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Year of the Girl Summit Unites Hundreds of Young Female Students

Year of the Girl Summit Unites Hundreds of Young Female Students
Posted at 9:01 PM, Sep 23, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-23 17:51:05-04

TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - It's the Year of the Girl and local girls were on fire and excited to connect with other young ladies at the city hall on Friday.

The Year of the Girl Summit was held Friday as a part of Tallahassee's Status of Women and Girl's organization. The summit brought over a hundred students together for conference on leadership, professional goal setting, and academic resources.

The talks also included First Lady R.J. Gillum. The inaugural event was designed to encourage women to be all that they can be.

The summit also featured local colleges along with other vendors that have made it their mission to cater to the empowerment of young girls.