Donovan, Joanne M.

Joanne M. Donovan is the audiovisual and photograph cataloger at the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute. Deborah A. Richards is a manuscript processor at the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute. During the Democratic National Convention in Boston in August 2004, they attended the first Revolutionary Women conference, which was held concurrently. Revolutionary Women is a non-profit membership organization which strives to advance the leadership role of women in American society with a distinctive focus on progressive political leadership at the local, state, and federal levels.

Joanne M. Donovan is the audiovisual and photograph cataloger at the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute. Deborah A. Richards is a manuscript processor at the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute. During the Democratic National Convention in Boston in August 2004, they attended the first Revolutionary Women conference, which was held concurrently. Revolutionary Women is a non-profit membership organization which strives to advance the leadership role of women in American society with a distinctive focus on progressive political leadership at the local, state, and federal levels. It was founded by Barbara Lee, a former school teacher and social worker, who is committed to helping women gain and use political power as elected officials, activists, and voters. The conference consisted of workshops ranging from "Women, Labor Organizations and Their Political Influence" to "What's it Really Like to be a Woman in the Senate?" and included speeches by former Secretary of State Madeleine Korbel Albright, Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, Suffolk County (Mass.) Sheriff Andrea Cabral, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, Revolutionary Women President Barbara Lee, and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.)