Women's Leadership Rochester Style

An informative and inspirational  historic overview of path blazing, Rochester area women -  from Iroquois, to abolition, to suffrage, to today.  We will examine how they have made a difference in the Rochester community, and the unique community response that enables such social, political, religious, and economic impact.  We'll discuss the qualities of the women and the community.  While Susan B Anthony will be included, her sister Mary is also featured - others include Louise Slaughter and Ursula Burns, as well as many women you might never have known about including Amy Post and Dorothy Wadsworth.   

Jane Plitt

Jane Plitt is the co-founder of the Rochester Women’s Network.  Addressing world influencers, business leaders and their staffs, women’s, community and youth groups, Plitt ignites audiences with her practical, impassioned style.  She has spoken internationally on topics including immigrant entrepreneurship, daring to succeed, forgotten women’s achievements, using business for social change, and the business lessons of Martha Matilda Harper.  She also engages children at book readings and schools.

Jane has an interesting and varied background.  She ran a thriving business consulting practice until she became enthralled with the Martha Matilda Harper story.  In 1996, she was appointed a Visiting Scholar to the University of Rochester to pursue her research; the result was a book entitled Martha Matilda Harper and the American Dream: How One Woman Changed the Face of Modern Business.  (Further details available at www.marthamatildaharper.org ).  Selected in 1987 as Rochester’s Small Businessperson of the Year, Plitt also served as the area’s 1986 delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business.  That same year, she was chosen by SAVVY magazine as one of 14 Outstanding Women in New York State.  In 1993, she was designated the area’s Small Business Advocate by the US Small Business Administration.  Come meet Jane - a leader in her own right!

Please note Jane's Books will be available for purchase at the event.  

Event Details

Date:  Monday, March 30, 2020  

Time:   5:30- 7:30 pm

Location:  Five Star Bank Community Room, 375 Westfall Road, Rochester, NY  14620 

Please Note:  Parking for the event is in the Costco lot - NOT the Five Star bank parking area - thank you:)

Price:  Members - $15, Non-members - $25