Woodhull Institute

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The Woodhull Institute
FormationSeptember 1997;26 years ago (1997-09)
TypeLeadership training for women
Website Official website

The Woodhull Institute is a training organization in the United States, co-founded by Naomi Wolf and Robin Stern, for the purpose of ethical leadership training and professional development for women. [1] [2] [3] [4]

History

The Woodhull Institute was founded in September 1997. [5]

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References

  1. "Robin Stern - Member Emotional Intelligence Consortium". www.eiconsortium.org. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. "The Woodhull Institute". WE magazine for women. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. Harris, Anita (2004). Future Girl: Young Women in the Twenty-first Century. Psychology Press. p. 78. ISBN   978-0-415-94702-2.
  4. Carter, Cynthia; Steiner, Linda; McLaughlin, Lisa (2013). The Routledge Companion to Media & Gender. Routledge. p. 535. ISBN   978-0-415-52769-9.
  5. "History". Woodhull Institute. Archived from the original on 2001-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)