WPF at 40: From Legacy to Leadership - Shaping What's Next (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT

WPF at 40: Legacy to Leadership - Shaping What's Next

Join us for a special October WPF meeting on Wednesday, October 14th as we begin the journey toward our 40th Anniversary and take a meaningful look at WPF’s past, present, and future.

Strategic planning consultant Missy Gale will share preliminary insights from the 2026 Membership Survey and Senior Leadership Strategic Planning Session, highlighting what members value most and where WPF has opportunities to strengthen its mission, engagement, visibility, and impact.

We’ll also explore fascinating discoveries from the WPF archives, including early meeting records, invitation lists, organizational goals, and stories that helped shape the Forum’s legacy in Tarrant County.

A special Legacy Member Q&A will bring longtime members and leaders into the conversation to reflect on WPF’s early years, its influence in the community, and what lessons from our history should guide the future.

This meeting will officially launch WPF’s 40th Anniversary journey, celebrating the women who built the organization while inviting today’s members to help shape what comes next.

Forty years gives us a legacy worth celebrating. The next forty give us a future worth shaping.

Bring a friend, colleague, or prospective member. This is a perfect opportunity to discover who WPF has been, who we are today, and where we are going next.

11:30 a.m. - Registration

11:45 a.m. - Lunch Service

12:00 noon - Program

Cost for members is $40; guests $50. Unpaid no-shows will be billed.

2026 Fall Symposium - Birth to Legacy: Reimagining Women's Health, Aging, and Care (Wednesday, November 11, 2026)

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2025
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: The Brown-Lupton University Union Auditorium
TCU, 2901 Stadium Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76129

AGENDA:

8:00 - Networking Breakfast & Welcome Remarks
9:00 - Panel Discussion
- Bright Spots in Women's Healthcare in Tarrant County
(Dr. Karen Duncan, CEO, JPS Network)
- Tarrant County Maternal and Infant Health Coalition Update
(Dr. April Bleich, Chair, TCU Burnett School of Medicine)
- From Maternal Health to Menopause: Closing the Gaps in Women’s Care
(Dr. Jeanine Thomas, M.D.)
9:40 - Keynote speech with Dr. Sara E. Hill
10:00 - Moderated Q&A, and more fun activities!
10:30 - Closing remarks

KEYNOTE: Why Medicine Keeps Failing Women—and What Needs to Change

For decades, health research has treated the male body as the default and the female body as a deviation to be controlled, silenced, or fixed.
The result?
Women are under-diagnosed, overmedicated, and told their symptoms are “normal” when they are anything but.

Keynote Speaker, Dr. Sarah E. Hill's talk unpacks how sex-blind research created a healthcare system that routinely fails women—and why many well-intentioned “solutions” have actually made things worse. Most importantly, it offers a roadmap for how women can advocate for themselves in medical settings that were never designed with their bodies in mind, reclaiming trust in their biology and power in their care.

Women's Policy Forum upcoming events

WPF at 40: From Legacy to Leadership - Shaping What's Next (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)

2026 Fall Symposium - Birth to Legacy: Reimagining Women's Health, Aging, and Care (Wednesday, November 11, 2026)