1987: CAWP convenes the second national Forum for Women

CAWP convenes the second national Forum for Women State Legislators at the Hotel del Coronado near San Diego. The Forum featured four days of speakers and sessions addressing a wide range of issues of special concern to women legislators across the country. Key themes included: increasing the presence and power of women in politics and government; the ongoing development of women’s legislative caucuses and organizations; and whether and how women in government make a difference in public policies, governing institutions, and political processes. Major speakers included: Donna Brazile, Celinda Lake, Senator Nancy Kassebaum, Former Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm and Bella Abzug, Cokie Roberts, Polly Baca, Carole Simpson and then-Congresswomen Helen Bentley, Barbara Boxer, Nancy Johnson, Barbara Kennelly, Constance Morella, Olympia Snowe and Pat Schroeder.