The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College (OLLI at Ringling College) presents its seventh annual Listening to Women, a weekly six-session series that features women whose brilliance and fortitude have reshaped industries and who are making a difference in today’s communities.

At each session, we will hear the personal stories of women, driven by a cause, with the passion and determination to have achieved success in a variety of fields. The series takes place on Thursdays, 2-3:30pm, from Jan. 22 to Feb. 26, 2026

Registration for the complete series is $81 for OLLI Gold Members and $90 for OLLI Silver Members and general admission. Register at OLLI@RinglingCollege.org.
 
Jan. 22 – “Life upon the wicked stage ain’t ever what a girl supposes...” with speakers Carolyn Michel and Carole Kleinberg
Jan. 29 – Saving Waters, Shaping Futures: Women Working to Protect Our Rivers, Estuaries, and the Communities That Depend Upon Them with speakers Jennifer L. Shafer, Ph.D. and Abbey Tyrna, Ph.D. and moderator Christine P. Johnson
Feb. 5 – Rebels With a Cause: The Power of Resistance and Joy in the Lives of Black Women with speaker Dr. Janet Taylor and interviewer Victoria Kasdan
Feb. 12 – Beyond Seeing: A Memoir with Photographs with speaker Alyssia Lazin and interviewer Virginia Shearer
Feb. 19 – Sarasota’s Renaissance Woman with speaker Christine Jennings and interviewer Susan Burns