in her best selling book "manifesta: young women, feminism and the future," co-authored with amy richards in 2000, jennifer galvanized a generation of feminists who came of age in the decades after the women's movements of the 1960s and '70s. manifesta's bold vision of activism continued in its 2005 sequel, "grass roots: a field guide for feminist activism," and in jennifer's other books. in addition to being a regular contributor to a wide range of magazines and other news outlets, she is the co-creator of the speaker's bureau, soap box and the film maker behind the powerful documentary film, "it was rape" and "i had an abortion." in 2013 jennifer was named executive director and publisher of the february nist press. our -- feminist press. our third speaker is nancy hewitt, professor of women's studies and gender studies at rutgers university emeritus -- oh, god, i'm so envious. [laughter] internationally known for her essays and books on women's rights in the 19th and 20th centuries in the u.s. she takes seriously the voices of all women, which has inspired many young and old including