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Women's History Month 2016
Guest Speaker: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, JD '95, Mayor of Baltimore City
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has consistently achieved phenomenal success in her life from a very young age.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Oberlin College and went on to receive her Juris Doctorate from our law school. She was the youngest person ever elected to the Baltimore City Council at the age of 25. Sworn in as Baltimore’s 49th mayor, Rawlings-Blake has overcome many obstacles as a woman in government and has never shied away from a good challenge. She has been honored for her hard work with numerous awards and recognitions including the First Citizen Award by the Maryland State Senate. The National Congress of Black Women named her a Shirley Chisholm Memorial Award Trailblazer. Rawlings-Blake was also named a “Young Women on the Move” by The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club. She currently resides in Baltimore’s Coldspring neighborhood with her husband Kent Blake and their young daughter Sophia.
This event is free and open to UMB students, staff, and faculty of all genders. Light lunch will be provided.