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Kate Walsh, Amy Brenneman, Frances Fisher and Sharon Lawrence at NWHM event
By April MacIntyre Oct 26, 2012, 21:04 GMT
Last night, Kate Walsh, Amy Brenneman, Frances Fisher and Sharon Lawrence were at the National Women’s History Museum event that took place yesterday at CAA.
On the evening of Thursday, October 25, 2012, the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) and its Los Angeles Regional Council hosted a private celebration to commemorate the achievements of women and generate awareness on behalf of the Museum. The vision of NWHM is to build a world-class museum at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The National Women's History Museum was founded in 1996, as a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic contributions of women and integrating this rich heritage fully into our nation's history, currently located online at www.nwhm.org.
Last night, Kate Walsh, Amy Brenneman, Frances Fisher and Sharon Lawrence were at the National Women’s History Museum event that took place yesterday at CAA.
The event honored Jennifer Seibel Newsom, for her inspirational leadership and advocacy on behalf of women, girls and their families as well as Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and civil rights advocate Dolores Huerta who among other endeavors co-founded the United Farm Workers. These women have already made history and are inspiring countless young women and men.
The reception took place at Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles. The honorees for this special evening are Jennifer Siebel Newsom, writer, director, producer of the acclaimed documentary Miss Representation, and Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers, who was recently honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The evening featured music by up and coming artist Sheléa. Additionally, Catherine Hardwicke will present the PSA she directed, “Don’t Tell Me I Can’t,” narrated by Alfre Woodard.
Currently, the NWHM raises awareness and honors women’s diverse experiences and achievements through its online museum, educational programs, scholarship and research. The Museum has over 50,000 Charter Members nationwide, with a reach of over 8.5 million members.
Legislation is pending in Congress that would allow NWHM to build a permanent home at the National Mall with private funds. To date, NWHM has the support of every female Senator and Congresswoman.
“The NWHM Board and staff and its regional council are bound together by our objective to honor the women who came before us and to ensure that their many traditional and nontraditional roles are recognized and brought into the mainstream culture,” stated Joan Wages, NWHM President and CEO. “These efforts will broaden American History by creating better understanding and appreciation of women’s roles in our society.”
The National Women’s History Museum will be the first museum in any nation’s capital to show the full scope of the history of its women and serve as a guiding light to people everywhere. Once housed prominently among the other great museums of Washington, D.C., it will receive the recognition it deserves on or close to the National Mall—the place where our nation shows what it honors.
