The Womens Conference

Michael-Anne Hogan

I would invite the fabulous Bette Midler. You may think it odd for a person in her early 20s to choose someone who is peer-age to my mother, however the movie ‘Beaches’ was my favorite movie growing up and to me it will remain an all-time favorite. I don’t know if I identified with the movie out of some unexplainable, mysterious foreshadowing about how my own life may unfold...

Patti Micklin

George Clooney, of course.  Oh wait -- this is brunch, not a romantic interlude! A girl can fantasize. But in reality, having my two sisters and brother over for brunch would truly be a gift. We’re scattered across the country – Colorado, Louisiana, Florida and New York – and only see each other once or twice a year. This would be a quiet opportunity for us to reconnect, be completely silly...

Samina Quraeshi

I would like to have Hillary Clinton over to my farmhouse in New England. I would serve her tea spiced with cardamoms, whole wheat chappatis brushed with butter, dipped in yoghurt and spiced lentils, and rice pilaf with layers of chicken and saffron.

The aromas would transport us to my other world, Pakistan, where I was raised and which is now the epicenter of so much strife...

Tiffany O’Hara

Who would I want to have over for brunch? Or rather, who would I like to ply with a Bloody Mary or three and have a fantastic conversation with? It’s not a hard choice for me. After getting over the fact that having her over for brunch would mean she’d have to see my tiny little apartment, I’d love to invite Hillary Clinton...

Barbara Reiss Newman

I’d love to be able to have brunch with my maternal grandmother, Ethyl Yuspeh, who was 97 when she died in the summer of 2007.  I remember Granny as a warm, caring, delicate, perceptive and sophisticated woman. She was born and raised in my own hometown of New Orleans—unusual for a Jewish person in the 1920’s...