Chair yesterday after controversy over comments made to the Daily Breeze newspaper in Torrance, Calif.: "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept."

Today she is set to join a group of women at the Bryant University 2008 Women’s Summit: Inspiration and Empowerment, a day-long event featuring workshops and lectures by successful women in education, government and the private sector.

Providence Journal reporter Scott MacKay will speak with Ferraro this afternoon; check the blog for an update.

Other keynote speakers are Michelle Peluso, president and chief executive officer of Travelocity; Joan Countryman, the former head of the Lincoln School in Providence and one of the key players in Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.

Throughout the Summit, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., there will be 11 workshops aimed at helping women to become professionally successful.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson, with reports from the Associated Press

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 7:34 AM | Permalink

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