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Featured Event

Working Mothers Summit 2026

Thursday, March 26, | 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport

Early Bird Tickets Available Now!

Come together to feel empowered and supported with fellow working mothers and caregivers, industry leaders, and advocates at The Boston Globe's second annual Working Mothers Summit, available both in person and virtually. Tickets are $75 for a limited time only.

Featured speakers include:

• Emily Oster, Renowned Economist and Founder of ParentData

• Morra Aarons-Mele, Leadership Expert and Author of "The Anxious Achiever."

• Cady Coleman, Former NASA Astronaut

• Joanna Lydgate, First Lady of Massachusetts

More speakers and program details to be announced!

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Rare Disease Summit 2026

Tuesday, February 24 | 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Big Night Live, 110 Causeway Street, Boston

Featuring insightful discussions and inspiring stories, The Boston Globe's second annual Rare Disease Summit offers an opportunity to connect with experts and innovators focused on driving meaningful change in the rare disease space.

Panel Spotlight | Power of the Parent Voice: Advocacy and Progress in Rare Cancer and Disease

Parents and caregivers are often thrust into the rare disease world without a roadmap, yet many emerge as some of the field's most powerful advocates for change. Hear how parent-led efforts are influencing funding, legislation, and systemic change.

• Jayme Betts, Founder and State Chapter Leader, Changing Spaces Massachusetts

• Senator Patrick M. O'Connor , 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District

• Meryl Summers, Founder, Adelia The Wondergirl Foundation

• Moderator Sarah Rahal, Health & Sciences Reporter, The Boston Globe

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Partner Event

Boston Festival of Films from Iran at the MFA

January 30 – February 22
MFA Boston | 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston

The Boston Festival of Films from Iran returns to the MFA this winter, showcasing new and restored gems from a nation that produces compelling cinema in spite of stringent artistic censorship. The lineup includes Armin Kousha's psychological thriller The Things You Kill, the surreal Black Rabbit, White Rabbit, a new restoration of Kiarostami's landmark Taste of Cherry, and Aliyar Rasti's wry debut, The Great Yawn of History. The festival takes place at the MFA from January 30 through February 22, with screenings of Cannes-lauded It Was Just an Accident on January 30 and February 22.

Harvard Book Store Events

Partner Event

Jarvis R. Givens: I'll Make Me A World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month

Monday, February 9 | The Brattle Theatre

Harvard Book Store welcomes Jarvis R. Givens for a discussion of his latest book, I'll Make Me A World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month. He will be joined in conversation by Imani Perry.

Partner Event

Namwali Serpell: On Morrison

Monday, February 16 | Cambridge Public Library

Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Namwali Serpell for a discussion of her highly anticipated new book, On Morrison, an extraordinary assessment of Toi Morrison. She will be joined in conversation by Tracy K. Smith.