Politics & Government

ICYMI: Hillary Clinton To Headline Lincoln Center 'Women In The World' Summit

Hillary Clinton will be interviewed live by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof for the annual Women in the World Summit.

NEW YORK CITY, NY — Hillary Clinton will be in New York City next week, but not to announce her rumored interest in this year's mayoral race. The former New York Senator and Secretary of State will be speaking at Lincoln Center for the eight annual Women in the World Summit.

Clinton will headline the summit's April 6 programming when she is interviewed live by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof at Lincoln Center's David Koch Theater, according to the summit's website. There's no indication as to which topics the conversation between Clinton and Kristof will cover, but it's safe to say politics and women's issues will likely dominate the discussion.

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Since Clinton's shocking loss to Donald Trump in last year's presidential election the former first lady has kept a low profile, but has become more politically active recently. During a speech on St. Patrick's day Clinton said the was ā€œready to come out of the woods," alluding to a viral photo of Clinton hiking near her Chappaqua home after the election defeat, reported the New York Times.

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During a Tuesday night speech in San Fransisco, Clinton showed off her "out of the woods" persona by criticizing the Trump administration. Clinton singled out the actions of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who criticized April Ryan of the American Urban Radio Networks for shaking her head as the two argued, the Associated Press reported.

"Too many women have had a lifetime of practice taking this kind of indignity in stride," Clinton said Tuesday. "I mean, it's not like I didn't know all the nasty things they were saying about me. I thought some of them were kind of creative, but you just have to keep going."

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All Women in the World Summit events will be streamed live, so you won't have to worry about getting tickets to hear Clinton speak.

Check out other speakers and events at this year's Women in the World Summit here.

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