Opening session of the Scholar and Feminist Conference XV, featuring welcoming remarks from Ellen V. Futter (President, Barnard College), opening remarks and moderation from Temma Kaplan (Director of The Barnard Center for Research on Women), and papers from Paula Giddings (Author, Historian), Sylvia Law (New York University Law School), Rosi Braidotti (University of Utrecht, the Netherlands), and Barbara Christian (Afro-American Studies, University of California, Berkeley). This recording is followed by BC13-58_SFAudio_231. Papers presented or name of session: "Welcoming Remarks"; "Conference Opening"; "Black Women in the Progressive Era"; "Non-traditional Employment for Women".