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Future Female Leaders (FFL), originally Future First Lady, is a social movement for young conservative women. Their mission is “to support women who believe in the traditional American values of independence, hard work, and personal responsibility and accountability.” Their lifestyle-driven website provides support through encouragement, articles to assist readers in achieving their goals and dreams, and an online shop of fun FFL gear. They are regulars at workshops and conferences across the nation. They further the FFL community by offering leadership positions through internships and their cabinet and contributor program.

History
FFL, then named Future First Lady, was established by Amanda Owens on July 2, 2012. During the 2012 president election, she felt like her conservative values were being underrepresented, especially as a conservative woman. She created FFL as an anonymous Twitter account for her to share her political beliefs and opinions, as well as to express her personal thoughts that come with being a young woman. Soon, she found that her tweets were inspiring other women like her to speak up about their beliefs and principles. She started writing columns covering a range of topics relevant to these young women, as well as designing conservative-themed apparel and gifts. Before long, Owens was running a small business out of her college apartment. She graduated in May of 2013 and moved the operations of FFL to her hometown of Richmond, VA, where it remains today.

Name change
When FFL was founded in 2012, it was called Future First Lady. Within a few years, the organization went through a rebranding effort to change its name from Future First Lady to Future Female Leaders. The name was changed to better embody the leadership qualities of female leaders, including the First Ladies. Owens made this statement regarding the change:

''“Our name has cause[d] some to dismiss us before they actually understood us... They have labeled us as women who want to marry into the presidency rather than women who might actually be president. This couldn’t be more untrue.” .''

#ConservativeBecause
In July 2016, FFL started the Twitter hashtag #ConservativeBecause to challenge millennials to share why they believe in their conservative principles. In a number of hours, it became the top trending hashtag and even inspired a Twitter moment. The hashtag also created some animosity from a number of users, but it predominantly stayed true to its original purpose. Conservative millennials, both male and female, utilized the hashtag to express why they believe in conservative values.

Amanda Owens, founder
Amanda Owens started FFL while she was in college. She grew up watching Fox News with her dad, which developed her early interest in politics and current events. In 2013, she graduated from East Carolina University’s School of Business.

She regularly speaks at conferences across the country, including:
 * American Conservative Union
 * College Republicans National Committee
 * Turning Point USA
 * Network of enlightened Women
 * Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute

She credits Katie Pavlich, Dana Perino and Laura Ingraham as some of her role models.