As part of our “Women on Wednesdays” series, please join the Women & Politics Institute for a virtual conversation with WPI Executive Director Betsy Fischer Martin and American University Alumna Jennifer Palmieri, author of the new book, She Proclaims: Our Declaration of Independence from a Man's World, an “empowering and optimistic feminist guide from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Madam President.”

Reflecting on her personal experiences as Director of Communications for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and White House Communications Director for President Barack Obama, Palmieri shares the key lessons she's learned from her journey to success, believing that every woman has "power to change the world by changing the way she behaves in it." Where Dear Madam President redefined the expectations for women in political leadership roles, She Proclaims advises readers to “move beyond the bounds of patriarchy” and “step out of a man's world and into their own.”

Jennifer Palmieri is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Madam President. She was the Director of Communications for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. She has previously served as the White House Communications Director for President Barack Obama and as National Press Secretary for the John Edwards presidential campaign in 2004 and the Democratic Party in 2002. She is currently President of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, frequently appearing on television, radio outlets, and lectures throughout the country. Jennifer received her B.A. from American University's School of Public Affairs.

Betsy Fischer Martin is an Emmy-winning journalist and former TV news executive. Currently, she is the Executive Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University and a faculty member in the School of Public Affairs, where she teaches courses on campaigns and elections. During her earlier career in television news, she spent 23 years at NBC News serving as the longtime Executive Producer of Meet the Press with Tim Russert and as the Managing Editor of NBC News Political Programming.

A native of New Orleans, Fischer Martin did her undergraduate and graduate work at American University in Washington, DC. She is a cum laude graduate of their School of Public Affairs and earned a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from the AU School of Communication.

"Women on Wednesdays": Jennifer Palmieri - "She Proclaims," in conversation with Betsy Fischer Martin