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Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Conference of Women Leaders, International Women's Day Event
Laura Bush greets Afghan Ministers during her visit to the State Department for an International Women's Day Forum in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 8, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush greets Afghan Ministers during her visit to the State Department for an International Women's Day Forum in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 8, 2005 .White House photo by Susan Sterner Full Story
Laura Bush talks with young fathers who have turned their lives around with the help of the Today's Dad program at Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services center in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, March 8, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt listen to Alphonso Pettis, Case Manager for Today's Dad's at Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services center in Milwaukee, Wis, Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Mr. Pettis is explaining in detail the pride he feels regarding the achievements of the young men sitting at the table, who, as teen fathers, have finished high school and found jobs. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush speaks with Kenyatta "Ken" Thigpen, his girlfriend Jewell Reed and their three-year-old son, Kevion, during a visit to the Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services center in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Mrs. Bush credits a New York Times article by Jason DeParle about Mr. Thigpen's determination to be a responsible father with bringing her attention to the needs of boys and young men. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Kevion Thigpen, 3, held by his parents Kanyatta "Ken" Thigpen and his girlfriend Jewell Reed plays with a kaleidescope given to him by Laura Bush during a visit to the Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services center in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Citing a New York Times article by Jason DeParle Mrs. Bush credits Mr. Thigpen's determination to be a responsible father with bringing her attention to the needs of boys and young men. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush greets Afghan Ministers during her visit to the State Department for an International Women's Day Forum in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 8, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice laugh during a roundtable discussion with women leaders from around the world held in honor of International Women's Day at the State Department in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Today in her remarks at the State Department Mrs. Bush said, "We all have an obligation to speak for women who are denied their rights to learn, to vote or to live in freedom. We may come from different backgrounds, but advancing human rights is the responsibility of all humanity, a commitment shared by people of goodwill on every continent." White House photo by Susan Sterner

 
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