She's known as 'The Lady' among her people and her photo adorns the walls of every household in Myanmar (formerly Burma).

Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi is scheduled to speak at University of Louisville Sept.24 as a part of the 17-day tour of the U.S. which will begin next week.

Suu Kyi, who was recently allowed to leave her Southeast Asian country after two decades of imprisonment, will speak at 9 a.m. in Comstock Hall, UofL School of Music. Her talk is part of a distinguished speaker series offered by UofL's McConnell Center.

For the first time this year, Suu Kyi has been able to travel freely overseas without fear of being banned from re- entry, dropping by Oslo to pick up her Nobel Peace Prize -21 years after it was bestowed on her, reports Bloomberg.

Suu Kyi is expected to leave Myanmar Sunday on her first visit to U.S. since she spearheaded the movement for democracy in military junta Myanmar. During her stay, she is scheduled to receive a Congressional Gold Medal, Congress' highest civilian honor, in Washington, D.C., Sept. 19 and the Atlantic Council's Global Citizen Award Sept. in New York City Sept. 21.

A widely- admired figure of Southeast Asia, she was placed under house arrest in 1989 after publicly speaking out against the shooting of thousands of people in Burma who took part in a nationwide pro-democracy strike. In 1990, the party she led won the general elections, but the junta regime of Burma refused to recognize her victory.

In November 2010, amid increasing international pressure, she was released from house-arrest. Her party won 43 of the 45 vacant seats in the lower house in 2012 by-elections and she herself was elected to the lower house of Burmese Parliament. And, this time, the government recognized her victory.

In recent months, the United States has restored full relations with Burma and several U.S. officials have visited the country, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. Suu Kyi is coming to UofL at McConnell's invitation.

As the tickets are limited, first come first serve policy will be followed, university said. People who want to request a ticket can do so online at the McConnell Center starting Monday.