Lectures presented at:

The First Congregational Church
1126 S.W. Park
Portland, OR

Doors Open at 6:30 p.m.
Program begins at 7:30 p.m.

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Francine Read was selected to be one of the
NW Women’s Journal’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Town! The 100 Most Powerful Women in Town, presented by Qwest Communications will be featured in a special detachable insert in the October issue: What Makes A Leader.
This issue will be released for the first tim
at the corresponding award ceremony on September 20, 2007.

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VOICES Contemporary Lectures
Four Evenings Filled with Insight, Inspiration And Intelligent Talk

NOW ON SALE—17TH SEASON FEATURING ELIZBETH EDWARDS, RACHAEL SCDORIS, DEE DEE MYERS AND KERRY KENNEDY.

Welcome to VOICES. The VOICES Contemporary Lectures showcases the world’s most interesting women who inspire, challenge and enlighten audiences. Since 1993 the VOICES Contemporary Lectures has featured in order of appearance:

Linda Ellerbee • Sarah Brady • Geri Jewell • Cicely Tyson • Jehan Sadat • Dr. Helen Fisher • Faye Wattleton • Molly Ivins • Ellen Goodman • Leslie Abramson • Honorable Ann Richards • Kathy Buckley • Lesley Stahl • Geraldine Ferraro • Cathy Rigby • Liz Carpenter • Patricia Schroeder • Terry Gross • Isabel Allende • Lynn Sherr • Beverly Sills • Liz Curtis Higgs • Jane Alexander • Gloria Steinem • Susan Stamberg • Gail Sheehy • Eleanor Clift with Bay Buchanan • Anna Quindlen • Linda Wertheimer • Joan Rivers • Dr. Sylvia Earle • Doris Kearns Goodwin • Katherine Martin • Sister Helen Prejean • Lucie Arnaz • Sue Kirby • Ann Curry • Stephen Engelberg • Diana Jordan • Helen Thomas • Janet Reno • Susan Faludi • Lalita Tademy • Sherron Watkins • Sarah Weddington • Nadine Strossen • Erin Brockovich • Mavis Leno • Susan Orlean • Catherine Crier • Anna Deavere Smith • Arianna Huffington • Michele Norris and Marlee Matlin • Irshad Manji • Valerie Plame Wilson • Nancy Giles • Lisa Ling • Naomi Wolf • Lee Woodruff • Charlayne Hunter-Gault • Amy Dickinson.

Our 17th season of the VOICES Contemporary Lectures features Elizabeth Edwards, Rachael Scdoris, Dee Dee Myers and Kerry Kennedy. The selected speakers in this incredible lineup are as diverse as they are engaging. VOICES is a very special, multi-evening lecture series designed to motivate, challenge and enlighten women and men with a strong desire to learn from the personal experiences of great women. An exciting Question & Answer period follows the speech which gives the audience the chance to speak their minds in a very, intimate environment.  To order click here or call TICKET HOTLINE at 503-243-3440.  For additional information, please call our office at 503.631.7477.

Sincerely,
Francine B. Read
President
VOICES, INC.

Now on Sale!
17th Season
2009-2010 Lecture Series

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
An Inspiring Life

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Seeing the Possibilities

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
In the Belly of the Beast

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Speak Truth to Power

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