TPUSA celebrated ten years of its Young Women’s Leadership Summit (YWLS) this weekend in Dallas, with a deep lineup of speakers who discussed topics timely and crucial for conservative women.
“Welcome Home” was the theme of the 2025 conference, which featured a classy White House dinner party aesthetic. Among the issues discussed at YWLS were health, dating, relationships, marriage, femininity, and men competing in women’s sports.
Opening the event was TPUSA contributor and host of Culture Apothecary, Alex Clark.
“You’re witnessing a cultural revolution: less prozac more protein; less burnout more babies; less feminism more femininity,” Clark told the audience at the beginning of her speech. Clark’s speech was defiant against the current conventions of women being competitive with men in the workforce, and the de-emphasizing of motherhood and good health, which her podcast focuses on.
Erica Kirk spoke about “Embracing Biblical Womanhood in a Modern World.” She encouraged the audience not to lament living in the current generation – and wish they had lived in a previous generation that aligns more with their values – because it enables them to join the fight against trends that are opposite to conservative values:
“I love being able to tell my daughter you’re made fashioned and appointed for this time: you’re not in the wrong time, the wrong place, you’re exactly where you have to be,” she said.
After her speech, Erica and her husband Charlie spoke with the audience about relationships and priorities for women, especially finding the right person for marriage and men honoring a woman’s purity.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt recorded a video for YWLS attendees ahead of Monica Paige’s speech about her career, working hard, speaking the truth and inspiring change in society.
Leigh Allyn Baker spoke about her story as a conservative actress in California and the societal issues young conservatives face today. She left the audience with the following words of encouragement:
“You were born in the chaos: you were not born for the chaos; not to run from the storm: but to join the storm: to calm it, to renew what is good and true.”
Riley Gaines spoke about the unfairness of biological men competing in women’s sports, and the recent feud she had with Olympian Simone Biles on X. While unrolling ultrasound photos, Gaines announced to the audience that she is pregnant, and brought out her husband on stage to share the moment.
Among the other renowned speakers at YWLS were Congresswoman Nancy Mace, Allie Beth Stuckey, Brett Cooper, and Savannah Chrisley. To rewatch remarks made by speakers, visit Turning Point USA’s YouTube channel.
