Tickets on sale tomorrow for Women in the World Texas!

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Women in the World is taking its signature live event on the road to the Lone Star State. Tina Brown will co-host the October 22 event in San Antonio, TX, with Gloria Steinem, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ambassador Karen Hughes, Diane von Furstenberg, Sonya Medina Williams, Marie Brenner, Aaronetta Pierce, Guillermo Nicolas, San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley and San Antonio's brand-new mayor, Ivy R. Taylor.

Tickets for Women in the World Texas go on sale tomorrow, September 5, at 10am Central Time. Orchestra seats cost $100; mezzanine is $75; and balcony, $50. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster and at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre box office. A portion of ticket proceeds will go to the Foundation for Education of Young Women.  Those interested in joining the Lone Star Leaders host committee should write [email protected].

The program also features:

• Women's rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali, together with filmmaker Deeyah Khan, who will share footage from her award-winning documentary about honor killings
• The inspirational Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, who is bringing a young woman from her Ugandan orphanage, which shelters those fleeing violence and civil war
• Military spouses on the challenges they face, from caregiving to finding a job
• Latina activist Rosie Castro and her son Congressman Joaquin Castro
• Interviews with Eva Longoria, Diane von Furstenberg and Gloria Steinem.
• Moderators include Mark McKinnon and Alicia Menendez.

Women in the World Founder and CEO Tina Brown says, "We are thrilled to expand Women in the World to Texas. San Antonio's diversity and commitment to education make it a cutting-edge American city for collaboration."

City Manager Sheryl Sculley adds, "As a city on the rise, San Antonio is the ideal location for Women in the World Texas – a singular event that will draw national and international spotlight not only on our great city but on critical issues and women change makers."

Women in the World Texas is supported by presenting sponsor Toyota, leadership sponsors the City of San Antonio and Credit Suisse, and supporting sponsors JCPenney, The CE Group, Mokara Hotels and Spas, and Omni La Mansion del Rio.

To learn more about Women in the World and see highlights from past events, please visit: http://www.tinabrownmedia.com/events/

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To learn more about visiting San Antonio, go to http://www.visitsanantonio.com.

For more information, please contact:
Laurie Pickei
[email protected]
210-568-3896

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SOURCE San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau